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.
AL RIESIt is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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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 Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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 LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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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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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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Successful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
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