THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESSuccessful 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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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The new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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