Ryan Holmes Quotes

It's really important that we have an ecosystem where small innovative entrepreneurs can develop new products and access consumers and have a chance to succeed.

The best way in the world to advertise is to get somebody else to run around with the name of your product on their person or showing it around somewhere and not only that but they're paying for it.

We do not invest in advertising... So racing is the best advertising for Ferrari.

It's always about mindshare, not market share.

If you run a business that isn't cutting edge or doesn't naturally stick out of the crowd, it's your job to be different and get attention.

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

Local businesses have never had a great way to get customers in the door.

When you start a business, go for the lowest hanging fruit.

Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit is our best chance for economic progress.

We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.

I tour a lot and interview a lot. I'm on the Internet and doing stuff. I go out and promote. I've got a bass drum and a sandwich sign and a washboard. You just have to shout louder and louder that you're still alive.

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.

I've done a number of Super Bowl ads. And that is the best advertising of the year. That is when people realize they're going to be compared directly against other ads.

Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the preparation and work, it is the best time to invest in yourself and start a business.

For small businesses to thrive, they require an environment that is conducive for growth.

I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what does it mean?

If you could position the best platform media company around the world with the best content, we could get explosive growth.

From the start, ProFounder was created to make sure anyone could be empowered to pursue their dreams through entrepreneurship.

I sensed my chance and embraced the telecom business. I started marketing telephones, answering/fax machines under the brand name Beetel, and the company picked up really fast.

About 10 million people start a business each year, and about one out of two will make it. The average entrepreneur is often on his or her third startup.

I do hope to increase what I do into a Brad Goreski brand.

The number one thing small business needs is to get more customers. Spend more time serving existing customers and getting new ones. The challenge for small business is knowing where customers are and reaching them effectively.

I think it's a competitive advantage that both Amazon and Google and other tech companies have over a lot of their counterparts. They take big risks and are pioneering new markets with the promise of big rewards. It's why Amazon is kind of reliably starting new businesses and opening kind of new frontiers.

A brand can have huge hype but still only be a tiny business.

When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.