Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESA brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
More Al Ries Quotes
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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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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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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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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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 real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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