The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
AL RIESStrategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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Successful 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.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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