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.
AL RIESAdvertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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