http://www.kingofcopy.com/2008/12/19/why-american-car-makers-suck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-american-car-makers-suck Musings Of An Ex New-Yorker Just Trying To Make Sense Of It All: A Daily Dose Of Unconventional Copywriting, Marketing And Inspirational Hoo-Ha For The Intellectually Adventurous Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kingofcopy.com/2008/12/19/why-american-car-makers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Commercial Jim Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:21:00 +0000 http://www.kingofcopy.com/wordpress/?p=469#comment-224 If you think about it, the car industry is just a microcosm of our socio-political society. They are both saddled with huge legacy costs and uninspired people. I just read an interview of Richard Branson, billionaire entrepreneur. One particular quote jumped out at me. "If your staff is inspired and enjoying their work, they'll do what it takes to make the company succeed." It seems to me that GM, Ford and Chrysler don't have any inspired people that are enjoying their work. Better to give them invigorating leadership plus the ability to make decisions that excite them rather than $17 Billion and more government interference!! If you think about it, the car industry is just a microcosm of our socio-political society. They are both saddled with huge legacy costs and uninspired people. I just read an interview of Richard Branson, billionaire entrepreneur. One particular quote jumped out at me. “If your staff is inspired and enjoying their work, they’ll do what it takes to make the company succeed.” It seems to me that GM, Ford and Chrysler don’t have any inspired people that are enjoying their work. Better to give them invigorating leadership plus the ability to make decisions that excite them rather than $17 Billion and more government interference!!

]]> http://www.kingofcopy.com/2008/12/19/why-american-car-makers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Think Taylor Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.kingofcopy.com/wordpress/?p=469#comment-212 That was a classic pic about the car companies! That was a classic pic about the car companies!

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