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.
AL RIESAn attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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What’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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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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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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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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