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The 5-Minute Positioning Audit

5 positioning lessons from April Dunford, broken down by Dave Gerhardt in Dave's Newsletter — turned into a short audit you can run against your own business today.

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What's inside the audit?

Bad positioning doesn’t show up in a messaging doc — it shows up on your next sales call.

This audit breaks down five lessons from April Dunford’s positioning work, as covered in Dave’s Newsletter, each with a five-minute exercise to run against your own business.

You'll audit:

  • Whether your competitors are lying — and how to teach buyers to spot it
  • Whether buyers actually understand your best feature — using the "so what?" drill
  • Whether you're fighting for the wrong market category — 92% of IPO'd companies didn't invent one
  • Whether your go-to-market structure is actually agreed on — before you touch positioning
  • Whether bad positioning is already showing up in sales calls — and how to catch it

Plus: the exact “so what?” drill for turning a technical feature into a message buyers actually care about.

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Where This Comes From

April Dunford, via Dave's Newsletter

Positioning expert · Author, Obviously Awesome — broken down by Dave Gerhardt, Founder of Exit Five

April Dunford has run positioning for hundreds of B2B companies — she wrote the book on it, literally (Obviously Awesome).

Dave broke down her best positioning advice in a recent issue of Dave’s Newsletter. We turned it into this audit: five lessons, each with a short exercise you can run against your own business in about five minutes.

FAQs

If you still have questions, send us a note at hi@exitfive.com — we're always happy to help.

Who is this audit for?

B2B marketers, founders, and sales leaders who suspect their positioning — not their product — is the reason deals stall or go quiet.

What will I actually get?

A short PDF covering five positioning lessons, each with a five-minute audit exercise: competitor claims, the “so what?” drill, category selection, go-to-market structure, and the sales-call tells that signal bad positioning.

Is this based on real experience?

Yes. It’s built on April Dunford’s positioning framework — she’s run positioning for hundreds of B2B companies — as broken down by Dave Gerhardt in Dave’s Newsletter.

Is the guide free?

Yes. 100% free. Just drop your email, and we’ll send you the full PDF right away.

What format is the guide in?

It’s a short, downloadable PDF. Each lesson takes a couple minutes to read and five minutes to audit against your own business.

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