The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.
AL RIESIBM didn’t invent the computer; Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect’s mind.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Each year we send more and receive less.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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A laser is a weak source of energy. A laser takes [only] a few watts of energy and focuses them in a coherent stream of light.
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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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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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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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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
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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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Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.
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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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