You must not only focus on the consumer, but also on what it does to you internally - getting people aligned to the strategic mission of the company - what it does to the suppliers, governments, all your stakeholders.
Martin SorrellIn an era of transparency, you can have innovation without branding, but you cannot have branding without innovation.
Martin SorrellThe challenges some European economies have are such that it makes it very difficult for them. You have to go where the growth is.
Martin SorrellIt is always easy to criticize, as Bernie Ecclestone is somebody with extreme opinions.
Martin SorrellThe fast growing markets - the BRICS and Next Eleven - are the key. The next billion consumers are not going to come from the US or Western Europe - they are coming from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Formula One follows our strategy: fast growing markets, data, and digital. All those three things Formula One has. And it involves a stunning array of companies. Now that doesn't mean there can't be more.
Martin Sorrell