But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
AL RIESAn attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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