B2B BRAND MESSAGING FRAMEWORK Carbon | explorecarbon.com Primary audience: Buying situation / trigger: Problem in the buyer’s words: Alternatives, including doing nothing: Positioning: For [audience] dealing with [problem], [brand] is [category] that [promise], supported by [proof]. Core promise: Pillar 1 | What it means | Evidence | Reviewer: Pillar 2 | What it means | Evidence | Reviewer: Pillar 3 | What it means | Evidence | Reviewer: Technical buyer: question / message / proof: Business buyer: question / message / proof: User: question / message / proof: Homepage headline: Plain-language explanation: Sales opening: Campaign message: Next action: Claims we cannot yet support: Words to use / avoid: Validation questions: Owner / version / review date: