Comments on: Daily Podcast: 29 Percent

By: jurisb

jurisb — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:34:03 +0000

Robert, next time choose a pic of b-52 to describe truck and SUV sales plummeting.

By: William C Montgomery

William C Montgomery — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:12:55 +0000

If GM want’s to celebrate the number 29, why don’t they take a nostalgic look at General Motors Death Watch 29: Everything You Know is Wrong. They’ll actually learn something about brand management that might help them achieve their 29 percent.

By: TomAnderson

TomAnderson — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:08:11 +0000

First the year 2010 and now 29%? Sounds like Lost’s Hugo “Hurley” Reyes no longer has a monopoly on recurring sets of numbers that point toward bad juju.

By: seoultrain

seoultrain — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:33:46 +0000

GM loyalty being stronger than Ford loyalty makes sense. Since GM’s product is (generally) weaker, it takes a fiercely loyal customer in order to buy said product. Some Fords can stand on product alone, so they attract some buyers who decide based on merit, not brand loyalty. The worse a product is, the more loyal a buyer of that product is of that brand. (Ex. Toyota,BMW X6)

While RF’s statement works when talking about GM and Ford in general, a Malibu buyer is likely to be a lot less brand-loyal than an Explorer buyer.

By: Lichtronamo

Lichtronamo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:46:57 +0000

Nice pick up on the 29, RF.

By: N85523

N85523 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:23:29 +0000

Nice heartland corn-fed accent there, Robert.