DISQUS

Hey Robert? You're amazed that people want to have coffee with you? Hmmmm.

Also, you'd better not ever murder anyone because your Web site is tracking your location. :~)

Claire aka PR Princess www.publicrelationsprincess.com

Mike, thanks for your post. Congratulations, Angela! Way to go.

Oh, wait... it's ok to shoot a gun at Usama Bin Laden (Bin Laden's liquor store http://www.crazy-jokes.com/Osama-bin-laden-free...
but not to throw shoes at Bush? Please.

I'm in, coach! I'm raising my hand all the way up. Thanks for the reminders!

I agree with most of the stuff that you said. But I also know that the people who are out there experimenting, doing and trying have a lot more opportunities to fail (and by your definition reach social media paradise as a martyr). So I'd rather take the advice of those folks than the highly paid "strategists" in their ivory towers.

Chris, as a blogger who has received product to try, without strings, it is risky for a company to send such gifts for the blogger to open up and start using, no rep from the company around to direct your actions or point out features. As long as you are transparent about it, I don't see a problem.

One thing that smells a little is the value of the product in question. A $700 camera rig is powerful incentive to keep it positive. A $25 book, not so much. I think our minds subliminally smooth things over when the stuff is that expensive.

That being said, I wouldn't mind if someone sent me a Flip Video or two to use in my Internet Marketing class. I promise to report all results, positive and negative! :~)

In any case, your blog is extremely interesting, relevant and useful to me. Thank you so much for writing it.

Claire Celsi (aka PR Princess www.publicrelationsprincess.com)

Wow, Facebook must be getting desperate! That is very offensive. But then again, I find the song wang-dang sweet P*tang offensive. I must be getting old.

Wow, she sounds overwhelmed. That's the beauty of NCLB (No Child Left Behind), she probably doesn't have time to stop and re-group before she needs to move on to a different subject.

I would say something. Perhaps you can visit the classroom and offer her some suggestions.

Scott: I admire your tenaciousness, as this couldn't have been an easy week for you. This is a bad time to be a multi-national corporation in America. Americans are inherently suspicious right now, and for good reason. They're sick of seeing fat cats making 1500x times more than the average worker. They're sick of seeing labor unions ruin a once great industry. Right now, it doesn't matter who's fault it is. People are just sick and tired for paying for other people's mistakes. I'm not even saying it's Ford's fault, because obviously there is a lot of balme to go around.

This is an excellent post, full of great information. Ford is smart indeed to have you on board. Look what a big difference you have made in just this very short time!

The real key to Ford's success will be to whether they continue to listen and learn from their consumers. There are already a few excellent suggestions within the comments you've just received.

My very first car was a 1986 Ford Escort. I brought it brand new from Charles Gabus Ford in Des Moines when I was 20 years old. It was a great little car, and I used it up until the point where I could not fit two car seats in the back! My ex-husband and I even named her LEOTA, which stood for "Lone Escort Of The Apocalypse." We loved that little car.

Now, I'll let you get back to work so Ford can hurry up and build me my Flex-fuel Hybrid. My car isn't getting any younger.

ClaireCelsi (from Twitter)

Wow, do people have to take off their shoes and put on those little surgical slippers too? Mellow out, man. :~)

Angela: Hope you are on the mend soon. I''d love to help out. How about some homemade lasagne delivered to your door?

What's the subject of your dissertation and where do you go to school? Tried to find both bits of information on your blog, and I'm sure its there, just wanted to ask to save some time. Thanks, I enjoyed perusing your blog. Good luck with writing.