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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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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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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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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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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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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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Positioning is how you differentiate yourself in the mind of the prospect.
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An attribute that nobody else already owns in your category.
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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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When a really new product comes along, it’s almost always a mistake to hang a well-known name on it.
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The essence of positioning is sacrifice.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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