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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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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 Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human 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 crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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