Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
AL RIESPositioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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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 branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human 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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself 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 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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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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