It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
AL RIESIt takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
More Al Ries Quotes
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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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But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.
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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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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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War and marketing have many similarities.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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The new product, if it’s going to be successful, is going to require a new name. New ladder, new name. It’s as simple as that.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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Only brand names register in the mind… What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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