Positioning is a marketing term that refers to how the brokerage is perceived by clients in relation to other brokerages.
In other words, it the “image” of the brokerage as it appears to customers vis a vis the competition.
The position of the brokerage is what the client sees, which may be the end result of the brokerage’s community-based efforts, public relations, service reputation, and more, in comparison to the image of other brokerages.
Differential advantage is a feature, service or product offered by the brokerage, which sets the brokerage apart from its competitors, while at the same time being of particular benefit (or advantage) to a client as the feature, service or product is important to them.
In this light, the differential advantage that a brokerage possesses is the brokerage’s edge over its competitors in the client’s eyes.
Again, this is a client perception of the brokerage. The brokerage represents a benefit to the client in some way, over the competition, and thus the client pursues the relationship with the brokerage they deem to be the most advantageous to themselves.