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Marketing Strategy & Positioning Specialization

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Marketing Strategy & Positioning Specialization

Build Marketing Strategy That Actually Works.

Master positioning, value propositions, messaging, GTM planning, & brand strategy for real results.

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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Define target audiences, apply SWOT analysis, and craft positioning statements that differentiate your product from competitors in the market.

  • Build benefit-driven value propositions using the Value Proposition Canvas and refine messaging with A/B testing and customer feedback methods.

  • Assess competitive pricing models, build scenario analysis spreadsheets, & evaluate demand response to pricing changes for SaaS and product contexts.

  • Design integrated GTM launch plans, omni-channel marketing strategies, and creative briefs that align product, sales, and marketing teams.

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Specialization - 10 course series

Analyze Marketing: Define and Apply Strategy

Analyze Marketing: Define and Apply Strategy

Course 1, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Clear target audience definition is the foundation of effective marketing - without knowing who you're serving, every decision becomes guesswork.

  • Value propositions must communicate concrete, differentiated benefits that directly address customer needs rather than generic product features.

  • SWOT analysis provides a structured approach to strategic thinking that transforms scattered observations into actionable business insights.

  • Strategic marketing success depends on systematic frameworks, not intuition.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Strategy
Category: Target Market
Category: Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Target Audience
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Marketing
Category: Persona Development
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing Planning
Buyer Journeys and Classify Content

Buyer Journeys and Classify Content

Course 2, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • The buyer's journey provides a universal framework for understanding customer decision-making that transcends specific industries or products.

  • Content classification based on buyer journey stages enables strategic resource allocation and identifies critical gaps in marketing communications.

  • Systematic content auditing transforms reactive marketing into proactive customer guidance, improving conversion rates and customer experience.

  • Effective content strategy requires ongoing alignment between content assets and customer needs at each decision-making stage.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Creation
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Sales Process
Category: Journey Mapping
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Content Management
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Gap Analysis
Establish Clear Value Propositions

Establish Clear Value Propositions

Course 3, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Translate product features into clear, benefit-driven value propositions 

  • Apply the Value Proposition Canvas and Jobs-to-be-Done framework 

  • Write structured value propositions using headlines, supporting copy, and visuals 

  • Use customer feedback and testing methods to refine messaging clarity 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Copywriting
Category: Marketing Collateral
Category: Persona Development
Category: Sales
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Concision
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Editing
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Usability Testing
Category: Product Knowledge
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Sales Presentation
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Target Audience
Category: User Feedback
Category: Writing and Editing
Craft Targeted Positioning Statements

Craft Targeted Positioning Statements

Course 4, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply positioning frameworks to define product-market fit for specific segments 

  • Create persona-based positioning statements tailored to different audiences 

  • Evaluate positioning using defensibility, uniqueness, and relevance criteria 

  • Identify and fix “me-too” positioning through competitive benchmarking 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Persona Development
Category: Target Audience
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Product Strategy
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Product Marketing
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Target Market
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Develop Effective Messaging Strategies

Develop Effective Messaging Strategies

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Map messaging to awareness, consideration, and decision stages of the funnel 

  • Create stage-specific messages that match customer intent and emotional needs 

  • Analyze CTR, conversion rates, and feedback to evaluate messaging performance 

  • Apply A/B testing insights to refine messaging across campaigns 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Conversion Funnel Analysis
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Design
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Customer experience improvement
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Product Marketing
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: User Feedback
Category: Digital Marketing
Align Brand Strategy

Align Brand Strategy

Course 6, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze product narratives for alignment with brand voice, tone, and pillars

  • Identify and correct inconsistencies across marketing touchpoints

  • Build messaging frameworks with value propositions and key messages

  • Create proof points that support consistent, credible product storytelling

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Corporate Communications
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing
Category: Branding
Category: Brand Management
Category: Product Marketing
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Target Audience
Category: Auditing
Category: Audit Planning
Assess Product Pricing Strategies

Assess Product Pricing Strategies

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Compare SaaS pricing models and evaluate competitive pricing structures

  • Build pricing comparison matrices to identify feature and positioning gaps

  • Analyze price elasticity and project demand response to pricing changes

  • Use spreadsheet models to run pricing scenarios and assess revenue risk

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Marketing Psychology
Category: Revenue Management
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Product Marketing
Category: Risk Modeling
Category: Customer Demand Planning
Category: Analysis
Category: Product Strategy
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Category: Revenue Forecasting
Category: Demand Planning
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Financial Forecasting
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Gap Analysis
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Write Impactful Briefs

Write Impactful Briefs

Course 8, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Translate brand strategy into a clear creative brief and evaluate creative work against it to provide structured, effective feedback.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Advertising
Category: Brand Management
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Creative Design
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Branding
Category: Project Management
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Brand Marketing
Craft Omni-Channel Marketing Plans

Craft Omni-Channel Marketing Plans

Course 9, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Strategic analysis should be evidence-based, using systematic evaluation of internal strengths and external market conditions to guide decisions.

  • Omni-channel marketing needs integrated thinking across personas and touchpoints because customers experience the brand as one whole.

  • Performance metrics must be defined upfront so success is clear, aligned to strategy, and supports continuous optimization.

  • Collaborative planning improves results by turning shared insights into stronger strategies through visual tools and structured reviews.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Customer Retention
Category: Brand Management
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Campaign Planning
Plan Strategic GTM Approaches

Plan Strategic GTM Approaches

Course 10, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build integrated GTM launch plans with mapped cross-functional dependencies

  • Create launch timelines that align product, sales, and marketing milestones

  • Evaluate channel performance using CAC and conversion metrics

  • Reallocate launch budgets using performance data and justification frameworks

Skills you'll gain

Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Coordinating
Category: Product Marketing
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Customer Acquisition Management
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Planning
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Conversion Funnel Analysis
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Release Management

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