The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
AL RIESThe best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
AL RIESPositioning is not what you do to a product.
AL RIESYou have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESYou need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
AL RIESThe real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
AL RIESWar and marketing have many similarities.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
AL RIESWhat’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
AL RIESAfter a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESYour brand’s power lies in dominance.
AL RIESPositioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESOnly 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.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
AL RIESThe 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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