{"id":960,"date":"2017-06-25T08:23:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T13:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/?p=960"},"modified":"2017-07-27T07:27:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T12:27:42","slug":"makes-business-different-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/makes-business-different-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Your Business Different from the Competition?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.59&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/marketing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP.jpg\" alt=\"What Makes Your Business Different\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arccreativegroup.com\/arc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ARC-Creative-USP-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>What sets your business apart? In marketing jargon, this is also known as finding your \u201cunique selling proposition.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>In a nutshell, this helpful concept seeks to define what you offer customers that your competitors don\u2019t, and how you can solve your customers\u2019 problems or improve their lives better than any other business.<\/p>\n<p>Determining your unique selling proposition (USP) is a useful part of developing a business plan that will consistently inform your marketing strategy and tactics. Your USP is a clear statement that describes the benefit of your offer, how you solve your customer&#8217;s needs and what distinguishes you from the competition. Your <b>unique selling proposition<\/b> should appear prominently on your landing page and in every marketing campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Here are easy-to-implement tips on defining your business\u2019s unique value proposition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask Around. <\/strong>Ask your clients if they would refer your business to friends, and what they would say about your product or service. These insights will help you figure out what customers appreciate most about your business.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find Your Intersection<\/strong>. Focus your unique value proposition on the intersection of three things:\n<ul>\n<li>What you do best.<\/li>\n<li>What your ideal clients value (and will pay for).<\/li>\n<li>What you love to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve defined what makes your products or services unique, you\u2019ll have a clearer idea of how to market them to customers and how to beat your competitors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manta.com\/resources\/small-business-tips\/makes-business-different-competition\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=Email_Marketing&amp;utm_campaign=SBT&amp;utm_term=20170615&amp;utm_content=SBT_Template_Boom&amp;bt_ee=IfBnTOy1ICSt4yz3kwFB7Q34Yfs1diI8Y7APCmXnfRo=&amp;bt_ts=1497531201288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> What sets your business apart? In marketing jargon, this is also known as finding your \u201cunique selling proposition.\u201d In a nutshell, this helpful concept seeks to define what you offer customers that your competitors don\u2019t, and how you can solve your customers\u2019 problems or improve their lives better than any other business. 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