Venus Williams Quotes

I look at companies as price-players or quality-players. The only way to go with J.Crew was quality.

The music and airlines businesses are tough, but I've been successful in them.

I never wanted to compete on price in my history because on price, you don't always win.

All things can be done by every company in the world. Apple builds a phone, and so does Samsung. It's not about being different but about being better at what you do.

In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.

I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse. We must maintain a value proposition to our customers as well as differentiate the Starbucks Experience. That is the key.

I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.

Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can't cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.

A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.

When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?'

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.

My father taught us that to thrive, excellence in technology, quality, and customer service along with cost competitiveness is a prerequisite. His contribution to business, the economy, and society at large can never be underscored enough.

It's not easy being number two. As a marketer, you have limited choices - you can pretend you're not defined by the market leader, or, you can embrace your position and go directly after your nemesis.

It's easier to build a business around a first-class product, even if it's a more expensive product to produce.

When you can't compete on cost, compete on quality.

Not long ago, the term 'business model' was not exactly on the tip of everyone's tongue. Then, in the early to mid-1990s, 'business model' became a catchphrase that described how a company makes money or saves money.

If I've learned anything in this business, how stupid would it be not to do 'It's My Party' when people come to hear it?

Every time we bring someone in we ensure that they are a strategic thinker, but even more important that they understand that if the products aren't successful and the products don't sell that there won't be anything to strategize about.

Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.

Every entrepreneur needs ideas, vision, and creativity - no matter what the product or service. Not only that, but the product should truly delight customers and become an essential part of their lives.

You need to put your hands around the throat of your business, and you need to run it. There's no other way.

The basic idea that marketing is wrong at its core is one of the main reasons why innovation seems blocked and unpredictable.

Entrepreneurship is all about an idea that creates differentiated business value to one's customers. You must be able to convince your customers about the benefits that association with you or your products will give them. People are ready to pay if they are convinced about your services or products.

Xerox did OK in moving to digital in the commercial space. They didn't do well in the consumer market, but they're not a consumer brand. They don't even know how to spell consumer.

The purpose of a business is to create customers.