John Seabrook Quotes

At the end of the day, if you're going to buy a can of Coke, you want the real thing.

I love cola.

Although the flagship brand, Pepsi-Cola, has always been second to Coca-Cola, the Frito-Lay division is ten times larger than its largest competitor, Diamond Foods, Inc., of San Francisco. Its products take up whole aisles at Walmart.

Coca-Cola is an American icon.

Without a Coca-Cola life is unthinkable.

Mr. Pibb is a poor imitation of Dr. Pepper. Dude didn't even get his degree.

Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!

If you gave me $100 billion and said take away the soft drink leadership of Coca-Cola in the world, I'd give it back to you and say it can't be done.

It's truly weird how everyone just thinks they can bring me Diet Coke and everything will be okay. Especially since it's pretty much true.-Lizzie Nichols

I really don't like coke. It's so gross and so dark. It's like, what are you, from the '90s? Ew.

It's really hard to compete with Apple on pure coolness, and if you do, you're probably going to use some of the things they pioneered.

In China's big cities, American products - say, for instance, Proctor and Gamble shampoos or many other goods - are widely coveted by a lot of Chinese consumers.

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

I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.

The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

My name has become a brand - it could be make-up, clothing, perfume.

There is no such thing as a permanent advertising success.

It's always about mindshare, not market share.

I don't think there is any franchise more powerful than ours around securing the consumer experience and we will not concede that to anyone including Microsoft.

I can't do coffee, but I can do Dr. Pepper.

The Asian brand, which I admire for having become a global success, is Samsung. In comparison, we're just starting, but I believe that we at Uniqlo will be the next Asian brand to do well globally.

Ever since we published the first Apple report, we've had some other brands turning more proactive.

Google is in a position where it doesn't even have to strive to become a hip, conscious choice. Brands are temporary fads. Functionality is forever. Google just has to 'be,' and everyone will end up there sooner or later.

I understood the power of Heinz since I was a kid, and I started to work for my father selling food to restaurants.