The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
AL RIESThe Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
AL RIESIf you want to build a brand, you must focus your branding efforts on owning a word in the prospect’s mind. A word that nobody else owns.
AL RIESWhat’s your brand? If you can’t answer that question about your own brand in two or three words, your brand’s in trouble.
AL RIESIt normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
AL RIESA branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range.
AL RIESPositioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESToday, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
AL RIESEveryone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESThe best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
AL RIESWhat should a brand leader advertise?
AL RIESCustomers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
AL RIESChanging the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
AL RIESThe crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
AL RIESIf you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
AL RIESBrand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
AL RIESAn attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
AL RIES