If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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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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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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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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