Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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