Writing Product Messaging
Quick start
Collect or infer:
- •Product capabilities and key differentiators
- •Target audience and their primary pain points
- •Competitive landscape and positioning
- •Brand voice and tone guidelines
Then produce output using TEMPLATES.md. Validate with RUBRIC.md.
Workflow
- •Define the target audience and their context
- •Identify the primary problem the product solves
- •Articulate the unique value proposition
- •Draft positioning statement
- •Create supporting messages for key benefits
- •Test messages against competitive alternatives
- •Validate voice and tone alignment
- •Run the rubric check. Revise until it passes.
Degrees of freedom
- •Medium: Messaging structure is fixed; specific language and emphasis may vary
- •Allowed variation: Message length for different channels; emphasis based on audience segment
Failure modes to avoid
- •Feature-focused messaging that ignores user benefits
- •Generic value propositions that apply to any competitor
- •Jargon that requires industry knowledge
- •Promises that the product cannot deliver
References
- •Templates: TEMPLATES.md
- •Rubric: RUBRIC.md
- •Examples: EXAMPLES.md
- •Messaging frameworks: reference/messaging-frameworks.md