The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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A 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.
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The 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.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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The reason is obvious. A well-known name got well-known because it stood for something. It occupies a position in the prospect’s mind. A really well-known name sits on the top rung of a sharply defined ladder.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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