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.
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 RIESEach year we send more and receive less.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESThe Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
AL RIESA 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.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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.
AL RIESTo get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
AL RIESA brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
AL RIESEveryone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESAdvertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
AL RIESIt normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESAfter a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESCustomers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESYou have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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