What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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 next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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