Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new 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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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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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