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Maybe if the CEO is also the "face" of the company - then I would say yes.
Let me guess - the next one is "If you owned a Wendys you wouldn't eat at McDonald's". What if you were in a town that didn't have a Wendys, but only a McD's? Starve?
This whole line of thinking comes across as very Amway-esqe.
Yet when the King of Coke discusses the competition, here's what he has to say: "It--Pepsi--it's a wonderful company. And particularly, I mean, Frito-Lay is a fabulous business. I'd love to own it. I eat Fritos, I eat Cheetos, I eat their potato chips; I even eat Munchos, which are kind of hard to find. But I always drink Coca-Cola with them." (See: News Headlines for Buffet's joint interview with Pepsi's CEO.)
1) He speaks kindly and truthfully about the competition.
2) Yet in a purposefully non-argumentative way, he pitches his own product.
He's a real class act. Nice to see a CEO who's a real class act.
I think what the OP is trying to pinpoint is that if the CEO is a consumer of the type of product their company is selling, they should purchase it over other comparable products. I see nothing wrong with that thought. The only way I can see that scenario unfolding differently is if the CEO owned a chain of used-cars and he was driving a brand new car. Or if he owned a low-cost, affordable clothing company and he wore premium clothing.
The other conclusion to draw from this thread is that CaptainNJ is a huge pric* from New Jersey.
I think what the OP is trying to pinpoint is that if the CEO is a consumer of the type of product their company is selling, they should purchase it over other comparable products. I see nothing wrong with that thought. The only way I can see that scenario unfolding differently is if the CEO owned a chain of used-cars and he was driving a brand new car. Or if he owned a low-cost, affordable clothing company and he wore premium clothing....
Exactly! Anyone working for a company is a 'salesperson' for that company's products. The CEO should be modeling this first and foremost to the greatest extent possible.
Some companies exercise extremes to protect their image. Here's a story about an employee who didn't understand this: The cola wars get personal - Jun. 16, 2003. Then again, maybe that's part of being the most successful soft drink company in the world!
I think what the OP is trying to pinpoint is that if the CEO is a consumer of the type of product their company is selling, they should purchase it over other comparable products. I see nothing wrong with that thought. The only way I can see that scenario unfolding differently is if the CEO owned a chain of used-cars and he was driving a brand new car. Or if he owned a low-cost, affordable clothing company and he wore premium clothing.
The other conclusion to draw from this thread is that CaptainNJ is a huge pric* from New Jersey.
I don't agree that was the point. The very first example the OP talked about was not understanding why a man would run a women's clothing company. In fact the OP did not mention at all a CEO that could use their company product but chose not to.
i dont buy any products based on anything the ceo of the company consumes. i buy products if i am happy with the value proposition being offered to me, quality/price. i also dont do drugs and i recommend the OP also avoids using them.
Mostly CEO prefer the goods which are manufacture their factory. They use product and convince the other people to use these products. If they did not use the product they can not know the product internally.
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Yet when the King of Coke discusses the competition, here's what he has to say: "It--Pepsi--it's a wonderful company. And particularly, I mean, Frito-Lay is a fabulous business. I'd love to own it. I eat Fritos, I eat Cheetos, I eat their potato chips; I even eat Munchos, which are kind of hard to find. But I always drink Coca-Cola with them." (See: [URL="http://www.cnbc.com/id/35645970"]News Headlines[/URL] for Buffet's joint interview with Pepsi's CEO.)
1) He speaks kindly and truthfully about the competition.
2) Yet in a purposefully non-argumentative way, he pitches his own product.
He's a real class act. Nice to see a CEO who's a real class act.
Yes. You are right. It is very nice to see any class act, whether it be a CEO or a baseball player.
At the rest of the repliers here: You over-analyze things! STOP!
Mostly CEO prefer the goods which are manufacture their factory. They use product and convince the other people to use these products. If they did not use the product they can not know the product internally.
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