Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
AL RIESThe next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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 Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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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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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 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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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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 is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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