• Positioning Discovery

Get started in minutes. Build a positioning system in hours

Positioning Discovery combines fast AI onboarding with a guided 7-step workflow so you can define, refine, or reinvent your positioning - and feed it straight into the Positioning Intelligence Hub.

From current reality to future narrative, without a three-month workshop.

Start from where you are.
Then design where you want to go

MessageWorks can stand up a first version of your positioning in under three minutes. Our AI Narrative Scouts quickly scan your website, socials, and other authoritative sources, then organize what you already say into organization, segment, and persona-level positioning.

3-minute Quickstart:

Narrative Scouts assemble a structured view of your current story for each segment and core buyer.

Discovery when you’re changing the story:

When you’re rebranding, repositioning, or launching something new, the Positioning Discovery workflow helps you design the future story you actually want.

Hub-ready output:

Once you’re happy, your new positioning flows straight into the Positioning Intelligence Hub and can overwrite the quickstart version.

A 7-step workflow that feels like a working session, not homework

Positioning Discovery turns what used to be a long series of workshops, decks, and debates into a focused 2–3 hour workflow. At each step, you share quick, stream-of-consciousness input—and Narrative Scouts turn it into structured, strategic drafts for you to review.

Target Segment & Persona

– Who is this for?

Jobs-to-Be-Done

– What jobs are they hiring you to do?

Competitive Alternatives

– What would they do if you didn’t exist?

Unique Capabilities

– What do you offer that others can’t?

Value Themes

– What outcomes do your capabilities create?

Category

What bucket makes your value obvious?

Final Positioning Synthesis – AI-generated synthesis from previous steps for you to refine and approve.

What you walk away with

By the end of Positioning Discovery, you have a complete, production-ready positioning system—not just a brainstorm document.

Organization-level narrative:

Clear, concise articulation of who you serve and the core story that ties products together.

Segment & persona positioning:

Defined jobs-to-be-done, alternatives, value themes, and narratives for each key audience.

Category and value narrative:

A sharp explanation of the category you’re in and why your way is different.

Hub integration:

All of it flows into the Positioning Intelligence Hub, ready to power content generation and testing.

Hours instead of months

Traditional positioning work can drag on for weeks or months of workshops, surveys, and slide revisions. Positioning Discovery compresses that into a focused 2–3 hour working session, without sacrificing depth.

Minimal prep:

AI agents turn the knowledge in your head into polished positioning.

Guided prompts:

Each step asks targeted questions, keeping you moving instead of staring at a blank page.

Fast iteration:

If leadership feedback changes direction, update relevant steps and regenerate the synthesis—instead of rebuilding a deck.

Design the positioning system your content deserves

Use Positioning Discovery to move from scattered ideas and opinions to a structured positioning system that your teams - and MessageWorks - can actually use.