5 posts and columns on Ford Motor Company

Full D8 Interview Video: Ford CEO Alan Mulally

in D8 on July 26, 2010 at 9:33 am PT

As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held in early June. Here’s the last interview Walt Mossberg and I did at D8, but definitely not least: Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally. As you will see, the former Boeing (BA) exec not only rocked his red Ford sweater vest–which I covet–but also talked with great passion about the changes being made at the auto manufacturer.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally Live at D8

in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has come to D8 to take the hot seat, a position he should be used to after steering Ford through the recent financial crisis. Ford recently released SYNC, a voice-activation package on some models that integrates the content and functionality of mobile devices with the car itself. SYNC also adds apps to the car, though it’s not clear what these features will mean for the future of American automakers.
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Ford's Unbuilt Car Snags 1,000+ Pre-Orders Online

in News on December 9, 2009 at 1:43 pm PT

Ford Motor said Wednesday that it has collected more than 1,000 online pre-orders for its new subcompact, thanks to a recently launched car-reservation site. The auto maker hasn’t started production of the car, the 2011 Ford Fiesta, and it won’t be in showrooms until the summer of 2010.

What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas: Kara Visits BlogWorld Expo

in News on October 16, 2009 at 6:00 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown traveled to the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center–and it was not even time for the annual Consumer Electronics Show! Instead, I was attending BlogWorld Expo, an annual event for bloggers of all kinds–from military bloggers to political bloggers to a roving pack of mommy bloggers–who gather to find out about all kinds of social media software and tools and, most importantly, how to monetize their sites. Needless to say, it was blogtastic!
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Ford's Social Media Guru Scott Monty: "Social Media Is the Cocaine of the Communications Industry"

in News on October 15, 2009 at 2:53 pm PT

Today, BoomTown got the best quote ever from Scott Monty, when I asked him over lunch about his comparison of social media tools to an illicit drug. “Social media is the cocaine of the communications industry,” said Monty, who has been global digital and multimedia communications manager for Ford Motor Company since mid-2008. Riding that Twitter train, high on Facebook cocaine?
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