If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
AL RIESIf you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESYou need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
AL RIESBranding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
AL RIESThe real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
AL RIESThe reason is obvious. A well-known name got well-known because it stood for something. It occupies a position in the prospect’s mind. A really well-known name sits on the top rung of a sharply defined ladder.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESToday, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
AL RIESYour brand’s power lies in dominance.
AL RIESThe new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
AL RIESA brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
AL RIESEach year we send more and receive less.
AL RIESIt normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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.
AL RIESPositioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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