Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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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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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Successful brands get into the mind slowly. A blurb in a magazine. A mention in a newspaper. A comment from a friend. A display in a retail store.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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