THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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