• Obviously Awesome

  • How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It
  • By: April Dunford
  • Narrated by: April Dunford
  • Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (396 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Obviously Awesome  By  cover art

Obviously Awesome

By: April Dunford
Narrated by: April Dunford
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $9.52

Buy for $9.52

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

You know your product is awesome, but does anybody else? Forget everything you thought you knew about positioning. Successfully connecting your product with consumers isn’t a matter of following trends, comparing yourself to the competition, or trying to attract the widest customer base.

So, what is it? April Dunford, positioning guru and tech executive, will enlighten you. Her new book Obviously Awesome shows you how to find your product’s “secret sauce” and then sell that sauce to those who crave it.

Having spent years as a startup executive (with 16 product launches under her belt) and a consultant (who’s worked on dozens more), Dunford speaks with authority about breaking through the noise of a crowded market.

Punctuated with witty anecdotes and compelling case studies, Dunford’s book Obviously Awesome is at once entertaining and illuminating. Among the invaluable lessons you’ll learn are:

  • What are the five components of effective positioning
  • How to instantly connect an audience to your offering’s value
  • How to choose the best market for your products
  • How to use three distinct styles of positioning to your advantage
  • How to leverage market trends to help buyers understand why making a purchase is important right now

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, marketer, or salesperson struggling to bring inventive products to the market, Dunford’s insights will help you find your awesome, so that your customers can, too.

©2019 April Dunford (P)2020 April Dunford

More from the same

Author

Narrator

What listeners say about Obviously Awesome

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    304
  • 4 Stars
    63
  • 3 Stars
    24
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    254
  • 4 Stars
    36
  • 3 Stars
    13
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    235
  • 4 Stars
    48
  • 3 Stars
    16
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Love this book!!

An overall great read and really help iron out my perspective around positioning! Go get this book you’ll 😊

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

obviously awesome!!!

very insightful, clear, actionable,..... highly recommended I need to put more words in here for my review to go through

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

solid book

im new to copywriting and marketing and I found this book really informative and easy to understand.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Accessible and actionable strategies

“Knowing how to do something and teaching someone else how to do it are two entirely different things.” - This couldn’t be more true. Dunford made positioning accessible, all while drastically elevating my understanding of growth strategy for my company.

I highly recommend downloading her supplement materials - they are instrumental.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Probably the best tome on Positioning

Really solid insight into positioning, how to do it and how to be successful at it. My one crit…the content structure on audible is waaaay too long, instead of Part 2 being 2 hours long, break it up into the 10 steps of positioning… then the whole thing will be obviously awesome! :)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I’ve Listened, Now I’ll Purchase

Amy breaks down the importance of positioning, provides an easy-to-follow framework and examples of good positioning that iterates the importance of this often overlooked element of marketing. How do you message, activate and measure if you aren’t clear about where you currently and want to stand in the markets that matter? This book answers these questions.

I’ve listened. I’ll purchase next because based on what I’ve heard, I will want to mark up and reference many of the ideas include therein.

Also the performance of the author was great -narrated in a comfortable conversational cadence. Side note - for the most part, I don’t like the performances of professional narrators.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Positioning! Wow!

The importance of knowing who you are and how your customer base sees you is strong.

Makes sense.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great insights w/ actionable workbook

This was a quick read that had a lot of quality information. Worth reviewing as a product manager in a company that is trying to reposition itself.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Concise and well written

Great book. Maybe the best I've read on product placement. I'd recommend this book to anyone with a product to sell.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This book is a must for startups and product mgrs

If you struggle with positioning, this is your book.. April has actionable advice that will help you grow your business.
I strongly recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!