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Move the needle

To make a significant impact

To make a noticeable difference

產生顯著的改變

造成重大的影響

For example:

https://www-304.ibm.com/businesscenter/cpe/html0/163639.html

The team that can just move the needle ten degrees, I think, is going to get way ahead of the pack. Certainly it's no time to pull back on globalization.

http://designmind.frogdesign.com/articles/green/creating-heroes-championing-change.html

We frogs frequently debate what it takes to “move the needle” and make a difference in the market. To move the needle, we need to create a product that champions change. We need to create a hero.

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,111479,00.html

I'm very, very interested in the kind of work that moves the needle. It's about outcomes, not activities.  You do the things that drive revenue, drive membership. You do the things that make a difference for your business.

http://community.netflix.com/profiles/blogs/1993323:BlogPost:7279

What I want is to move the needle: I want to make a change or add a feature that materially improves our site.

http://srcomblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/

But how much does breakthrough creativity move the needle for your brand?