It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
AL RIESYour brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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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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