Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier.
AL RIESTo get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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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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Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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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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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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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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Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.
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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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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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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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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To get into the consumer’s mind, you have to sacrifice.
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