Categories: Branding

Lawn vs. Grass Seed Messaging

Lawn vs. Grass Seed

How many times have you seen a tech company tout the features of their latest product ad nauseum? Design Tool 2008 has super fast, multi-faceted, interlocking, interfacing, doubleplexing capability?

Who cares! Technical economic buyers and influencers, especially in the U.S., want to know “What’s in it for me and my IT department?” “How are you going to make me the star of my design team?”

So in your technical marketing collateral, be sure to include a list of product specs and features to be taken seriously, but first catch a potential buyer’s attention with the of your product, not features.

As my wise friend and colleague Richard Duval always says “It’s all about the lawn, not the grass seed you used to grow it!”

Brian Shilling

Brian is our Executive Vice President of Client Operations with experience leading diverse teams of marketers and designers in strategic marketing, content creation, and crafting comprehensive messaging and positioning platforms for our healthcare and tech clients. To learn more about Brian's experiences and qualifications, visit our leadership team page.