A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
AL RIESIt takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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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 what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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The 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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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What should a brand leader advertise?
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You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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