It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESIt normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESIf you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
AL RIESIBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
AL RIESChanging the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESOnly brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
AL RIESThe best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
AL RIESStrategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
AL RIESA branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
AL RIESThe Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
AL RIESAn attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
AL RIESThe next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
AL RIESThe new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
AL RIESSuccessful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
AL RIESA laser is a weak source of energy. A laser takes [only] a few watts of energy and focuses them in a coherent stream of light.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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