Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
AL RIESStrategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand 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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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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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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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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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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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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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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program.
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