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USP

Unique selling proposition: a claimed reason an offering stands apart from alternatives.

In everyday use

A service focuses on a specific audience and provides a distinctive process.

What to keep in mind

Being different matters only if the difference is useful and credible.

Also searched as: unique selling proposition, unique selling point

Further reading

Original explanation and example by Perspectism. Further reading may cover the wider subject, rather than this exact wording. Edition updated 7 October 2026.

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