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April Dunford Positioning Templates

April Dunford · aprildunford.com Free Intermediate

Free templates including the Positioning Canvas and a messaging document you can fill in for your own product. They turn the ideas from the book into a worksheet you can complete in an afternoon before your next customer conversation. A practical companion when you need output, not just reading.

  • Fill in the Positioning Canvas for your own product
  • Turn positioning into a testable sales pitch
  • A messaging template keeps your outreach consistent
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The question it answers

  1. How do I get customers who don't already know me when I have no brand, no audience, and no case studies yet?

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