Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
AL RIESIt takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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 have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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When a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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