The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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If 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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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