But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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More Al Ries Quotes
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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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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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