It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
AL RIESIt creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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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 next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Successful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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