A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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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.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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