The Noise Program in the
Information Security Market Segment
A. Market differentiation and positioning
- Our clients express this as their chief concern. While
Security Constructs, LLC does not pretend to be marketing
experts, we are aware of the importance of product
positioning and differentiation. We understand that
positioning is all about finding space in the customer’s
mind that you can own. Positioning allows the customer to
remember your brand and make connections based upon your
unique position. We believe that the best approach in our
supersaturated society is the oversimplified message, to
sharpen that message so that it cuts into their minds, and
to focus on the prospect you are selling to, and not the
product you are selling.
- Marketing is basically about building a strong
Positioning-Differentiation-Brand (PDB) triangle, and the
PDB is all about Integrity, Identity, and Image.
B. Product visibility
- Product visibility is a function of persistence,
precision and repetition. Your message needs to be heard
repeatedly to rise above the background noise of daily
business. There is a dire need today for converting
visibility into business value.
- Our clients are looking for the followings traits of
product visibility:
- Specificity: What is the product exactly in
the prospective customers mind?
- Integrity: With our prospective clients does
our product perform as promised? As a security product, is
it in itself secure?
- Authenticity: Does the product meet our
prospective client's myriad needs (business, security,
regulatory…)?
C. Large enterprise acceptance
- When evaluating the role of your product in a large
organization, you must begin by assessing your prospect's
current and projected security requirements. Some of the
basic requirements include:
- Organizational structure: Consider the
security requirements for headquarters, branches, and remote
offices. Also, consider their needs locally, nationally,
and globally.
- Network bandwidth, application and usage
requirements for both internal and remote workers.
- Information assets-Intellectual property, its
function within the prospective client and its physical
location.
- Vertical industry requirements: Some security
needs are dependant upon the industry vertical. For example,
financial institutions, pharmaceuticals, high technology...
- Government regulation: Organizations must be
in compliance with security requirements due to government
regulations. FFIEC, GLBA, FERPA, HIPAA are just a few.
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