Simon Mainwaring Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat the force of those investors who myopically pursue profits at the expense of the rest of society.”

“It is a truly powerful phenomenon when a brand makes a stand for what it believes in.”

“Everyone living under the social contract we call democracy has a duty to act responsibly, to obey the laws, and to abandon certain types of self-interested behaviors that conflict with the general good.”

“The leverage and influence social media gives citizens are rapidly spreading into the business world.”

“There is a fundamental shift that social media necessitates in business today - the need to transition from 'Me First' to 'We First' thinking.”

“There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends, fans, and followers. This necessitates the need to filter through all that information and to decide for ourselves where to put our attention.”

“Consumers around the world are more aware of the multiple global crises we face than ever before, thanks to information found on the Internet.”

“How much do you as a consumer value a positive experience with a brand or its customer service department? How willing are you to share that with your friends? How inclined are you to let that person know that you're interaction with them was positive?”

“The most potentially transformative impact of social media is its ability to encourage brands to marry profit and purpose. The reason brands participate is that such outreach earns those companies social currency enabling them to start or participate in conversations that connect them to consumers in meaningful ways.”

“Work with your competitors when the interest of the community and planet are at stake.”