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> [You can't be a professor without having been a student. You can't be a consultant without having been a research associate. So, if you outsource the least sophisticated jobs, at some stage, the next step of the ladder has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/you-can-t-be-a-professor-without-having-been-a-student-you-can-t-be-a/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

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> [Fairly or not, Western consumers associate Chinese products primarily with 'low price.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/fairly-or-not-western-consumers-associate-chinese-products-primarily/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

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## More by Nirmalya Kumar

> [What the global delivery model allows is, it allows you to take previously geographically core-located tasks, break them up into parts, send them around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/what-the-global-delivery-model-allows-is-it-allows-you-to-take/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [The problem with the mobile industry is that it deals with an intangible service which is largely similar across major players. Most consumers cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/the-problem-with-the-mobile-industry-is-that-it-deals-with-an/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [You can't be a professor without having been a student. You can't be a consultant without having been a research associate. So, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/you-can-t-be-a-professor-without-having-been-a-student-you-can-t-be-a/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [Process innovation is different from product innovation. It's about how do you create a new product or develop a new product or manufacture a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/process-innovation-is-different-from-product-innovation-it-s-about/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [Chinese brands will face many obstacles when marketing to Western consumers. Beyond the associations with poor quality and unsound environmental practices, they generally do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/chinese-brands-will-face-many-obstacles-when-marketing-to-western/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [As brands become larger, the need to reach greater numbers of customers makes them less edgy and dilutes their unique positioning as they try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/as-brands-become-larger-the-need-to-reach-greater-numbers-of/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [Branding is not merely about differentiating products; it is about striking emotional chords with consumers. It is about cultivating identity, attachment, and trust to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/branding-is-not-merely-about-differentiating-products-it-is-about/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [The problem often is that aspiring brands wish to be universally loved. Unfortunately, universal love is neither achievable nor desirable. Instead, great brands are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/the-problem-often-is-that-aspiring-brands-wish-to-be-universally/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [If you do not clean up, you won't be stronger in the long run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/if-you-do-not-clean-up-you-won-t-be-stronger-in-the-long-run/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [Haier, a Chinese brand, exemplifies the trend of emerging market companies building brands that are being accepted, if not recognized, by the Western consumer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/haier-a-chinese-brand-exemplifies-the-trend-of-emerging-market/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

> [Fairly or not, Western consumers associate Chinese products primarily with 'low price.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmalya-kumar/fairly-or-not-western-consumers-associate-chinese-products-primarily/)

[Nirmalya Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmalya-kumar/)

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