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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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Everyone
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People
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The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
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If you can build a powerful brand, you will have a powerful marketing program. 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 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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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.
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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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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.
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War and marketing have many similarities.
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A successful branding program is based on the concept of singularity. 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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THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.
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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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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.
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Your brand's power lies in dominance. It is better to have 50% of one market, instead of 10% of five markets.
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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.
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Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things.
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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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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. After a slow buildup, people become convinced that they have known about the brand forever.
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