Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESA branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
More Al Ries Quotes
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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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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When a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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If you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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