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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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