Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
AL RIESA successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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What’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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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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