Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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IBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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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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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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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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