The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
AL RIESThe Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESYou need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
AL RIESPositioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESYou must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
AL RIESEach year we send more and receive less.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
AL RIESStrategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
AL RIESA brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
AL RIESWar and marketing have many similarities.
AL RIESTo get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESThe Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
AL RIESCustomers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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