If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
AL RIESIBM 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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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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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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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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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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 must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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