Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
AL RIESChanging the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
More Al Ries Quotes
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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