Mark B. Morrow Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/business...l?th&emc=th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P71_CrownVic Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Good God...which one of the :cheerleader: wrote that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I see no cheerleading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I see no cheerleading. I don't either. I see a well balanced article in most respects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Excellent article, and #2 in e-mail popularity. Snide comments from the moron above excepted, this is the kind of press that Ford has needed for years. Negatards like we have here call it cheerleading, but what it really is, is a new perspective slowly growing. And every day, poisonous little minds like P71's get a little more ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Ford Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) The information about the making and thought process behind the new add campain was pretty interesting. I like the fact that a top level Ford exec owned and drove a 66 Mustang when he was 14. Edited April 21, 2008 by V8 Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 i honestly did not know he was Chris Farley's cousin, i thought about it and thought there was more Farley families out there i loved Chris Farley on SNL when i was a kid oh a P its good your back, you make me feel better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Good God...which one of the :cheerleader: wrote that... *sigh* Back to the kiddie table, panther boy. The adults are talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goinbroke2 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Good article, good to see the pasion for the cars coming back. The future seems bright... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I would call this slightly favorable toward Ford, but certainly not cheerleading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smok Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I would call this slightly favorable toward Ford, but certainly not cheerleading. Farley is genuine. He is passionate and is a car guy. Ford is lucky to have this marketing genious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Good God...which one of the :cheerleader: wrote that... So we get to deal with your bullshit over $700 bucks that you think Ford owns you? You should be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Farley seems to be the best thing to happen to Ford in a long long time, he is a genuine car guy, not just some businessman that doesn't know a thing about cars or Fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 A very well written article, in the New York Times too nonetheless. Farley looks like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Good God...which one of the :cheerleader: wrote that... Would you prefer that the people in charge at Ford go around wringing their hands and moaning about how many mistakes were made in the past? Farley has energized the company and the dealer body. Ford has some great products in the showroom and more coming. The future is bright despite the challenging marketplace. You cannot lead a company into the future without optimism. Farley is enthusiastic, optimistic and committed to Ford's success. He is one of the best things to happen to Ford in 40 years. I guess you won't be satisfied until Farley announces the new Panther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Farley is enthusiastic, optimistic and committed to Ford's success. He is one of the best things to happen to Ford in 40 years. That's why he mocked the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 That's why he mocked the article. LOL it doesn't take a shrink to crack P's mental problems unless you are a shrink... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) The reason this article is more balanced than most stuff coming out of the NY Times, in my opinion, is because it seems to focus its spotlight more on Jim Farley and less on Ford as a whole. It's a lot easier for somebody to praise a person than a company that is struggling. Farley seems to be the best thing to happen to Ford in a long long time, he is a genuine car guy, not just some businessman that doesn't know a thing about cars or Fords. Farley combines two rare attributes that are very important to Ford's success going forward: business sense AND passion. A lot of the old guys that operated at Ford had some degree of business sense, but they simply didn't have the passion to back it up. Or, those who did have passion, were so out of touch with their consumers that they just had Ford produce whatever they wanted instead of what consumers wanted. The old push strategy should have been gone years ago. Farley definitely embraces the pull model. Farley has his heartstrings attached to this company and he's working as hard as he can to right the ship. I applaud the guy - he's done a ton to improve morale at Ford - far more, from what I've heard, than even Alan Mullaly. Edited April 22, 2008 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The reason this article is more balanced than most stuff coming out of the NY Times, in my opinion, is because it seems to focus its spotlight more on Chris Farley and less on Ford as a whole. It's a lot easier for somebody to praise a person than a company that is struggling. I only remember Chris Farley being mentioned once.... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford??-LOL! Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Farley at Toyota - Quiet guy making cautious statements---> He delivered big time Farley at Ford - More outspoken. Really Enthusiastic ---> Time will tell if he will deliver big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) I only remember Chris Farley being mentioned once.... :P My bad. I meant Jim of course ... I'm trying to finish the several projects I have for school and I'm staying sane only by posting here :P (Hard to believe that is possible with all you nuts I kid. I kid. :P) Edited April 22, 2008 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomServo92 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Farley at Toyota - Quiet guy making cautious statements---> He delivered big time Farley at Ford - More outspoken. Really Enthusiastic ---> Time will tell if he will deliver big time Oh of course. Now that he's at Ford and happy about it, his credentials are questionable... :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue II Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Excellent article, and #2 in e-mail popularity. Snide comments from the moron above excepted, this is the kind of press that Ford has needed for years. Negatards like we have here call it cheerleading, but what it really is, is a new perspective slowly growing. And every day, poisonous little minds like P71's get a little more ridiculous. Excellent article, could have been worse, Thomas L. Friedman could have penned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 How long since Ford had true believers that could envigorate a room full of people instilling in them a new found puropse with focus and drive. It might sound a bit gospel hall but, this is how movement and change happens, it starts with people believing in what they're doing and faith in the people making it happen. Now go make the plan work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Harbinger Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Farley definitely embraces the pull model. Farley has his heartstrings attached to this company and he's working as hard as he can to right the ship. I applaud the guy - he's done a ton to improve morale at Ford - far more, from what I've heard, than even Alan Mullaly. Perhaps his job entails more than just marketing to customers; it includes marketing to employees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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