#tome

Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#benefit #build #business #companies #core

The purpose of a business is to create a customer. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#create #customer #purpose

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones. ↗

— Euripides

#authority #faces #more #new #new faces

The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer. ↗

— Thomas J. Watson

#between #build #building #customer #destroy

I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription television's most valuable customers, they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#african-american #african-american community #being #cable #community

What changed our lives forever was when Malcolm had the idea to sell rock 'n roll records to trendy customers. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#customers #forever #had #idea #lives

This merger is a logical next step that creates substantial value for customers and stockholders of both AT&T and BellSouth. It will benefit customers through new services and expanded service capabilities. ↗

— Edward Whitacre, Jr.

#benefit #both #capabilities #creates #customers

The first step in exceeding your customer's expectations is to know those expectations. ↗

— Roy H. Williams

#exceeding #expectations #first #first step #know

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ↗

— Fred Woodworth

#accustomed #basis #behavior #beings #cooperate