Tag: Quotes

Quotes and Soundbites from Oprah

One way to make a point in a media interview is to quote or paraphrase a quote from an authority figure. A favorite quote many of business clients have deployed is President Harry Truman’s “The buck stops here.” Another unfortunately relevant Truman line gets some exposure these days: “It’s a recession when your neighbor loses [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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Quote of the Day

First you have to instill trust in your clients, which is why self belief is so very important. But the best advice I could give anybody is to under-promise and over-deliver. – Mike Radcliffe

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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Quote of the Day

Big ideas are little ideas that no one killed too soon. – Seth Godin

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, October 30th, 2009
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Quote of the Day

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. – Peter Drucker

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Friday, September 4th, 2009
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Noteworthy and Quoteworthy Quotes from the Business World

Here is a collection of noteworthy quotes from recent business stories. I’ve collected mostly good quotes along with a few examples of not-so-good quotes. You would expect that media types to excel at soundbites and pull quotes, since it’s the grist for their daily mills. The Los Angeles Times ran a story on August 21 [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
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Tags: Media, News, Quotes

Quote of the Day

Genius is initiative on fire. – Holbrook Jackson

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
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Quote of the Day

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed. – Abraham Lincoln

Posted by Carleigh Lowe on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
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Breaking Into Jail: Foot-in-Mouth Quotes & Soundbites

Last week we posted some noteworthy soundbites and direct quotes from the media and analyzed why they were effective. In addition, we added a few foot-in-mouth quotes and soundbites. The kind of statements that are mortifying when they appear in print or are broadcast widely. I call these breaking into jail quotes and it seems [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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Noteworthy, Quoteworthy and Foot-in-Mouth Statements

Want the media to use your agenda in their stories? The key is expressing your message points during interviews and news conferences in extremely compelling language. You want the reporter to think, “I gotta use that,” or “I couldn’t say that better myself.” When those thoughts flitter through a reporter’s mind, it’s almost a guarantee [...]

Posted by George Merlis on Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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