A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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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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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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Each year we send more and receive less.
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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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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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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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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 crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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