Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESBranding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
More Al Ries Quotes
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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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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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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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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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