Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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More Al Ries Quotes
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It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
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What’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
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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 real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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