Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Only 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.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Successful 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.
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A 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.
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If you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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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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