Brand Focus: Getting to the point

One of the primary tasks of strategic marketing is helping brands focus both their message and their target audience.
One day I decided I needed a bluetooth headset. So I popped into my local phone shop to pick one up. I was confronted with a wall of over 30 identical-looking, PVC blister-packed, bluetooth headsets. "Which is best for me?" I wondered.
When Jack Trout and Al Ries penned the marketing classic, "Positioning the Battle for Your Mind," most of the examples they used in support of their theory were domestic US cases. That never occurred to me until I began developing positioning statements for global brands. It wasn’t going well.
What are the opportunities and challenges facing brands who wish to market themselves internationally? This was the focus of "Amerikadagen." I was thrilled to share the stage with some of the sharpest thinkers in international marketing and brand development and thought I'd share a few of their insights with you.
International brand positioning tips from the Amerikadagen forum on marketing small and medium enterprises abroad. I was honored by the invitation to speak at Amerikadagen, an event that addressed the opportunities and challenges facing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that wish to market themselves abroad.