Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
AL RIESAn attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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’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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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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