After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
AL RIESBrand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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