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Customers want brands that are narrow in scope and distinguishable by a single word, the shorter the better.
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Al Ries
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: November 14
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Economist
Atlanta
Georgia
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Narrow
Brands
Customers
Single
Word
Business
Distinguishable
Better
Shorter
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