"Why" Focuses on Benefits. If you've got the newest state-of-the-art equipment, great. Resist the urge to spit out features. Instead connect this equipment to your "why" statement. Does your new large-format press cut turnaround times on some work in half? Then, you can plausibly say it connects to a "why" statement of "we live to make our customers' lives easier."
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