It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESThe crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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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 crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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The new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
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