Anne Sweeney Quotes

If consumers make better choices, the marketplace will change.

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

You have to follow the consumer, and the consumer will be in control.

There is this broad, broad recognition of how technology is enabling new things. Companies that never paid attention to computers in any form now see digital technology as creating threats and opportunities for them.

I'm a great believer in new technology and I think new technology is very scary for newspaper companies.

What's encouraging is that the early new platforms - Kindle and iPad - are clearly leading to people buying more books. The data is in on that.

Things can change so fast on the internet.

I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.

The Internet's a driving force in the change from mass media to 'my media,' in which consumers will be their own programmers.

The creative destruction that social media is currently unleashing will change more than technology or the leader board of the Fortune 100. It is driving a qualitative shift in the nature of relationships between brands and their customers.

As the TiVos and the Replays are coming into our world - and they're coming - it's better to - be inside the tent and figure out what they're doing and to work hand in hand with them as opposed to saying, 'You know what, the automobile is not going to work. I'm going to stick to my horse and carriage,' you know.

Luckily for both the tech industry and Hollywood, there is only one thing that counts - use of the Internet is still growing exponentially, as consumers shift to digital everything from analog.

Technologies and specific vendors may come and go, but massive cultural transformations and new kinds of relationships? Those don't go away.

I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.

When I first started at HSN, I knew that retailers would have to be poised to take advantage of technology and the rapidly changing ways in which people shop. It was one of the things that drew me to the company.

The IT organization can't drive or lead a digital transformation. It has to come from the business and the business strategy, because they're fundamental to how a company or an organization evolves.

I believed deeply that digital was an empowering opportunity for Playboy, not a threat.

For a while there, companies were pushing technology on people and people were buying it. Now the consumer is really in the driver's seat. Now it's more of an overall solution: How can technology make your life better? How can it save you time?

We need to digitize from the inside of our business, but at the same time, finding the best solutions will require our industry to partner with companies across a wide range of industries.

I'm a big user of digital technology, but I don't find it beautiful.

The infusion of technology and social marketing to bar spaces is a big opportunity.

Retail is undergoing a massive change, and there is a chance for new leaders to emerge and older brands to reinvent themselves.

I am very fond of technology and like to keep pace with change.

Even in the business department of a magazine, tech was a backwater.

Lucasfilm has always had an openness to technology.