8/28/23
Listening Time:
65 min
Episode 227: The Power of Positioning Your Consulting Business—with Guillaume Wiatr and Deb Zahn
Positioning your consulting business well can magnetically pull the right clients to you. And if you have all the positioning elements working together that magnetism is easier to create.
In this Craft of Consulting Podcast episode, Guillaume Wiatr and I dive into positioning your consulting business for success, including what it is, why it matters, and how to do it.
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Guillaume Wiatr and Deb Zahn
Episode Details
Guillaume Wiatr and I share our strategies for positioning your business for success. In this episode, we talk about:
Defining what positioning is and how it helps you succeed
Giving examples of the implications of good and bad positioning
Understanding that positioning is more than having a good positioning statement
Creating business models that define your position
Approaching positioning as a sandbox to test things in, not a face tattoo
Niching as a place to start and options for doing it
Drawing the right clients to you by articulating who you are and aren’t
Making positioning decisions
Using retainer models that are mutually beneficial and not just hoarding benefits
Pricing yourself for your market position
Framing your position in your market
Naming your consulting business
Changing your positioning
For more information about Guillaume Wiatr and Deb Zahn:
Guillaume Wiatr’s Website: https://www.metahelm.com/
The Craft of Consulting Membership: https://www.craftofconsulting.com/membership