War and marketing have many similarities.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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