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 RIESTo get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills.
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You have to reduce the essence of your brand to a single thought or attribute.
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Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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The Law of the Generic: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
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Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company’s ultimate objective.
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It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
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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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