An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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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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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand 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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