Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to 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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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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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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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