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PRO HAWAII COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Professional Business Consultants
Optimal Positioning Theory
Pro Hawaii Communications (c) 1999 - 2007
http://www.optimalpositioning.com
The way of the Samurai is in desperation. If one uses discrimination, one will fall behind.
One needs neither loyalty nor devotion, but simply to become desperate in the Way.
Loyalty and devotion are of themselves within desperation. -Miyamoto Musashi
Commercial organizations, as with all living entities, are motivated by their
survival instincts. One process organizations use to ensure survival is to capture
market share. Doing so will significantly enhance its probability of success in its
Darwinian quest for market dominance. In this pursuit, the top method used by
professional marketers is to first identify, then achieve, optimal positioning within
the marketplace.
Over two thousand years ago, the great strategist Sun Tzu, pontificated that
the ground (i.e., positioning) was a key element of competition/conflict. Where
the victor, among other factors, was determined primarily by who held the “high-ground.”
Sun Tzu suggested that it is best to first identify and acquire the optimal ground,
then hold this position and persuade the opposition to come to you. This strategy
offers many benefits. First, a focused-impact can be harnessed by channeling the
energy saved by maintaining ground. Second, it affords one the competitive
knowledge, strengths and insights from their own positioning.
Professional marketers acknowledge the importance of this marketing strategy
by first researching the marketplace to identify, then achieve, optimal positioning.
This marketing method significantly optimizes an organization’s marketing
communications while conserving limited energies and resources. For more
information on identifying your organization’s optimal positioning log onto
http://www.focusedimpact.com today.
Optimal Positioning Bonus: Auto-racing’s pre-qualifying runs are used to
determine a driver’s ranking/placement prior to the actual race. The best qualifying
times receive the best positions near the front of the track. The #1 qualifying time
receives the coveted “pole-position.” Being at the top of the line-up provides obvious
strategic & tactical advantage.
Article: Optimal Positioning Theory (c) 1999 - 2007
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