Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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