Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The reason is obvious. A well-known name got well-known because it stood for something. It occupies a position in the prospect’s mind. A really well-known name sits on the top rung of a sharply defined ladder.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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