It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
AL RIESWar and marketing have many similarities.
More Al Ries Quotes
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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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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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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