After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESA successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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