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A sharp lesson for marketers

Ever heard of Occam’s razor?

It’s a philosophical rule that teaches us an important lesson when it comes to positioning.

In layman’s terms, Occam’s razor says:

If you’re faced with competing solutions to a problem, you should prefer the simplest one.

For engineering:
Fewer moving parts = a better solution.

For development:
Fewer lines of code = a better solution.

And for positioning:
Fewer words = a better solution

So, shave away at your positioning until you can shave away no more.

It’s better that way.

Trust me, I have an ‘S’ in my name.

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