Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Successful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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