It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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 crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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