Strategic Positioning: A Quantitative Approach

Aug 13, 3:00 – 4:00 PM (UTC)

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Competitive discussions often stay stuck at the level of vague labels - "premium", "low‑cost", "niche"—without ever bein...

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About this event

Competitive discussions often stay stuck at the level of vague labels - "premium", "low‑cost", "niche"—without ever being translated into hard numbers and real trade‑offs. This webinar makes positioning tangible by walking through a complete quantitative case based on a fictitious shoe company.

We start by framing three distinct paths a shoe brand can take: becoming the most affordable option, building a distinctive high‑value offering, or concentrating on a carefully chosen segment. You’ll see how each path changes the economics of the business, from unit costs and price points to contribution margins, volume assumptions, and marketing spend.

Together, we build simple yet powerful financial scenarios: What happens to profit if you compete primarily on price? How do design features, brand investments, and service levels show up in your P&L? Where does a tightly focused niche approach outperform broader plays, and when does mixing directions risk leaving you with rising costs and unclear benefits?

Throughout the session, we connect the numbers back to strategic narrative: how to articulate your chosen position, how to align operations and go‑to‑market around it, and how to stress‑test your direction against competitor moves. You’ll leave with a reusable framework you can apply to your own business, clients, or product ideas—especially if you prefer thinking in spreadsheets rather than purely in abstractions.

Speaker

  • Mithun A. Sridharan

    Think Insights

    Founder

Organizer

  • Mithun Aiyswaryan Sridharan

    Think Insights

    Chapter Director

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