{"id":5188,"date":"2025-02-21T13:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=5188"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:39:57","slug":"brand-positioning","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand positioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"block_29d5bbb55f62affaaf1ea154562e4ef0\" class=\"text-block text-size-normal   \">\n      <table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>What is brand positioning?<br>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unique position of a&nbsp;brand in the market compared to its competitors, based on specific characteristics and values.<\/span>\n<p><b>What is the connection of the brand positioning and the business strategy?<br>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic brand positioning is aligned to the business strategy and vision. This way, the brand can contribute to implementing the strategy \u2013 for example, to achieve growth, enable internationalization or increase profitability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is the purpose of brand positioning?<br>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precise positioning of the brand ensures that the corporate goals are translated into attractive communication. The positioning also ensures that the brand is relevant for all stakeholders \u2013 while at the same time differentiating it from the competition. The positioning then forms the basis for developing the brand experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to develop a&nbsp;brand positioning?<br>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, the actual positioning in relation to competitors must be clarified. Can the brand be positioned exclusively as a&nbsp;premium brand, or is it better positioned in the volume business sector? Will the brand be able to credibly convey pioneering innovations, market leadership or outstanding excellence over many years? Or is it deliberately positioned as traditional, close to the consumer and rooted in the region? The specific purchase drivers for this brand \u2013 and the market opportunities \u2013 are crucial for the positioning.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The positioning is described in a&nbsp;relevant and differentiating brand promise and translated into an inspiring brand story. The development of the brand personality is also part of the positioning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are the biggest mistakes when developing a&nbsp;brand positioning?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missing alignment with business strategy: a&nbsp;brand that is positioned incorrectly will not support the implementation of the business strategy \u2013 in the worst case, the brand will even work against the strategy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unclear positioning: brands that do not take a&nbsp;clear position find it difficult to generate relevance for their stakeholders.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of credibility: Brands that fail to keep their promises lose the trust of their customers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent changes to the positioning without strategic justification weaken the brand. Here, too, relevance is&nbsp;lost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of differentiation: A&nbsp;brand that does not stand out from the competition offers no reason for customers to choose it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unique position of a&nbsp;brand in the market compared to its competitors, based on specific characteristics and values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-5188","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish",""],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Brand positioning - Markenfels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brand positioning - Markenfels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The unique position of a brand in the market compared to its competitors, based on specific characteristics and values.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Markenfels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-21T14:39:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Brand positioning - Markenfels","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Brand positioning - Markenfels","og_description":"The unique position of a brand in the market compared to its competitors, based on specific characteristics and values.","og_url":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/","og_site_name":"Markenfels","article_modified_time":"2025-02-21T14:39:57+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/","url":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/","name":"Brand positioning - Markenfels","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-02-21T13:42:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-21T14:39:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/brand-positioning\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Glossary","item":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Brand positioning"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/","name":"Markenfels","description":"Leading branding agency in Zurich | Markenfels","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/5188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markenfels.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}