Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
AL RIESGood things happen when you narrow your focus.
More Al Ries Quotes
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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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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