It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
AL RIESIf 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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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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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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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