Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
AL RIESIt creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand… It’s the forgetting of the old truth that allows a person to accept a new truth.
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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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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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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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