Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESPositioning 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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It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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