A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
AL RIESIt’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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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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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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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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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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