Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
AL RIESWhen a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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