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.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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 best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
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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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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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