Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESBranding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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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 real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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It’s the first company to build the mental position that has the upper hand, not the first company to make the product.
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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 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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When a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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