The last person in the UK who described his product as being crap in public was one Gerald Ratner - and he was gone immediately.
Martin SorrellI interviewed Kim Kardashian recently and had a conversation with her mother. A lot of people have various thoughts about Kim Kardashian, her mother and her sisters, but it is an incredibly well thought through concept and branding. Each of the daughters appeals to a different segment of the market.
Martin SorrellWhy not look at Indonesia? It will be the third biggest country in the world in population in 25 years' time - after India and China.
Martin SorrellWhat you want to see [in Formula One] is a highly competitive sport - and the more equal it is the more exciting it is... the more volatile in the sense of results. If you have just one winner continuously it dulls the enthusiasm.
Martin Sorrell