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.
AL RIESToday, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world’s first overcommunicated society.
More Al Ries Quotes
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.
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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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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity.
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You need to allow enough time for this forgetting to take place
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That is, you position the product in the mind of the prospect.
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Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.
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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 crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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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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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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The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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