Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
AL RIESWhat’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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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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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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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