Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESThe next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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