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Differentiate or Die by AI
One of Jack Trout’s most popular works – Differentiate or Die – was published in 2000, just after the Y2K “scare. ” The technology bubble was about to burst, and changes to our way of living and thinking due to the 9/11 disaster were just around the corner.
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Fifty Years of Positioning: the 1980s
From mullets to parachute pants and leg warmers to Rubik’s Cube, the 1980s featured some wildly hot fads that ended up being relatively short-lived. But for Innis Maggiore, the 1980s spawned a new marketing philosophy that most certainly has stood the test of time — positioning.
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Laws of marketing point path to success
Last installment in four-part series shows that laws of marketing from nearly 25 years ago still elevate brands above their competition.
In art and in science, basic tenets serve as the foundation of “laws” that guide actions that help us navigate to the outcomes we desire.
We’re All Suffering from ‘Infobesity’: Differentiation strategy key
In an era of information overload, brand differentiation strategy becomes more important than ever. If information contained calories, we’d all be fatA Microsoft-sponsored study found the average human attention span has fallen from 12 seconds in 2000, around the time the mobile revolution began, to eight seconds in 2015.
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Advertise better with 22 immutable laws of marketing as inspiration
Jack Trout and Al Ries inspired a generation of advertising and marketing executives and creative directors when they published “The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing,” and for good reason. Their immutable laws of marketing, as we have learned over the past two installments of this series, remain relevant.
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Differentiating Your Brand
Differentiating your brand may prove quite a challenge. When we work with our clients on determining their differentiating idea we put them through our proprietary Appreciative Discovery®.
As part of the Appreciative Discovery, the following differentiating filter was developed.
Best marketers benefit by applying marketing laws in their work
Wouldn’t it be great if there were truly immutable marketing laws to help us with marketing our products and services?
There are laws in nature. There are laws in science.
Holding the Market Leader Position Swings on the Hinge of "IF"
Of all the ways to differentiate a brand, none is better than leadership. Leadership is its own credential. People naturally believe if you hold the market leader position, your product or service is better. The benefit of becoming a category leader goes well beyond bragging rights.
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Positioning in Digital Marketing: Start with positioning to win online search
In the 1970s, Jack Trout and Al Ries first coined the term “positioning” for use in the field of marketing. It made an immediate impact, and nearly a half-century later, the term has become ubiquitous in the business world.
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Brand consistency pivotal in building success
Staying the course requires courage, discipline. To become really good at whatever we do requires doing the right thing, then doing it consistently. This applies to just about everything.
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