tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1607455664415288881..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: March 28-April 3 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11319366966239411102011-03-31T09:54:32.699-04:002011-03-31T09:54:32.699-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9210582744448422392011-03-31T07:35:15.166-04:002011-03-31T07:35:15.166-04:00The discussion about revenue stressed that what co...The discussion about revenue stressed that what corporate is doing is legal. But is it ethical? We hold people up to these standards in stories all of the time, and regularly hold public officials to account for deceiving the public or dissembling. Shouldn't we hold those same standards to our own company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37521399140507804502011-03-30T22:27:09.015-04:002011-03-30T22:27:09.015-04:003:47, News is losing two editors. They wont be rep...3:47, News is losing two editors. They wont be replaced, either. Maybe some senior editors will be strategically transformed. Into actually producing something besides hot air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2763104015362420282011-03-30T22:20:34.690-04:002011-03-30T22:20:34.690-04:00Have to say that the discussions about revenue is ...Have to say that the discussions about revenue is some of the best stuff I've read on the blog in some time. Thanks. Remarks on the much hyped branding campaign great, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87007873148102647632011-03-30T21:57:13.723-04:002011-03-30T21:57:13.723-04:00Read it in the New York Times Feb. 7:
http://www.n...Read it in the New York Times Feb. 7:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/fashion/07campus.html?pagewanted=all<br /><br />And then read it again in USA Today March 30:<br />http://yourlife.usatoday.com/sex-relationships/dating/story/2011/03/More-hookups-on-campuses-but-more-virgins-too/45556388/1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32626749074679951442011-03-30T21:23:59.272-04:002011-03-30T21:23:59.272-04:00Youn know what this blog needs a search that will ...Youn know what this blog needs a search that will search the comments stream. I only want to read about one certain area and I can never find much for details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29721148244892452182011-03-30T21:18:35.531-04:002011-03-30T21:18:35.531-04:007:50 where is the digital display ad revenue for T...7:50 where is the digital display ad revenue for TV and newspaper sites?<br />what about moms like me?<br />3/30/2011 8:32 PM<br /><br />That is why all of this is all smoke and mirrors with Gannett, it depends on how they want to account for the money depending on needs and budgets at the time. But the digital revenue outside of the 3 main areas is not even $100 million across all of Gannett Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20192800918169789672011-03-30T21:14:06.859-04:002011-03-30T21:14:06.859-04:008:32, I would love to know what the newspaper web ...8:32, I would love to know what the newspaper web site ads are bringing in, but Gannett doesn't report it separately. Rather all revenue from display ads in newspapers and on their web sites is lumped together as "publishing." We know publishing revenue has been declining and still hasn't returned to severely depressed levels of 2009, but we don't know whether online is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23984159720158191872011-03-30T20:32:15.127-04:002011-03-30T20:32:15.127-04:007:50 where is the digital display ad revenue for ...7:50 where is the digital display ad revenue for TV and newspaper sites?<br />what about moms like me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34150920841741201522011-03-30T19:50:37.214-04:002011-03-30T19:50:37.214-04:00Jim said...
All: PointRoll/Shoplocal revenues were...Jim said...<br />All: PointRoll/Shoplocal revenues were $110 million last year.<br />3/30/2011 7:33 PM<br /><br />Thanks Jim, and that totally validates my point Pointroll/Shop Local $110 mil + Careerbuilder $560 mil + Classified Ventures $350 mil = $1.02 billion (right in line with the rankings). So without their double accounting and such Gannett's actual digital is about the $400 to $500 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9335687079130919052011-03-30T19:33:17.742-04:002011-03-30T19:33:17.742-04:00All: PointRoll/Shoplocal revenues were $110 millio...All: PointRoll/Shoplocal revenues were $110 million last year.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1285454004622447542011-03-30T19:16:33.933-04:002011-03-30T19:16:33.933-04:007:11 PM you are correct Gannett's actual digit...7:11 PM you are correct Gannett's actual digital revenue (meaning what they sell and what actually contributes to the bottom line is more in the $350 million to $500 million range, which is less than 10% of their actual revenue, that is why they are constantly in a cost cutting mode. If they actually had a real $1 billion in digital dollars they would be in fantastic shape because the profitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53311372485567059592011-03-30T19:11:44.762-04:002011-03-30T19:11:44.762-04:00Here is how paidContent states the digital revenue...Here is how paidContent states the digital revenue:<br /><br />Gannett reported $1 billion in digital revenue in 2010, up 10.2 percent from the year before. The company’s digital unit, which includes operations like Pointroll, contributed $618 million of the total, while online ad sales at its newspapers contributed the remainder. <br /><br />So all of Gannett Digital is $618 with Pointroll beingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29135169968299176812011-03-30T18:55:57.413-04:002011-03-30T18:55:57.413-04:00Here is how paidContent states the digital revenue...Here is how paidContent states the digital revenue:<br /><br />Gannett reported $1 billion in digital revenue in 2010, up 10.2 percent from the year before. The company’s digital unit, which includes operations like Pointroll, contributed $618 million of the total, while online ad sales at its newspapers contributed the remainder. <br /><br />So all of Gannett Digital is $618 with Pointroll beingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75547327387652937172011-03-30T18:51:56.854-04:002011-03-30T18:51:56.854-04:0011:02AM--While true the AD may have been classy gu...11:02AM--While true the AD may have been classy guy, he was not a very effective manager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74421704248495115452011-03-30T18:46:26.322-04:002011-03-30T18:46:26.322-04:006:13 PM, Correct and remember most of the "re...6:13 PM, Correct and remember most of the "revenue" is actually pass over from print advertising. Not actually digital sales.<br />3/30/2011 6:29 PM<br /><br />Yes, exactly... a print buy always includes a online or "digital" buy of some sort and in many cases that one buy (i.e $10,000 media buy = $8,000 in print and $2,000 online) can be accounted for as $10,000 in print, $Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90310225730408399412011-03-30T18:29:44.239-04:002011-03-30T18:29:44.239-04:006:13 PM, Correct and remember most of the digital ...6:13 PM, Correct and remember most of the digital "revenue" is actually pass over from print advertising. Not actually digital sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2943681719871471842011-03-30T18:20:15.613-04:002011-03-30T18:20:15.613-04:00These rankings of companies are always interesting...These rankings of companies are always interesting, I can tell you for a fact that PointRolls revenue is nowhere near $600 million dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74350137282255069442011-03-30T18:13:22.635-04:002011-03-30T18:13:22.635-04:002:41 I understand your points. Having said that, l...2:41 I understand your points. Having said that, look at today's paidContent listing of Gannett as #12 of top 50 successful digital companies. It's reporting $1Billion in digital revenues with Pointroll accounting for $618 Million. Gannett is no longer a "newspaper" company alone. Branding might help get that message across. <br />The decline in revenues comes from only the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32278370285733670112011-03-30T18:06:13.485-04:002011-03-30T18:06:13.485-04:00The branding campaign isn't meant to sell subs...The branding campaign isn't meant to sell subscriptions. It's meant to sell the company. And by that. I mean SELL the company.<br /><br />For all of those who question by what metrics will it be successful. If WE'RE sold. That's how you know it was worth the money.<br /><br />My thoughts are that they've been trying for a while with no luck, and this is your usual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67328814996440591312011-03-30T16:53:48.889-04:002011-03-30T16:53:48.889-04:00APP finds a way to make money lost to furloughs:
h...APP finds a way to make money lost to furloughs:<br />http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110327004Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13351657748718509662011-03-30T16:01:26.469-04:002011-03-30T16:01:26.469-04:003:40 That's why the ad shows a man picking up ...3:40 That's why the ad shows a man picking up a newspaper from his doorstep, and a woman reading USA Today Weekend? I'll broaden my question about how many subscriptions this brought in, to how many digital subscriptions if you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1575141678628492522011-03-30T15:53:03.886-04:002011-03-30T15:53:03.886-04:00Citi downgrades Gannett:
http://www.canadianbusine...Citi downgrades Gannett:<br />http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9M9NL2O0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13122608172508873382011-03-30T15:47:18.379-04:002011-03-30T15:47:18.379-04:00A talented movie editor, Sue Kelly, just left the ...A talented movie editor, Sue Kelly, just left the Life section. She was only in the job about two years, but it was going strong and she was beloved by her staff. Hillkirk's plan is NOT to replace her. So who does the yeoman's work she previously carried out? Who is running this critical part of the paper's entertainment coverage.<br /><br />Nobody. All to save a couple of bucks.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65941843159566643522011-03-30T15:40:48.682-04:002011-03-30T15:40:48.682-04:008:53 said "How many people are calling up the...8:53 said "How many people are calling up the newspapers and buying subscriptions?" re: Brand Campaign<br /><br />Are you seriously not paying attention in class? It has NOTHING to do with that. It's about moving to digital/to iPAD/to apps/to mobile.<br />Wake up and watch how people consume the news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com