After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESYou have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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