After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESSuccessful 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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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