It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
AL RIESThe 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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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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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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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