Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
AL RIESStrategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
AL RIESThe next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
AL RIESOnly 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.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESIt normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESYou need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
AL RIESA successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
AL RIESThe 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.
AL RIESIf you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
AL RIESYou must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESYour brand’s power lies in dominance.
AL RIESSuccessful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
AL RIESThe Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
AL RIESBrand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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