It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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 should a brand leader advertise?
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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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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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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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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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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