Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESCustomers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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