The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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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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 Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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