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Topic: Strategy
Positioning A Near Commodity
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How would you suggest developing a positioning message for a company that offers a service that buyers perceive to be a commodity?
Background: The company we are trying to position provides temporary staffing services. They sell in several geographic markets in the US and target HR managers and "end user" hiring managers. Their current value proposition lies in providing better quality temporaries through more thorough screening, better service, greater attention to detail...all soft values that are hard to prove and in truth hard to consistently deliver. Most of the people we will target view staffing as a commodity, and one that they really don't care much about (at least until a crisis arises that requires a staffing solution).
Our challenge: developing a credible positioning message to serve as the foundation for their marketing. While we have a half dozen ideas so far, I'd love to see the thoughts of all the brilliant people here!
Thanks,
David