Michael Rapino Quotes

The investment we're all looking for is actually saving labor... Look at what the internet is doing to retail.

Technology is a continuum. It's constantly getting lower-cost and easier to use, and you see that, and that's true with our company.

The whole point is it's about getting as many people to come and see the play as you can.

As the Internet has sped up the consumer experience, customer expectations are higher.

Digital products are, for the most part, services that empower consumers to achieve something that they couldn't do before. Every screen must reflect your value proposition.

Media is very different from financial services. People are very fickle and very vocal. They believe that things should be one way and not the other. It's still very rewarding to build products for huge audiences. It feels like you're making an impact.

The payoff of a customer-centric approach to software and digital product design is substantial and long-lasting for both companies and their customers.

There's an idea out there that salespeople have actually been obliterated by the Internet, which is just not supported by the facts.

The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life.

Wealth won't give you satisfaction; creating a good product that's well received by users is what matters most.

EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it.

Bookstores will not disappear but will exploit digital technologies to increase their virtual and physical inventories, and perhaps become publishers themselves.

I always told Hitch that it would have been better to put seats around the set and sell tickets.

The fashion industry now has a direct relationship with its customers. Thanks to things like Twitter, ideas can be shared and circulated.

The only people with power today are the audience. And that is increasing with Twitter, Facebook, and everything else. We cater to their likes and dislikes, and you ignore that at your peril.

Just as we are enhancing the customer side of our marketplace, we are also looking for ways to increase our contributor expense.

I think if the average person that uses AOL can't physically see the changes in the company, we've failed.

It's show business. No show, no business.

Many years ago, Bill Gates said that one day we'd be able to click on the shoes of a character in a TV show and buy them online. Whether that happens or not, are you thinking about new ways to combine your assets in programming, customer knowledge, and technology?

Several NBA teams got their best gates every season when they scheduled a doubleheader and booked the Globetrotters and their stooges for the opening game.

People think of Apple as a maker of excellent premium hardware. In fact, many reviewers regard Apple devices as the best you can buy.

When I think about developing solutions, I think about how we can use technology to make a difference.

I think the only way to maintain profitability is to meet the needs of the customers.

Your film really needs to call audiences to theatres.

I don't hype a fight to sell tickets.