The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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 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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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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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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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