An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
AL RIESIt’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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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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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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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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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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The 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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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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It 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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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 LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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