Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
AL RIESPositioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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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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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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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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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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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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