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PDF On Jul 1, 2015, Shiva Kumar and others published POSITIONING - Jack Trout: A Review We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of. Positioning also shows you how to: Use leading ad agency techniques to capture the biggest market share and become a household name Build your strategy around your competition's weaknesses Reposition a strong competitor and create a weak spot Use your present position to its best advantage Choose the best name for your product Determine when. A summary of Al Ries & Jack Trout’s marketing bestseller “Marketing Warfare” The marketing concept states that a firm's goal should be to identify and profitably satisfy customer needs. In Marketing Warfare Al Ries and Jack Trout argue that. The first book to deal with the problems of communicating to a skeptical, media-blitzed public, Positioning describes a revolutionary approach to creating a 'position' in a prospective customer's mind-one that reflects a company's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors.
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‘Positioning’ has entered into marketing language in 1982, when “Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind” was written by Al Ries and Jack Trout. In fact, the word was used, previously, as the product’s place in the shop. However, they brought up a new understanding of the term: ‘Positioning is not something you do to a product. Jack Trout published an article on positioning in 1969, and regular use of the term dates back to 1972 when Ries and Trout published a series of articles in Advertising Age called 'The Positioning Era.' Not long thereafter, Madison Avenue advertising executives began to develop positioning slogans for their clients and positioning became a key. Al Ries is Chairman of Ries & Ries, Focusing Consultants. Jack Trout is Chairman of Trout & Partners. Al Ries and Jack Trout are undoubtedly the worlds best-known marketing strategists. Ctive subconscious of your market-and stays there. Position a follower so that it can occupy a niche not claimed by the leader.
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The first book to deal with the problems of communicating to a skeptical, media-blitzed public, Positioning describes a revolutionary approach to creating a 'position' in a prospective customer's mind-one that reflects a company's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors. Writing in their trademark witty, fast-paced style, advertising gurus Ries and...more
Published January 3rd 2001 by McGraw-Hill Companies (first published 1980)
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Jun 04, 2011Milla Nezlina rated it really liked it
The whole book can be boiled down to 2 key ideas:
- The brand that gets in the mind of the consumer first wins. Who makes the best soda? Coke! The best small cars? VW with its Beetle! The best round chips? Pringles! Tip: Find a narrow niche and hold it tight!
- Line extension is bad (Xerox producing computers in bad, Chevrolet making small cars is bad, even Pantene producing body foam is bad). Tip to companies: Never stray from the business where you are the leader!
I read the updated edition of...more
Oct 10, 2015Chad Warner rated it liked it- The brand that gets in the mind of the consumer first wins. Who makes the best soda? Coke! The best small cars? VW with its Beetle! The best round chips? Pringles! Tip: Find a narrow niche and hold it tight!
- Line extension is bad (Xerox producing computers in bad, Chevrolet making small cars is bad, even Pantene producing body foam is bad). Tip to companies: Never stray from the business where you are the leader!
I read the updated edition of...more
Shelves: psychology, branding, marketing, business
This book tells how to establish a position for your products and company in the minds of prospects. The authors say that the essence of positioning is to make your brand name stand for the generic (e.g., Kleenex).
I like the advice to start with the position you already have (what you’re already known for), and work to improve from there.
It’s mostly applicable to large companies with large advertising budgets, but most principles can apply to smaller businesses. It’s mostly applicable to product...more
I like the advice to start with the position you already have (what you’re already known for), and work to improve from there.
It’s mostly applicable to large companies with large advertising budgets, but most principles can apply to smaller businesses. It’s mostly applicable to product...more
Feb 03, 2008Chris Herdt rated it liked it
This book feels like it was composed via cell phone text messages. Many of the paragraphs are a single sentence.
The main idea is that you cannot make in-roads in an existing market by attacking the top dog. The top dog, the market leader, will beat you every time. Instead, the authors argue that you have to position your product/company/person in the mind of the consumer, in relation to the market leader. And forcing your idealized position on the mind of the consumer won't work, so your positio...more
The main idea is that you cannot make in-roads in an existing market by attacking the top dog. The top dog, the market leader, will beat you every time. Instead, the authors argue that you have to position your product/company/person in the mind of the consumer, in relation to the market leader. And forcing your idealized position on the mind of the consumer won't work, so your positio...more
May 03, 2013Eric Lin rated it really liked it
I don't read books about marketing. Ever. It was pretty interesting though, since the trends he describes can definitely be observed in action.
However, Ries raised a lot of red flags with how certain he sounded about his assessments. He says things like, 'a better name for product X? *name he just came up with*'. Sometimes, he makes these statements without much supporting evidence. Anyway, it wasn't a huge part of the book, but he sounded so sure about everything, and that really off-putting fo...more
However, Ries raised a lot of red flags with how certain he sounded about his assessments. He says things like, 'a better name for product X? *name he just came up with*'. Sometimes, he makes these statements without much supporting evidence. Anyway, it wasn't a huge part of the book, but he sounded so sure about everything, and that really off-putting fo...more
Apr 15, 2014Jenny rated it liked it
This is a good book in need of an update. I read it for a grad school class and while it was interesting in parts, it was very much undergraduate level (Marketing 101) information. The biggest issue I had with it is that every example is out of date. He mentions companies that have now closed down and talks about the great things that they are doing - for example, he talks about how Newsweek is a much better magazine name than Time and will surely be more successful because of it. Since we all k...more
Sep 17, 2007Otis Chandler rated it it was amazing
Its old, but its a classic. I was told it's part of the curriculum for Harvard Business school. If you are creating a product or a brand, this is a MUST READ.
Biggest takeaway: you want to create a new category and dominate it. So don't be the 7th biggest social network, be the #1 book focused social network.
People can only remember the top 3 things in any given category. It's a fun exercise actually, start to think of products and try to name as many brands as you can. Oftentimes you can only...more
Biggest takeaway: you want to create a new category and dominate it. So don't be the 7th biggest social network, be the #1 book focused social network.
People can only remember the top 3 things in any given category. It's a fun exercise actually, start to think of products and try to name as many brands as you can. Oftentimes you can only...more
Feb 12, 2018Nasos Psarrakos rated it it was amazing
It was good. Then the last chapter came in, and made it a must read 🤩🤩
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One of the classics in marketing. I believe it’s a concept that should be known by every marketer.
Jun 01, 2019George Olaru rated it really liked it
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A useful (and general) overview of the importance of positioning and how much it carries on being first in the prospect's mind. Like in any other solution-seeking process, the advice to start with what you already have (and what you're already known for), is often neglected.
I read this book to help enhance the growth of my start-up ladies leisurewear brand, Broads. While this book had me engage in a lot of critical thinking about typical product placement and where I would like to see my line in five, ten, and even twenty years from now, I felt as if Positioning was a bit dated and put too much of an emphasis on companies with bold names. I was hoping to learn more about creating a solid position in a marketplace that is difficult to 'break' into.
Jan 25, 2016Andrew rated it liked it
Another 200 page business/marketing book that would have been better published as a pamphlet. There are some great ideas here though, so I can see why its held its classic status.
Mind Buggling experience as I battle with this book :)
I'm not sure it's even four stars. I've really struggled through the bigger half of the book, but maybe its just me bored of reading advertising/marketing stories and preferring anything else.
For those who want a short version, there's an old interview 'The mind is the ultimate battlefield' with Al Ries - it perfectly served me since the university days and gave a good enough understanding of what the big idea is.
There are certain values of the long read:
- historical overview of marketing lands...more
For those who want a short version, there's an old interview 'The mind is the ultimate battlefield' with Al Ries - it perfectly served me since the university days and gave a good enough understanding of what the big idea is.
There are certain values of the long read:
- historical overview of marketing lands...more
Feb 06, 2019Martti rated it liked it · review of another edition
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The brand that gets in the mind of the consumer first wins.
Line extension is bad (Xerox expanding into computers with the same product name 'Xerox' is not recommended). “One name can’t stand for two distinctly different products. When one goes up, the other goes down.” The more products hung on a brand name, the less meaning the name has to the average consumer.
How to establish a position for your products and company in the minds of prospects. The authors say that the essence of positioning is...more
Line extension is bad (Xerox expanding into computers with the same product name 'Xerox' is not recommended). “One name can’t stand for two distinctly different products. When one goes up, the other goes down.” The more products hung on a brand name, the less meaning the name has to the average consumer.
How to establish a position for your products and company in the minds of prospects. The authors say that the essence of positioning is...more
Aug 15, 2017Nathan Maharaj rated it really liked it · review of another edition
The opening chapters are very blowhardy: I nearly threw down the book in disgust. But when the authors finally get going they're golden (if fairly dated). Their insights on how brands convey meaning, especially how they fail to carry all the meaning companies intend them to when they create line extensions, all of that stuff is great and makes me want to re-read this in a few years (or maybe grab the audiobook) to see how the knowledge has settled. Absolutely essential reading for anybody trying...more
The core course of marketing.
Mar 21, 2017Scott Wozniak rated it really liked it
This book talks about how to stand out in an overcrowded field--and it's not by merely being good at what you do. Yes, you have to be excellent. But there are many others who are excellent as well. He talks about 'finding the hole' where others are not (e.g. the masculine-style perfume for women, Charlie). Or by deliberately playing off of the brand position of another (e.g. Jamaica as the Hawaii of the Caribbean). He shares about the power of a clear name and the trap of line extension.
It's a s...more
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Jun 03, 2018Adam DuVander rated it it was ok
A classic whose concepts are covered more succinctly in the authors’ follow up Immutable Laws of Marketing. There are more detailed examples here, but it suffers from even more dated company and trend references (drugs and airlines that haven’t existed since the 70s, a positioning plan for a Western Union service, and hailing cable TV as the next great frontier).
I want to applaud the concepts, which I think are timeless. But I keep getting tripped up by the ancient references.
I want to applaud the concepts, which I think are timeless. But I keep getting tripped up by the ancient references.
This is, like so many books of its type, a very good pamphlet with about 170 pages of unnecessary examples.
Apr 15, 2010JFN rated it it was ok · review of another edition
In my job, there's some downtime. It's feast or famine writing. So our superiors have requested that in these periods of nothingness we delve into some reading with the goal of honing some sort of skills, i.e., professional development. Ok. Fine. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind is one of the books on our list.
This is certainly not a book I would have ever picked up on my own, and I've yet to determine if it's made an impression on me. Hmmmmm. Well, yeah, I guess it has a little bit. Some p...more
This is certainly not a book I would have ever picked up on my own, and I've yet to determine if it's made an impression on me. Hmmmmm. Well, yeah, I guess it has a little bit. Some p...more
Jan 17, 2013Chung Chin rated it it was ok
I agree with other reviewers who commented that the book is in a need of an update - urgently.
I also didn't particularly enjoy the book because of:
1. The style of writing.
The staccato-styled writing is very distracting for me. Of course, I understand that this is a personal grouch.
2. Repetition on the importance of being first and a very good name.
What happens to those that are not first to market? While there's a section that explains how to position as a follower, I feel that the book is E...more
I also didn't particularly enjoy the book because of:
1. The style of writing.
The staccato-styled writing is very distracting for me. Of course, I understand that this is a personal grouch.
2. Repetition on the importance of being first and a very good name.
What happens to those that are not first to market? While there's a section that explains how to position as a follower, I feel that the book is E...more
Feb 19, 2015Rum P. H. Shaker rated it really liked it
True to this book's title Ries and Trout deliver their strategy and tactics for 'positioning' the mind of consumer or prospect. Anyone can 'position' anything from merchandise, service, company, or oneself. The book goes into heavy introduction about the entire concept of 'positioning'. It answers who, what, when, where, and most importantly why this concept is so important.
I like that the book is constructed in a textbook style, where PAR (Problem, Action, and Result) statements are given to s...more
I like that the book is constructed in a textbook style, where PAR (Problem, Action, and Result) statements are given to s...more
Answer this: do more people have automotive batteries bought at JC Penney or Sears? You do know that the DieHard brand is from Sears, right?
This just made the 'must read' book list for Main Street Startups. I bought it in May 1996. Studied it again at length in July 2010. And now again, December 2011.
Recently I did several presentations on the Four Ps of Marketing Mix and brought my attention back to this classic Ries & Trout text. The examples are simply engaging. If you are serious about y...more
This just made the 'must read' book list for Main Street Startups. I bought it in May 1996. Studied it again at length in July 2010. And now again, December 2011.
Recently I did several presentations on the Four Ps of Marketing Mix and brought my attention back to this classic Ries & Trout text. The examples are simply engaging. If you are serious about y...more
Mar 24, 2015Chris Cheatham rated it really liked it
I loved this book because it fell into my lap exactly at the time I needed it. As a lawyer turned entrepreneur, I never quite understood the marketing thing until a friend referred me to this book. This book is definitely dated but that's part of its charm. The concepts are still valid: pick a position that no one else owns and own it. Simple to read but hard to do. One weird part of the book is the Catholic Church discussion at the end. Read this book and follow it up with 22 immutable laws of...more
An oldie but certainly a goodie. It would be interesting to have this rewritten with today's companies in mind, however the general principals here still ring true. The key takeaway for me here was a not so subtle reminder of just how important a name is when it comes to successful branding & positioning. You'll always be coming from a long way back if you're having to continually compensate for a product or company name that's not right for your position.
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It turns your head around, forcing you to think outside-in. It's not about what your product is, it's about how they perceive it. It's not what you say, it's how they get it.
From positioning a candy bar, a bank, a country or the church, the book presents the basic principles for doing it.
Examples are insightful although because it's a classic, they are a little old. Nevertheless a great book.
From positioning a candy bar, a bank, a country or the church, the book presents the basic principles for doing it.
Examples are insightful although because it's a classic, they are a little old. Nevertheless a great book.
Dec 12, 2015Tomaž Hribernik rated it really liked it
The battle between brands takes place in the prospects mind. This book is marketing classic where the authors showcase isights, strategies, example of both successful and unsuccessful positioning of services, brands, products such as Coke, Duracell, Xerox...they even go about how to position a country.
Apr 08, 2016Curtismchale rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Meh if you're a big brand and need to think long and hard about how your single product in a swath of products fits in a market then sure this is a decent book to read. For small business and solo consultants there are much more useful books out there where you'll get some actionable advice.
Dec 15, 2011Camille rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Truly a classic and must-read for any communications practitioner.
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Al Ries is a marketing professional and author. He is also the co-founder and chairman of the Atlanta-based consulting firm Ries & Ries with his partner and daughter, Laura Ries. Along with Jack Trout, Ries coined 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 mind, as a defense against the volume of today’s communications, screens and rejects much of the information offered it. In general, the mind accepts only that which matches prior knowledge or experience.” — 3 likes
“The basic approach of positioning is not to create something new and different, but to manipulate what's already up there in the mind, to retie the connections that already exist.” — 3 likes
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