The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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