Jon Oringer Quotes

We are looking for development partners, people to work alongside us, which will accelerate our actually getting licences, the technology into product, into the markets.

I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label.

I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.

I'm trying to build a brand, so I can sell Keyshawn Johnson products in stores. You know, paint, rugs, carpet, drapery, fabrics, blankets, towels, hardware, plates.

I find, in merchandising and design and creative, a business school degree isn't particularly helpful.

My business wouldn't be doing as strong as it is without the support of WWE.

To see how much goes into making a fashion business is quite exciting.

I knew, back when I was starting up, that if I had something that could be developed for the mass market, I could really take it forward.

We sell to businesses who sell other stuff, so we're just going to concentrate on doing that.

GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.

Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans.

There are a lot of good ideas that could benefit from big media. You have a lot of companies that hit a wall and can't get beyond a certain level. They need the infrastructure and distribution of a large company.

Someday I want to have my own clothing line, perfume and makeup line.

I had a fundamental love of fashion, of products and accessories. I loved the merchandising side of it and understanding how to maximize sales.

I believe Larry Page is moving Google from an advertising-based company to a commerce-based company.

As an artist, illustrator, and photographer, most of my daily work was formed around the Art & Entertainment business, which was about packaging ideas that looked like they were crafted as artist ideas. In the distributed products, my artist credit was hidden inside the package of the artist or entertainment personality.

Ukrainian business must really embrace global competition. We need to understand that competition for resources and clients is not with competitors from across the street or from another city, but with millions of businesses around the world.

Disney produces fabulous movies around certain characters, and then they commercialize that engagement through toys, books, cruises.

He was about building up the Trump name and then selling it and leasing it in as many different ways as possible.

In a business, you have a vision, and you follow the vision. You have to execute. And then you have to learn how to run a good business. And I think if you look at the characteristics of any successful fashion business, it's all about that.

Since merchandise creativity is hampered by the reluctance of manufacturers to do special things for an individual store, it might be well to increase purchases in foreign markets more able to accept innovative ideas.

One day, I'm designing a candy product; the next day, I'm going to a candy factory. The day after that, I might be traveling to Los Angeles to look at a possible location for another store.

I suspect that most retailers are so busy buying goods, taking care of markdowns, and so on that they have too little time to give thought to creativity.

If you go to business school, and you put a product out there in the world, and it's working, the logic is to keep putting the same product out there. And I think that really bumps up against the creative process - and moviemaking, generally. And I think that our company really pushes against that.

Running a fashion business takes the heart of a good gambler. You're always dealing with new things. And there's no guarantee that anything new is going to be successful.