Book Description

In the same right-to-the-point, no-nonsense style that was a hallmark of Positioning, this sequel squares off against critical marketing challenges such as how to make sure your message gets through in an era of information overload.

From Library Journal

This new edition of Positioning (McGraw, 1980), which Trout coauthored with Al Ries (the two teamed up more recently on Marketing Warfare, LJ 10/15/85), offers recent examples of effectively positioned products along with new topics such as the importance of images that appeal to the ear vs. the eye. The authors give primarily practical advice and write informally. One of their main premises is that brand extension is not repositioning. Rather than put different products under the same name, the company should use different brands, so that each has a clearly focused image. Repositioning involves changing this focus. Despite the subtitle, this book is not aimed at the consumer but at the advertising executive interested in the best way to present ideas to top management. The book can be quickly absorbed and appears to have been quickly pulled together, since it reads as a person might talk. Not essential, especially if the library owns the previous edition.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sue McKimm, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, Ohio

From Booklist

With short, staccato bursts of information, each chapter no longer than 10 pages, Trout intrigues the reader long enough to listen to his new theories on positioning. If a market has shifted or an entity has lost its focus, positioning--or redefining the entity in the minds of its consumers--must occur. His discussion includes some amazing facts and statistics and six abbreviated case histories, including Lotus (before its IBM purchase), Carvel, KPMG Peat Marwick, George Bush, Entertainment Tonight, and Spain's national oil company. Irreverent, brash, and fun to read.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Barbara Jacobs

From the Back Cover

Whats new in "The New Positioning'. Jack Trout updates and adds to a concept that he first wrote about in 1969. It comes in three parts. Part One presents new material on the mind and how it works. You'll learn the five most important mental elements in the positioning process. Part Two presents "repositioning" as the antidote for change. Six case studies teach important lessons on what's necessary to reposition yourself. Part Three outlines the "tricks of the trade" that he has learned after 25 years of work. If you found the original "Positioning" useful, the sequel is must reading. It contains the final words on what has become one of the biggest words in business.

Book Dimension

length: (cm)19.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.8