Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
AL RIESThe 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.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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