It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The 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.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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If you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
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