Successful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
AL RIESEveryone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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A laser is a weak source of energy. A laser takes [only] a few watts of energy and focuses them in a coherent stream of light.
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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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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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