The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
AL RIESThe Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
AL RIESBranding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
AL RIESMarketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
AL RIESBrand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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 most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
AL RIESThe most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
AL RIESEven 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.
AL RIESIt 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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Your brand’s power lies in dominance.
AL RIESYour brand’s power lies in dominance.
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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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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
AL RIESYou have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
AL RIESEveryone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
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If 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 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.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
AL RIESThat is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Positioning is not what you do to a product.
AL RIESPositioning is not what you do to a product.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
AL RIESTHE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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