©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Product Name _______________________________ Mini Course Template #1: Your Category Definition Your Product Description:___________________________ Your Possible New Category Definition _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Mini Course Template #2: Benefit and Positioning Benefit Definition (Select only one benefit category from six) _____________________________________________________________ Positioning (Expression of the Benefit to Customers) _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Mini Course Template #2: Benefit and Positioning Identify Benefit of three competitors ______________________ ________________________________ Changes learned from Idea Fair, Summer Sessions and Assignments: _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Mini Course Template #2: Branding Describe original name and new brand that reinforces the Benefit and Category of your business. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Why do you feel that it is an appropriate brand? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Mini Course Template 3: Platforms and Pillars Platform of Products: Initial Entry _____________________________________________________________ Additional products in Platform ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Mini Course Template 3: Platforms and Pillars Define 3 Pillars…maximum 3 lines each.____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ ____
©2012 NPI, Inc., All rights reserved. Target Markets Primary Target____________________________________ How does Benefit/Positioning Address this Target? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Secondary Targets and Supporting Benefit /Positioning __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7