Al Ries, Founder & Chairman at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting

Al Ries

Founder & Chairman at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting | Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Al Ries Work Experience

Founder & Chairman at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting in January 1963 - October 2022

Chairman at Trout & Ries Advertising/Marketing in January 1979 - January 1993

Chairman at Ries Cappiello Colwell Advertising in January 1963 - January 1979

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Advertising at Needham Louis & Broby in January 1957 - January 1963

Advertising Executive at GE in January 1950 - January 1956

Served at US Army in January 1946 - January 1947

Served at Merchant Marines in January 1945 - January 1946

Al Ries Education

DePauw University, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Mathematics, August 2026

Al Ries Skills
Marketing Strategy Strategic Planning Business Strategy Non-profits Brand Development Start-ups Marketing Communications Strategy Development Advertising Integrated Marketing Digital Marketing New Business Development Online Advertising Strategy Social Media Strategic Partnerships Social Media Marketing Marketing Marketing Management Direct Marketing Entrepreneurship Public Relations Digital Strategy Branding & Identity Small Business Product Development Brand Management Lead Generation Copywriting Online Marketing Leadership Social Networking Business Planning Competitive Analysis Market Research Business Development Market Planning E-commerce Email Marketing Corporate Branding Digital Media Mobile Marketing Product Marketing Marketing Research Analytics B2B SEO Publishing SEM Interactive Marketing
About Al Ries’s Current Company
RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting

RIES: Positioning Pioneers. Al Ries founded his first agency in RCC (Ries Cappiello Colwell) in 1963 in New York City. Today, his daughter Laura Ries is Chairwoman of RIES, a global strategic consulting firm. Al first rose to fame in 1972 when a series of three articles on a new concept called “Positioning” authored by Al Ries & Jack Trout appeared in Advertising Age. The positioning idea took the ad world by storm and was voted by AdAge as one of the 75 most important advertising ideas of the past 75 years. In 1981, the Positioning book was published with Al Ries as the lead auther and has since sold well over 6 million copies. Al & Laura have written several books together including The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, the Fall of Advertising & the Rise of PR, The Origin of Brands, War in the Boardroom, and Positioning in the 21st Century. Laura Ries is the author of Visual Hammer, Battlecry and her latest book The Strategic Enemy published by Wiley, Sept 2025.

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Al Ries’s Colleagues
Laura Ries

Laura Ries

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Positioning Strategist | NEW BOOK: The Strategic Enemy

Chairwoman at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting
(Oct 2022 – Present)

Thiago Torre

Thiago Torre

Brazil

LATAM Consultant @RIES | Host #M15 Newscast

RIES pioneered the concept of positioning, and we have assisted 75% of Fortune 500 companies in achieving global growth by leveraging this strategy.

Behrooz Lotfian

Behrooz Lotfian

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Helping Companies Compete, Grow & Expand Across Europe | Positioning Strategy | Identifying & Reducing Hidden Profit Leakage | Global RIES Team Member Since 2014

Ries Strategy Positioning (Global Partner) at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting
(Nov 2022 – Present)

Michael Brandtner

Michael Brandtner

Austria

Markenpositionierungsexperte, Berater, Autor und Lead Partner of Ries Global

Lead Partner at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting
(Jan 2001 – Present)

Lynn Sun

Lynn Sun

Shanghai, China

HR Director at Ries Consulting

人力资源管理总监 at Ries Positioning Strategy & Consulting
(Jan 2018 – Present)

Ao Li

Ao Li

Shanghai, China

Ries Positioning Strategy & Consulting - Analyst

Analyst at Ries Positioning Strategy & Consulting
(May 2022 – Present)

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Email Al Ries at [email protected]. This email is the most updated Al Ries's email found in 2026.

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Al Ries phone number is (770) 643-0880 and 4042903514.

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To contact Al Ries send an email to [email protected]. If you want to call Al Ries try calling on (770) 643-0880 and 4042903514.

What company does Al Ries work for?

Al Ries works for RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting.

What is Al Ries's role at RIES | Positioning Strategy & Consulting?

Al Ries is Founder & Chairman

What industry does Al Ries work in?

Al Ries works in the Marketing and Advertising industry.

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