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A branding program should be designed to differentiate your cow from all the other cattle on the range. Even if all the cattle on the range look pretty much alike.

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Al Ries
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: November 14
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Economist
Atlanta
Georgia
Business
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Cows
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