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Reader's Survey
“Stay the Course”
Your unbiased, genuine, fresh and honest reporting is greatly
appreciated, especially by the " non- institutional " segment of your
reader\audience.
Alex Nowicki,pres. Chesterfield Financial Corp.,
St. Louis, Mo
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I get your news letter and do appreciate what it provides the industry - a
fairly well organized grapevine. I liken it to the "Drudge Report" of our
industry.
Regarding the criticism of your reporting, when you air complaints in
public before they are resolved I guess that opens the door to criticism
all the way around.
Scott
J. Scott Walstrom-Vangor
Vice President, Capital Markets
People's Capital and Leasing Corporation
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I enjoy your newsletter. I think the
press releases are important. If people don't want to read them, they can
skim past them. The key to your newsletter is the "Cronyism" and "Good ol'
boy Network." I worked at Orix in Pasadena for 10 years and in reading your
newsletter, I come across people that I have worked with or dealt with all
the time. In our business, it is the contacts that you make that measures
how you have done.
Also, keep "This Day in American History."
Thanks for the service that you provide.
Jim Krug
Operations Manager
Edson Financial, Inc.
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I admire not only your chutzpah in standing up to your
detractors but also your willingness to publicly admit your mistakes.
This takes courage
Pat Byrne
Balboa Capital
Unfortunately, it seems like you are only getting negative feedback, and I'm
certain that there are many like myself that enjoy your insight and
experience in the leasing industry.
With regard to so-called cronyism and criticism that you are receiving, as
my Mom says (and countless other Moms, I'm sure), you can't please all of
the people all of the time.
Keep up the good work..
Stephen Gramaglia
Eastern Funding LLC
570 7th Avenue
NY, NY 10018
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I encourage you to retain your current format
I for one greatly appreciate the efficiency of reading a one-stop industry publication like The Leasing News. Over the years I have established great funding source
contacts as a result of following up on a number of your Press Releases.
Our market intelligence briefing (a.k.a. Leasing News) has continued to be of great value to me. Recently I received a verbal for a seven figure funding from a investment banker as a result of my following ups' to several of your press releases and feature articles. Your news letter has helped me: to understand the perspective of those that make key industry decisions, to more precisely understand the problems and allow my focus and efforts to be on the "Best" solutions for my enterprise.
Regardless of who says what about Leasing News- I look forward to each report.
Richard Vara
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Press Releases—Reader's Opinions
Keep printing press releases! I find them helpful.
Peter Matera
KMSR Financial Services
I like keeping up with basic leasing news and thus enjoy your newsletter
for that purpose.
For those that complain about the press releases. Why don't you lump all
releases at the bottom of your newsletter. That way people who don't care
to see/read them can stop once they've reached the first release.
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Clark Wicker
District Leasing Manager
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I guess I'm in the minority, I like the press releases. I enjoy reading about companies
that are growing, and adding people. Sometimes I recognize the names, but
not often.
What I enjoy the most is reading both sides to a story or event. I don't
get that from the Monitor. I appreciate that you print negative and unflattering comments, along with the "old crony" stuff.
Keep up the fine work.
Doug Dawkins, CLP
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I like your press releases. It helps me keep informed of what other
companies and perhaps friends that I have lost touch with are doing.
Ross Guilford
Citicapital
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I think Leasing News is pretty darn good. Sure, some issues and press releases are more important than others, but I can look at it in less than a minute and decide if there is something that is useful to me. Heck, that's why they make the "delete" button.
Keep up the good work.
Richard A. Baccaro
American Equipment Finance LLC
I have always enjoyed the fact that I can get information from Leasing
News that I do not find in other places but the fact that press releases
are printed in the same place as insider commentary gives Leasing News a
unique voice in the industry.
You give context as well as insight. Take out the press releases and the
reading is much less informative.
The vocal minority ruins a lot of good things ... Stick to what you
believe is best. If you followed the herd over the years no one would be
reading your newsletter!
Hugh Swandel
Swandel and Associates
Consulting Services for Lessors, Brokers and Technology Providers in the
financial services industry.
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I just want to take a moment and thank you for all of your hard work.
Collecting news, writing articles, organizing stuff, following up on leads
and responding to all of the complaints every day is a labor of love. I am
one of the people that reads the Leasing News on a regular basis as a means
of keeping in tune with the news that happens behind, next to, underneath
and on the other side of the news.
Keep up what you are doing. And by the way, I appreciate your including
press releases from smaller companies. In many cases, these are the events
from people that we all know and want to keep in touch with and/or hear
about.
Regards
Tim Szczygiel
President
SalesChain LLC
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I enjoy reading your newsletter every day. I feel
that your publishing press releases provides a service to
the leasing industry. There would be no other forum
for this information to get to the leasing public.
The Monitor simply re-releases the information that is
distributed to the major financial news sources .If
someone doesn't' like this then that is why there
are scroll keys on a keyboard.
I hope you don't make any dramatic changes to your
structure. I like to "read between the lines" of the
lively discussions that have surfaced over the
years. Its easy to take shots at individuals, such as
yourself, when your efforts to relay the news puts
you in such exposure. It's also apparent that when
people who live in glass houses have stones thrown back at
them that they cry "foul" and skirt the real issues.
Thank you again for providing very informative
information.
Dave Johnson
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I have personally always liked the press releases that you provide. I think
yours are more complete and you become the single source for the releases.
I agree that the monitor sometimes does not always print releases if they
are of smaller companies. From my perspective, it is vital to keep my
finger on the pulse rate of the industry. Press releases are an important
component of that. Of course I consider that these releases are putting
the corporation's spin on it. The editorial section supplements that with
what is really going on. Just my personal opinion. Thanks for asking.
John McCue
McCue Systems
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Reading "Leasing News" is one of my first tasks of the day and I feel
it provides a necessary and different perspective of the20 industry. We don't need
more "press releases". We need you, or someone, to be like that
reporter "embedded with the Fourth Infantry Division reporting on what is really
going on as the troops are entering Bagdad."
Do you really need to publish every day, if you are not printing
"press releases". Perhaps a weekly format is adequate
unless there is breaking news. Is an” Ask the experts" column
something similar, a consideration.. Maybe you could offer sponsorship opportunities
to Leasing News. Say 4-5 sponsors per edition @ $250.00 each.
Ted Parker
California Capital Leasing
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Personally, I like to read these press releases, since this gives
me a feel for who is doing what in the market today. If I want to find out
what GE or Boeing Capital is doing, I can read the Wall Street Journal or
The Monitor Daily. I do not consider either of those two publications to
give me a good “pulse” of what's happening in my marketplace, the small to
lower middle market independent lessor/broker community. But, by reading
the various and sundry press releases in The Leasing News gives me a good
pulse on whats happening and who is making it happen.
Furthermore, we run a lot of press releases in your publication to
compliment to various help wanted ads that we run. To be quite honest with
you, we have received more “action” from the press releases than we have the
help wanted ads. Nonetheless, we will continue running advertisements into
the third quarter of next year. We currently have 15 sales reps (Territory
Managers) o staff of which we “hired” all but 3 of them through ads through
The Leasing News. Our objective is to reach a total of around 25 “reps”
before we begin “phase two.”
Regards,
Bruce Larsen
National Sales Manager
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I have always enjoyed the fact that I can get information from Leasing
News that I do not find in other places but the fact that press releases
are printed in the same place as insider commentary gives Leasing News a
unique voice in the industry.
You give context as well as insight. Take out the press releases and the
reading is much less informative.
The vocal minority ruins a lot of good things ... Stick to what you
believe is best. If you followed the herd over the years no one would be
reading your newsletter!
Hugh Swandel
Ph. 204.477.0703
Fax. 204.453.5044
Cell. 204.799.7823
Swandel and Associates
Consulting Services for Lessors, Brokers and Technology Providers in the
financial services industry.
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In response to your request about press releases, I for one like seeing them
AND I enjoy the commentary and opinions. As far as what is really going on
and whatever may be hidden in a corporate press release. Of course, as
usual, I speak as an outsider to the industry these days, one who is looking
through the window. As you know, I do not belong to any leasing association
any more and I have a limited amount of daily reading time so I have to
chose what I read carefully. Leasing News is high on my list. For the
leasing industry, very little else is. I suspect I am not alone in my
thoughts. I like to see as much as you can provide on industry happenings
and would like to be my own judge of its value.
Perhaps you can isolate the press releases and bundle and run them once or
twice a week. As with anything else, your readers can pick and chose what
they want to read and ignore what they do not. For those who complain
about your format, especially now that you will once again be providing a
pro bono product, just remind them how much they are paying for the inside
scoop.
Looking forward to the 2004 issues.
Hal
Hal T. Horowitz
Financial Placements
Wingate Dunross, Inc.
30851 Agoura Road, Suite 301
Agoura, CA 91301
Part II---
Readers comment on the Bulletin Board Complaint and the “candor” of
Leasing News.
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