EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 20 MIN
Is Your Brand Costing You Sales Productivity?
from Driving Growth: The Go-To-Market Podcast · host Roadmap Agency
B2B brand positioning is where most revenue leaks start. Roadmap’s Jennifer Thompson breaks down why sameness kills deals and how to build differentiation your sales team can actually sell on.Jennifer Thompson leads brand strategy at Roadmap, where she helps B2B companies move past generic claims like 'best-in-class service' and 'trusted partner' into positioning that actually moves pipeline. In this conversation with host Steve Whittington, she unpacks why most B2B websites sound identical, what that sameness costs you in sales productivity, and the exact process to uncover the differentiation already hiding inside your business.If your reps are working twice as hard to explain what makes you different — or worse, defaulting to price — this episode gives you the framework to fix it.In this episode:- Why B2B companies all sound the same (and why price becomes the only lever left)- The customer interview questions that reveal your real positioning- How to map customer pain points to product benefits and outcomes- Why 'positioning by committee' dilutes your brand into nothing- The difference between personality traits and a defensible competitive position- A real logistics company case study: moving from 'we communicate well' to 'we reduce risk through communication'- The two questions every revenue leader should ask their three best customers this weekJennifer Thompson is the brand strategy lead at Roadmap, where she helps B2B companies build commercial positioning that drives revenue — not logos and color palettes. Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-thompson-a5399446/ Download the Revenue Factory Toolkit at roadmapagency.com/podcast and start turning your forecasts into predictable growth!Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are available on the first and third Wednesday of each month.LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/weareroadmap/Instagram: instagram.com/weareroadmap/Facebook: facebook.com/weareroadmapYouTube: youtube.com/@roadmapagencyDriving Growth is produced by Morreale Digital.Follow Steve Whittington on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbwhittington/
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B2B brand positioning is where most revenue leaks start. Roadmap’s Jennifer Thompson breaks down why sameness kills deals and how to build differentiation your sales team can actually sell on. Jennifer Thompson leads brand strategy at Roadmap, where she helps B2B companies move past generic claims like 'best-in-class service' and 'trusted partner' into positioning that actually moves pipeline. In this conversation with host Steve Whittington, she unpacks why most B2B websites sound identical...
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