Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
AL RIESThat is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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A laser is a weak source of energy. A laser takes [only] a few watts of energy and focuses them in a coherent stream of light.
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