The constantly changing and evolving business world is a dynamic one. For a business to survive, it has to be compelling enough to change and grow at the same pace as its customers, sometimes, it’s even necessary for it to be a step ahead. As per tradition, customers are the lifeline of every business. Knowing how to please and satisfy customers is the best way to get ahead in business.
Steve Paul Jobs is a well-known technological entrepreneur who passed away in 2011. Through his leadership, he transformed Apple, which was on the brink of collapse into one of the most profitable and leading innovative company of the generation. Apple owes its success to Steve’s excellent leadership and marketing strategy. He knew how to market and promote his products. At one time, he made a presentation of their new laptop being delivered in an envelope. The idea was showing how slim their laptop was.
He was once cornered to resign from the company that he founded and went on to build another company. It is true that once an entrepreneur, always and entrepreneur. In 1997, he returned to aid the sinking ship of Apple. Michael Dell, the founder of Dell, suggested that it was better to close down Apple. Jobs did not look at the downside of the business. He only considered what he could achieve. He came with a different idea and attitude. Under his guidance, the transformation of Apple began. Today the company is known for its flagship digital devices which have become central to modern living and laid a platform for other companies to follow. He was nothing short of a champion of the modern computer revolution.
Under him, Apple enjoyed growth and increased sales. The greatest aspect of any business is not only producing innovative products and offering world class service but knowing how to sell and promote the business. Without a solid marketing plan, all the products designed and built by a company may go to waste. That would be a catastrophic loss. A business thrives on sales and consistent customer satisfaction. It is true that sometimes customers are not happy. When this happens, a business has to listen attentively to the customers complaint(s) and find a way to deal with it. This wins the customer’s hearts.
Decision making is critical in business. Sometimes, business leaders are called to make bold decisions that may compromise their integrity. In this case, the business has to think about the future, customers and competition. A successful business should not lag behind; it should continuously improve on its range of products and services. The business should not be in touch with its customer needs.
Now it is time to read some motivational Quotes About Business Growth, ethics, and success.
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”
-Sam Walton
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”
-Michael LeBoeuf
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
– Henry Ford
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
-Harold S. Geneen
“In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.”
– David Ogilvy
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
– Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft.
One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
-Arnold H. Glasow
The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.
-Aristotle Onassis
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Word of mouth is the best medium of all.
-William Bernbach
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
-Confucius
“I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself.”
– Azim Premji (Chairman, Wipro)
The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife.
-David Ogilvy
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.
-Richard Branson
“First LEARN…then remove the ‘L”
― Mohit Manke
If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.
-Jack Welch
“Markets come and go. Good businesses don’t.”
-Fred Wilson
“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise”
-Ted Turner (Founder, CNN)
“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”
-Joel Spolsky
You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.
-Steve Jobs
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
-Warren Buffet
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
-Warren Buffet
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”
-Andrew Carnegie
Some More Famous Business Ethics Quotes
- “An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.”-Dee Hock
- “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.”-W. Edwards Deming
- “All lasting business is built on friendship.”-Alfred A. Montapert
When it comes to employees in business, teamwork is essential. A striving and thriving business entity are made up of people who are apparently working together for the same goal without competition against each other. Business is not only made up of brick and mortar offices and factories but by the people who grace those walls. They are the greatest asset of the business. If a company lacks happy and friendly people, then its chances of success are limited.
