
Nato: November 14, 1926 – Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Al Ries is an American marketing strategist and author best known for shaping modern brand positioning theory. He coauthored Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind and The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing with Jack Trout, writing widely on branding, advertising, and strategy. His work has strongly influenced marketers and executives worldwide.
Al Ries was born Alfred Paul Ries in Indianapolis on November 14, 1926, the son of a schoolteacher and a homemaker. After service as a merchant mariner and then in the Army in Korea shortly after World War II, he graduated from DePauw University in 1950 with a mathematics degree. He began his career in the advertising department of General Electric, then moved through New York agencies including Needham, Louis & Brorby and Marsteller. That combination of quantitative training and agency experience helped shape his lifelong belief that marketing was fundamentally a matter of strategy, not ornament. ((https://www.alries.com/nyt))

Al Ries
Master strategic clarity to dominate your market through focus and specialization.

Al Ries & Jack Trout
Essential marketing principles for business success, offering timeless strategies to build strong brands and dominate markets.

Al Ries & Laura Ries
A definitive guide to building powerful brands through 22 fundamental principles, with real-world examples and actionable strategies.

Al Ries and Jack Trout
Master the art of branding by positioning your product in consumers' minds.

Al Ries
Master strategic clarity to dominate your market through focus and specialization.

Al Ries & Jack Trout
Essential marketing principles for business success, offering timeless strategies to build strong brands and dominate markets.

Al Ries & Laura Ries
A definitive guide to building powerful brands through 22 fundamental principles, with real-world examples and actionable strategies.

Al Ries and Jack Trout
Master the art of branding by positioning your product in consumers' minds.
"The New York Times called Al Ries an influential marketing strategist who popularized positioning"
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"AMA New York called Al Ries a legendary marketing strategist and author"
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"Storyboard18 said Al Ries is a positioning pioneer behind one of marketing's most powerful principles"
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"Bob Liodice said Al Ries's work on positioning marked a milestone in the evolution of modern marketing"
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"Marketing Hall of Fame called Al Ries a legendary marketing strategist and bestselling author"
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"B&T said Al Ries and Jack Trout revolutionised marketing with their Positioning concept"
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"Ravi Dhar said Al Ries's big contribution was proving marketers must simplify messages to make them stick"
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"Speakers.com called Al Ries the father of positioning and one of the world's greatest marketing pioneers"
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