Al Ries Quotes

United States, Marketing Consultant
October 14, 1926

Al Ries is a marketing professional and author. He is also the cofounder and chairman of the Atlanta-based consulting firm Ries & Ries with his partner and daughter, Laura Ries. Along with Jack Trout, Ries is crediting with coining the term "positioning", as related to the field of marketing, and authored Positioning: The Battle For Your Mind, an industry standard on the subject.

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The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospects mind.

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- Mind
- Concept
- Owning
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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- Market
- Brand
- Dominance

Marketing is not selling. Marketing is building a brand in the mind of the prospect.

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- Marketing
- Brand
- Prospect
Advertising is the way great brands get to be great brands.

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- Great
- Advertising
- Brands
The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.

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- News
- Product
- Category
The essence of positioning is sacrifice. You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.

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A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer.

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- Word
- Brand
- Consumer
THE LAW OF THE CONTRACTION: A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus.

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- Focus
- Brand
- Contraction

Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.

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- Better
- New
- Interested
Strategy should evolve out of the mud of the marketplace, not in the antiseptic environment of an ivory tower.

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The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity.

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The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.

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- Generation
- Product
- Comes
Positioning is not what you do to a product. Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.

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