Customer Quotes · Page 118

In Hong Kong, we launched an Accenture Liquid Studio where we are bringing together end-to-end digital customer experience services for clients.

— Pierre Nanterme

Wall Street has come a long way from the insider-dominated world that was blown apart by the Great Depression.

— James Surowiecki

“IT is the business’s competitive differentiator to customer acquisition and retention.”

— Pearl Zhu

I'd rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.

— Tony Hsieh

Our customers, system, and shareholders are best served when we direct our focus and energy towards executing against these critical customer expectations.

— Steve Easterbrook

Wall Street apparently takes and then forgets, and then comes after the guns of law-abiding American citizens and small businesses.

— John Kennedy

People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more…

— David Rubenstein

We assumed the customers were smart and that they'll buy what they like, not what the ads tell them to buy.

— Renzo Rosso

One quality of entrepreneurship is just persistence, not giving up because you have road blocks and also not giving in because other…

— Trip Hawkins

Low-volatility funds, which tend to smooth out performance, have been especially popular since the financial crisis. The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility…

— James B. Stewart

The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but perhaps the inventiveness of the financial services…

— John Bruton

“Segmentation: Retailers cannot segment consumers to the degree that manufacturers do and, as a consequence, must favour broader rather than pointed positionings.”

— Greg Thain

“shelfspace was also a powerful generator of mindspace. Seeing a product regularly increased its presence in consumers’ minds, and improved its image…

— Greg Thain

I never hesitate to tell a man that I am bullish or bearish. But I do not tell people to buy or…

— Jesse Lauriston Livermore

Citizens identify with something larger than themselves - if one's country is attacked, it can feel like a personal attack in a…

— Jonathan Zittrain

“Project your “brand” to be remarkable and memorable. Whether through a positioning statement, product placement, advertising campaign, service, a logo, mission, or…

— Susan C. Young

I think a great entrepreneur is learning every day. An entrepreneur is somebody that doesn't take no for an answer - they're…

— Anonymous

Too often, investors are the target of fraudulent schemes disguised as investment opportunities. As you know, if the balance is tipped to…

— Mary Schapiro

“The U.S. stock market now trades inside black boxes, in heavily guarded buildings in New Jersey and Chicago. What goes on inside…

— Michael Lewis

“a key part of their subsequent success was rooted in the insight that continuous improvement to the shopping experience rather than any…

— Greg Thain

It's important to recognize the vital role that the financial markets play in our economy and that so many of you are…

— Hillary Clinton

Size will hurt returns. Look at Berkshire Hathaway - the last five things Warren has done have generated returns that are splendid…

— Charlie Munger

... skepticism about past returns is crucial. The truth is, much as you may wish you could know which funds will be…

— Bethany McLean

“Sinegal trusts his gut more than he trusts Wall Street analysts. “Wall Street is in the business of making money between now…

— Simon Sinek

You say: "I'm a blue sky thinker." Investor thinks: "You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship."

— Guy Kawasaki

Profits are one of the most important goals of any successful business, and investors are one of the most important constituencies of…

— John Mackey

The long-term focus of index funds is a much needed counterweight to the short-termism favored by so many market participants.

— John C. Bogle

Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.

— Richard Branson

Traders lose because the game is hard, or out of ignorance, or lack of discipline or because of both.

— Alexander Elder

The stock market is a wonderfully efficient mechanism for transferring wealth from the impatient to the patient.

— Warren Buffett

It helps to look at branding as a challenge that entrepreneurs spend years perfecting.

— Ryan Holmes

To the extent the dollar gains strength relative to other currencies, assets priced in those other currencies would become cheaper on a…

— Steve Mnuchin

You want to continue to be run by great products, not process for it's own sake.

— Sam Altman

“If you are using an internet service for free, you are not the customer, you are the product.”

— Robert W. McChesney

I don't consider my competition to be companies but entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is the freedom to take your own decisions, and that's what…

— Naveen Tewari

“The sponsor’s primary goal is adding value to the target markets’ experiences with the event and with their brand.”

— Kim Skildum-Reid

Your number one customers are your people. Look after employees first and then customers last.

— Ian Hutchinson

Biggest question: Isn't it really 'customer helping' rather than customer service? And wouldn't you deliver better service if you thought of it…

— Jeffrey Gitomer

“entrepreneurship should be considered a viable career path for innovators inside large organizations.”

— Eric Ries

We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.

— Warren Buffett