The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
AL RIESThe 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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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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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