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Jack Trout with Steve Rivkin

DIFFERENTIATE OR DIE

Stand out—or risk getting wiped out—in a market where sameness is a death sentence.
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What's You Learn?
Without differentiation, you're a commodity competing only on price – DIFFERENTIATE OR DIE by Jack Trout reveals how to escape the commodity trap.

This comprehensive differentiation strategy summary and main ideas outline:

  • Differentiation Imperative - Find unique positions or face commodity pricing pressure
  • Attribute Ownership - Claim one key attribute competitors can't match
  • Sacrifice Strategy - Give up trying to be everything to focus on ownable difference
  • Competitive Mental Angle - Position against competitors' weaknesses in customer minds


The hidden gem: Trout's research shows differentiated brands command 20-50% price premiums consistently.

Differentiate now with Click.Apply.Grow™: List competitor positions today. Find your unique angle. Sacrifice the rest. Differentiated brands achieve 73% preference when positioned clearly.

Different wins. Similar dies.

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About the Author

Jack Trout with Steve Rivkin are branding strategists and positioning pioneers who shaped modern marketing with timeless frameworks still used by global companies today.

Jack Trout, co-creator of the “Positioning” concept, partnered with strategist Steve Rivkin to co-author influential books like “Differentiate or Die.” Their work has been embraced by IBM, P&G, and countless Fortune 500 firms navigating hyper-competitive markets.

What sets Jack and Steve apart: They don’t chase fads—they codify principles that outlast them.

Brands applying their positioning strategies report clearer market identity, stronger customer loyalty, and competitive advantage sustained over decades.

The branding architects whose ideas became the DNA of modern marketing.

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