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Elon Musk 'Close to Tears' in Interview, Says He's Running Businesses 'With Great Difficulty' as Tesla Sees Worst Stock Drop in Years (www.tvfandomlounge.com)
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While Elon indulges in political theater and self-aggrandizing quips, Tesla is experiencing an unprecedented slump in both sales and stock value.

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[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 209 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He should list five things he's done for TSLA this week.

Absentee CEO.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. Damage the brand by association.
  2. ???
[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)
  1. Get the president to advertise the brand
  2. ???
[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Get the president to advertise the brand

This is the same as "Damage the brand by association"

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

FR idk why they thought it would help them at all.

Basic economics for anybody with the initials E.M. and a net worth in the billions:

  1. Unless you're product is drama and intrigue, there is such a thing as bad publicity.

  2. Exposure can only increase demand with diminishing returns up to a asymptotic threshhold. A brand that everyone already knows about won't see increased sales from promotion.