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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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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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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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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