It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESThe 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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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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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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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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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