A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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Only 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.
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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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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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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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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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