Positioning is not what you do to a product.
AL RIESIt’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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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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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 real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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