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How to Attack with Competitive Positioning

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By Patty Burke

Competitor Attack

Company Defense

Word Integration

  • Positioning:
    • Highest business value found in complex ‘contract management’ – ‘authoring’ (where Word is used) is lower value process automation
    • Company authoring tool enables uniquely powerful management capabilities and supports but is not limited by MS Word
  • Create FUD - ask about:
    • Performance: desktop vs. server delivery?
    • Loss of changes when importing from 3rd parties?
    • Plug-in needed, only available with current Word version?
  • Microsoft Roadmap:
    • Office 12 FUD:  Upgradeability?
    • Future of Word/MS relationship

Viability

  • Due diligence ‘Owner’ to manage
  • Quick responses
    • Recent funding round, results: release, investor confidence
    • Major enterprise customer references to demonstrate viability

Usability – UI

  • Demo: ‘Lite’ executive demo, user demo environment