Louis R. Chenevert Quotes

As I spent tons of time with customers, not just in the United States, but in emerging markets, in Europe, in Latin America, top of mind for everybody is how do they drive growth for their business going forward.

VW's future is increasingly being decided in China, Russia, India, the Americas and Southeast Asia. This is where we will generate most of our growth in future.

If they had listened to me and had equal partnerships in China, the U.K., Germany and Brazil, maybe Yahoo in those countries could have become positioned like Yahoo Japan.

Disney is looking at growing in emerging markets - and for them India is an important market. They also recognize how important it is to partner with a local Indian company.

We are addressing duplication and complexity. At the same time, we are investing more in research and development, speeding up the time to market of new innovations, and expanding our sales force in markets where growth is to be found, like Turkey, Russia, the Mideast, China, and southeast Asia.

We have a powerful portfolio of brands that are well-positioned for future growth, both domestically and internationally.

Votorantim is attentive to opportunities that arise in both domestic and international markets to expand its businesses.

You have to find a small market in which you can get a monopoly and then quickly expand.

The period from 2002 to 2007 was probably our best period. We created a strategy to build global scale, footprints in each of the geographies and dramatically built our international business.

We see great growth in the United States. But also in China, Brazil, the U.K., and other markets around the world. So ecommerce is going to continue to be a great story for Walmart.

I see the level of sophistication and knowledge about business growing dramatically. Several decades ago, only a few companies thought about international business.

I see opportunities in all my businesses. And the reason is simple. We thrive on countries that are urbanizing.

We are not selling the black cab in large enough volumes. We want to expand globally.

Looking beyond the emerging markets, it is important not to lose sight of the growth opportunities that exist in the developed regions.

In general, great companies prefer to grow 'organically,' as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding new markets or by taking market share from their competitors.

One of Aspen's primary strategic intents is to further globalize its business, increase its representation across a number of additional territories, and provide support to its growing global presence with a differentiated pipeline.

I'm still very bullish on emerging markets. There's an emerging middle class. They're a growing group of customers. And frankly, they want Walmart. They want everyday low price. And that's why we are continuing to grow in the emerging markets around the world, too.

Acquiring Sunseeker deepens Wanda's international influence and represents an important step forward for the development of the business.

From my point of view, my job is just to work hard for our franchisees, so they can maintain the position they're in, and to grow market share.

You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.

What played to what had been a relative weakness for us-this was exploding overseas as well, and we had to scramble to mount some reach and get into places and be competitive on the ground.

It is important to exhaust the potential of existing markets. But it is equally important to open up new markets.

Once you go global, you can’t stay local.

Businesses will ultimately go where the markets and opportunities are.

We're learning a lot from large international competitors... As we go international, we're looking to add something unique to the market. And so when we do go international, it won't just be as a taxi service.