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.
AL RIESIt’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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Successful 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.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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 what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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