Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESAdvertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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If you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
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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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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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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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