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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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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.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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If you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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