[Leica] Taken Private.....RE: Wall Street Journal says Leica up 35%,

[Mark Rabiner]

She's not writing a blog, Frank. She's an established writer for the Wall
Street Journal who's written a slew of financial articles for them, a body
of work and this is just one of them. they must have been impressed enough
to hire her and by her results as well as her qualifications.


On 3/15/15 7:18 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> What's not to like?
> The fact that she has no background whatsoever in Business.  She is
> reporting on a business issue.
> Her background is on (spinning) marketing ideas.
> 
> The fact that all financial ( profit) info on Leica is not published means
> that her data came from Leica management which in itself is a lousy way to
> gather facts.  They could be spinning her......  Who can double check what
> they told her?
> Sales means nothing without the profit picture, which Leica does not
> disclose.....
> 
> And she does or should know better......!
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] Wall Street Journal says Leica up 35%,
> 
> That's a good reference, Frank!
> I do that nowadays. After reading a paragraph of what a writer has to say I
> check out their references. Try to find out what their agenda might be. If
> they have a what I think to be proper background I keep reading their
> article.
> This sounds like quite a cool smart lady. Classical Guitar!  French Lit.
> What's not to like!?
> 
> 
> On 3/15/15 5:56 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> You forgot to include her Bio... From the WSJ
>> 
>> Ellen Emmerentze Jervell
>> The Wall Street Journal
>> Ellen Emmerentze Jervell is a staff reporter and photographer The Wall
>> Street Journal's Frankfurt office.
>> Having previously worked as a a political reporter in Washington D.C.
>> and a feature writer in Norway, she now covers German consumer,
>> retail, tech and media businesses.
>> Ms. Jervell has a degree in Journalism from Oslo and Akershus
>> University College/American University Washington D.C. and has also
>> studied French Literature, Modern European Art, Classical Guitar, and
> Fashion Design.
>> She speaks Norwegian, English, German, French, Swedish, and Danish.
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> http://tinyurl.com/la5oeeu
>> 
>> By ELLEN EMMERENTZE JERVELL
>> March 13, 2015 9:07 p.m. ET
>> "Since then, Leila's sales have risen around 35%, to  337 million in
>> its most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. The company doesn t
>> disclose profits."
>> 
>> An interesting journalistic point on this one compared to the ones
>> last week which got us talking of Leica in the past tense again is
>> this one is signed by its author. ELLEN EMMERENTZE JERVELL We know who
>> wrote it. Its not a mystery blog written by computer geeks. Its written by
> a professional journalist.
>> - the wall street journal has a rep for knowing something about money.
>> The fine points of what Leica is all about she may have not been
>> crystal clear on but I doubt she got the financial figures wrong.
>> 
>> I looked her up and not one article about flash drives or other
>> computer peripherals.  But:
>> Weaker Euro Ripples Around World
>> Adidas Loss Widens
>> Deutsche Telekom Helped by U.S.
>> Germany s Metro Rocked by Ruble
>> Silicon Valley Has an Unfair Advantage, Deutsche Telekom CEO says
>> 
>> So I trust her perspective on writing this article.
>> 
>> --
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photographer
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>> 
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