Robert Reich Quotes

We have a unique opportunity as Disney because it really is the only true global entertainment brand.

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

Making the leap from the best sunglasses company in the world to a world-class brand is a natural transition.

The whole Disney thing is really interesting, in a way, how that's so permeated life and the world and the planet.

I'm certainly proud of the transformation of Playboy from a magazine to a multimedia corporation.

As brands become larger, the need to reach greater numbers of customers makes them less edgy and dilutes their unique positioning as they try to please everyone. It is therefore not surprising to find such brands go into a few years of decline before they are able to reinvent themselves.

Together, we created the STACKED brand and have really taken the product up two or three notches.

I have always really liked creating family entertainment, and Disney does that really well.

I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.

I love Disney. I know that some Disney stars want to break out of the Disney mold, but no, if they let me, I would work with Disney until I die.

Sometimes, violent details have been eliminated from fairy tales simply because they were deemed too graphic. So one does not, at the end of Disney's version of 'Cinderella,' see the stepsisters' eyes get pecked and pecked by doves, because Disney wanted to market the story for wholesome family viewing.

Your brand is your public identity, what you're trusted for. And for your brand to endure, it has to be tested, redefined, managed, and expanded as markets evolve. Brands either learn or disappear.

When we started, the business name was 'Fashion 21.' And change it to 'Forever 21' later.

Ann Demeulemeester is an adult brand now, with its own identity and legacy that is able to continue growing without me.

I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids.

A lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney and family programming.

I am always looking for ways to expand my brand.

We're creating a brand image which didn't exist in the beginning, and I want to grow that. And in the way that the clothes and services we offer are a luxurious niche, I want to be doing that with accessories.

As the label has developed over the years, more and more structure and tailored pieces have been added, and so, whilst the core values of the brand have remained, I feel it's important to try new things and add more layers and dimensions to a collection every season.

At a certain point, this is a brand. It's got to be bigger than me as one little person. We have a lane - and it's a good lane - and want to drive faster down that lane.

I'm trying to build a Disney. Not only as a creator, but also be able to create universes where then that content can go into toys, and live on multimedia platforms, whether it's apps, books, movies, cartoons. It's like building a whole world, which takes a lot of money.

The Starbucks brand has shifted over time from being a specialty brand to being more of a mass brand. There is a gap at the top of the market.

To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.

The parallel we like to make.... is the idea of becoming the next Warner Brothers, which is a company that creates the content, but they also produce the content. They also distribute; they also market. So we say that because Fine Bros. and Warner Brothers is fun to say.

Apple Music is a living, breathing brand.