The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESThe best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
More Al Ries Quotes
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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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What’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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