To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
AL RIESThe essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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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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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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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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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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