It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESBranding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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