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.
AL RIESPositioning is not what you do to a product.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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 how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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