The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESA branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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