Comments on: Ford’s September Swoon; Reuters Errs, While the Biggest Boycott Never Reported Continues Taking Its Toll http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tim http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117175 Tim Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:58:55 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117175 Correction! http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/F Correction!
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/F

]]> By: Tim http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117174 Tim Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:15:37 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117174 In fact, as soon as I publish these comments, I am on my way to the yahoo finance boards to publicize the boycot! You should too. http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/FORD Tim In fact, as soon as I publish these comments, I am on my way to the yahoo finance boards to publicize the boycot! You should too.
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/FORD

Tim

]]> By: Tim http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117173 Tim Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:11:32 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117173 A good way to bring pressure on large public companies like Ford, beyond the already successful boycot, is to post on their investor message boards. One example is, on Yahoo Finance each stock has a discussion area where investors discuss the stock. Yahoo is probably the most popular. These discussion boards are not controlled by the company who's stock is being discussed. Hence, they can't edit the comments. Additionally, potential investors will look at the discussions before buying in order to get details that are not in the annual report. A large boycot that is sapping the strength of sales is something that potential buyers are looking to uncover there, and it could cause them to invest elsewhere. So, any boycot should be preceded and followed by a voluminous posting campain at the third party discussion boards. Fat cat CEOs and CFOs read these boards as well. So they will see what is being posted about their precious stock! A good way to bring pressure on large public companies like Ford, beyond the already successful boycot, is to post on their investor message boards. One example is, on Yahoo Finance each stock has a discussion area where investors discuss the stock. Yahoo is probably the most popular. These discussion boards are not controlled by the company who’s stock is being discussed. Hence, they can’t edit the comments. Additionally, potential investors will look at the discussions before buying in order to get details that are not in the annual report. A large boycot that is sapping the strength of sales is something that potential buyers are looking to uncover there, and it could cause them to invest elsewhere. So, any boycot should be preceded and followed by a voluminous posting campain at the third party discussion boards. Fat cat CEOs and CFOs read these boards as well. So they will see what is being posted about their precious stock!

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117163 TBlumer Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:28:47 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117163 #3, I brought it to their attention. Nobody seems to know what happened. In theory any reader can hit the alert button (I think). #3, I brought it to their attention. Nobody seems to know what happened. In theory any reader can hit the alert button (I think).

]]> By: Brian http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117157 Brian Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117157 Sorry, I should have read my comments twice before sending. Sorry, I should have read my comments twice before sending.

]]> By: Brian http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117156 Brian Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117156 Interesting, my comments as well as Jeff Coryell's off of Wide Open concerning this posting. Does the Plain Dealer have a policy to pull comments they do not like? This is not direct toward you, I am just curious. Interesting, my comments as well as Jeff Coryell’s off of Wide Open concerning this posting. Does the Plain Dealer have a policy to pull comments they do not like? This is not direct toward you, I am just curious.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117154 TBlumer Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:15:36 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117154 #1, I never thought Ford would hold out this long. It seems that either they're believing their own BS that AFA doesn't matter, that they think they can cut off 10%-15% of their market and survive (but at a terrible cost to shareholders), or they don't care if the company goes down. The fact that Ford is family-owned with a separate class of stock that has disproportionate voting rights, ensuring family control even though the family owns a lot less than 50% (like the, ahem NY Times), means that if the non-family shareholders aren't happy, it's too bad, so sad. #1, I never thought Ford would hold out this long. It seems that either they’re believing their own BS that AFA doesn’t matter, that they think they can cut off 10%-15% of their market and survive (but at a terrible cost to shareholders), or they don’t care if the company goes down.

The fact that Ford is family-owned with a separate class of stock that has disproportionate voting rights, ensuring family control even though the family owns a lot less than 50% (like the, ahem NY Times), means that if the non-family shareholders aren’t happy, it’s too bad, so sad.

]]> By: Brian http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117152 Brian Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:14:13 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/10/02/fords-september-swoon-reuters-errs-while-the-biggest-boycott-never-reported-continues-taking-its-toll/#comment-117152 Tom; The sad aspect about the whole homosexual issue is that Ford is not looking at any scientific data concerning this illness; they are only reacting out of either fear or sensation. If we could get beyond the political rhetoric that the homosexual agenda furthers maybe Ford could contribute money to solving the problem rather than keeping people trapped in a destructive lifestyle. If the price of Ford’s poor choice is the loss of the company, then so be it, it will be absorbed into the market. Thanks goodness that this is the United States and those workers and ancillary services will eventually recover. Nevertheless, at least the stand is taken that the collective wisdom of our faiths and current scientific data and research will prevail over the propaganda. Tom;

The sad aspect about the whole homosexual issue is that Ford is not looking at any scientific data concerning this illness; they are only reacting out of either fear or sensation. If we could get beyond the political rhetoric that the homosexual agenda furthers maybe Ford could contribute money to solving the problem rather than keeping people trapped in a destructive lifestyle.

If the price of Ford’s poor choice is the loss of the company, then so be it, it will be absorbed into the market. Thanks goodness that this is the United States and those workers and ancillary services will eventually recover. Nevertheless, at least the stand is taken that the collective wisdom of our faiths and current scientific data and research will prevail over the propaganda.

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