You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
AL RIESThat is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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