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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
Al Ries
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Al Ries
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: November 14
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Economist
Atlanta
Georgia
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Better
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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. IBM didn't invent the computer Sperry Rand did. But IBM was the first to build the computer position in the prospect's mind.
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Today, communication itself is the problem. We have become the world's first overcommunicated society. Each year we send more and receive less.
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