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Publisher's Summary
Positioning also shows you how to:
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 listening for anyone in business today.
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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?)
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- Bernardo Coelho
- Melbourne
- 25-10-2017
Direct approach with great insights
The book is simple and clear, cutting to the chase of positioning a company. It develops the proven case-studies creating a brilliant reasoning towards a better understanding of the receptor of each message.
It definitely provides valuable information regarding the important aspects to be considered when branding not only companies, but every aspect of your life.
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- Joseph
- 08-07-2008
Great stuff ... if it was 1975
This is a dated marketing book talking about the "new world" of marketing. Unfortunately, this new world has already come and gone, much like disco music which filled the airwaves when the book was written.
If you want a book on the success of product marketing using products that don't exist anymore, this is the book for you.
Also, I found this book very light on content with long rambling stories without any payoff.
I'm not sure how it's received so many good reviews. I wish Audible would change the 2001/2006 release date to the first release date - 1981, I believe.
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- Chrisps
- 31-07-2009
SO disappointed!
I expected great things from the famous Ries and Trout. Yes, the concept of positioning is profound and centrally important. Thanks guys. But the book is very disappointing. Much talk about big corporations... "You've got to be first in your sector and you must capture #1. Or if you are #2, here's how to position yourself in relation to #1." The stories were interesting at first, but I got a bit tired of listening to the triumphs and sorrows of the Fortune 100. Not very applicable to our business or our clients.
One might think maybe there's nothing to say once the concept is articulated, but I don't believe it. I am sure many profound lessons for small and medium business could be given. It is sad they aren't.
Or one might propose the examples of the Fortune 100 apply to everyone. But they don't. If you can't be national on international #1 or 2, there are going to be many differences in how one thinks about and uses positioning. Who better to get those lessons from?
So, sirs, got time for an updated version? Positioning from 2009 on, and for all the businesses that can't be #1 or 2?
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- LearningasIgo
- 31-12-2015
Boring, outdated but with a bit of decent advice
Would you try another book from Al Ries and Jack Trout and/or Grover Gardner?
Given the dated nature of this book I wouldn't likely try another book by these authors. The narrator was fine but the content was so dated that it was hard to connect with the points being made.
What does Grover Gardner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He has a calming voice which was likely the best part of this audiobook.
Any additional comments?
The book boils down to:
Be 1st in the mind
Reinforce that you are the "it" or "the real thing" aka 1st.
Pick a hole in the market and fill it.
Don't use line extension for long-term success.
The examples are often funny though not intentionally, one being that Nyquil having gave up the daytime market. Obviously they came out with a daytime product after the book was written.
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- Adam G
- 15-06-2015
Excellent info from a "classical" perspective
Positioning basics, part of the marketing Canon. Should read for anyone who cares about marketing and positioning. Not the right choice if you're looking for tactical advice in the modern advertising or communications landscape.
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- Iregretbuyingthis
- 03-11-2019
Outdated but relevant
A great book with a great number of dated examples but the theory is still very relevant. The author did a very good job of explaining positioning.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-09-2019
Fantastic overview of pre-internet advertising
Great advertising stories, especially for CPG (consumer packaged goods) and automotive, but definitely dated from before the internet and social media where you advertise your positioning and the consumer publishes contradictions that sometimes undermine that positioning. Advertising is still effective and this is still a worthy read, but the information is historical.
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- Osman Badran
- 12-07-2019
A must read for everyone
This book is very important for everyone. Whether you are an entrepreneur or a business leader or even building your personal brand. Positioning by default is a platform to help brands differentiate in style and this book takes you to different chapters and application of positioning.
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- Yannis Kyriak
- 11-05-2019
All time classic
Although it has been written years ago, it has the necessary knowledge and wisdom that makes it a very important reference to any marketer. Definitely, it needs update in the contents and the paradigms (digital era, social media), but the main Dna positioning remains the same.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-04-2019
good examples but outdated
this book gives a good positioning structure and tips but use an outdated examples. The book was published before the digital age so the tactics and the perspective are sometimes not relevant. This is a good book for introducing the positioning concept but is not enough.
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- Juanita Royal-Burgess
- 02-02-2019
Didn't like it
The author kept repeating the same thing over & over. I couldn't get pass the third chapter.
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- CHRISTOPHER
- 11-05-2016
A classic revisited
Recommended reading for anyone who started in marketing during the digital age and probably never learned the basics of brand strategy
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- Robert
- 20-07-2018
this would have been excellent 20 years ago
great principles but all the examples and case studies are from 20 years ago. the world has moved on and these examples are becoming difficult to relate to.
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- Phill
- 19-01-2018
A few simple examples.
Takes a few simple examples and then repeats them with examples for clarity. A good book that's ideal for non marketing / sales people who need to be both of these roles.
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- John
- 16-01-2015
Some really great info
The book changed how I think about branding and positioning !
I found the narrator a bit drony but that's Prob because I am english and he is very American
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- Dany
- 23-12-2012
Recommended if you ever want to market anything
If you're building a company or have the intention to do so - read this book. It will help you very much on the marketing aspect.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful