Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
AL RIESYou must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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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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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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