You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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What’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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