The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
AL RIESBrand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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The new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
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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 LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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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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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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