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by Al Ries (Author), Jack Trout (Author) "What we have here is a failure to communicate ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 213 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2nd edition (1 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0071373586
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071373586
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 25,531 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'One of the most important communication books I've ever read. I highly recommend it!' - Spencer Johnson, author of "Who Moved My Cheese?" and co-author of "The One Minute Manager". '...Ries and Trout taught me everything I know about branding, marketing, and product management. When I had the idea of creating a very large thematic community on the Web, I first thought of "Positioning"...' - David Bohnett, Chairman and Founder of GeoCities. 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 Trout explain how to: make and position an industry leader so that its name and message wheedles its way into the collective subconscious of your market - and stays there; position a follower so that it can occupy a niche not claimed by the leader; and, avoid letting a second product ride on the coattails of an established one." 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 - and why - less is more; and, analyze recent trends that affect your positioning. Ries and Trout provide many valuable case histories and penetrating analyses of some of the most phenomenal successes and failures in advertising history. Revised to reflect significant developments in the five years since its original publication, "Positioning" is required reading for anyone in business today.

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Positioning, a concept developed by the authors, has changed the way people advertise. The reason? It's the first concept to deal with the problems of communicating in an overcommunicated society. With this approach, a company creates a 'position' in the prospect's mind, one that reflects the company's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors. Witty and fast-paced, this book spells out how to position a leader so that it gets into the mind and stays there, position a follower in a way that finds a 'hole' not occupied by the leader, and avoid the pitfalls of letting a second product ride on the coattails of an established one. Revised to reflect significant developments in the five years since its original publication, Positioning reveals the fascinating case histories and anecdotes behind the campaigns of many stunning successes and failures in the world of advertising.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must read book for any manager!, 8 Feb 2001
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Although the book was written several years ago now, it is just as relevant in 2001, perhaps even more so. Society is even more over-communicated with the advent of the Web, handhelds, mobile phones, cable TV etc. The good thing about the book is it isn't all theory, quite the opposite in fact. The author uses many concrete examples of how positioning has worked in the real world. No matter what industry your company operates in and whether yours is a profit led or charitable organisation, I'm sure this book will be of tremendous benefit.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 2 Aug 2007
Having read the authors' "Marketing Warfare" and loved it, I was very much looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, while the core principle (find a unique position in your customers' mind) is sound, the book tries to spin this out over 200 pages. Each slight variation of this point is illustrated by five or six different examples, most of which are both US centric and now hugely out of date (don't just think pre-Internet, think pre-PC).

As a non-marketeer (I am studying marketing for my MBA), I found this book simplistic and of little value. If you are a professional marketeer I suspect this would be true for you too. On the plus side, it's an easy read - pleasant conversational style, pretty cheap and because of the lack of substance, it won't take you long to read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Blindingly obvious (after you've read it!), 18 Jan 2005
I'd recommend this book to every Marketer. It may be becoming dated - and perhaps even unfashionable - but the underlying 'law' of Positioning is one every Product Manager should learn: there's little point fighting a marketing battle if yours is a me-too brand.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Is there still an audience for this?
This is a book from the early '80s, and is based on thinking from the late '70s (although that's not obvious from the cover!). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shaun Varga

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts everything in place
This is a really great book, though figures are out of date (mid 80's) but the concepts are the same as today. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Straight forward and clear
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind highlights what many of us have forgotten when it comes to positioning. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2008 by William Chambers

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best business book I have read
The authors write very clearly about the blindingly obvious. But like many obvious concepts businesses forget to apply them. Read more
Published on 31 May 2007 by Paul Tomkins

5.0 out of 5 stars A Marketing Classic - A must read
Positioning is a concept that has been coined by Ries and Trout in the late 1970s. Today (2000), Positioning has become one of the most commonly used marketing terms. Read more
Published on 14 July 2000

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