THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESA 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.
More Al Ries Quotes
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It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
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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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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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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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Good things happen when you narrow your focus.
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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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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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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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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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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If you CAN’T then all the advertising, fancy packaging, sales promotion and public relations in the world won’t help you achieve your objective.
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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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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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It creates in the mind of the prospect the perception that there is no product on the market quite like your product.
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