tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3468284891256785360..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Amid Wilks questions, a related job postingJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82680501389057353192011-05-10T23:23:33.896-04:002011-05-10T23:23:33.896-04:00More losers to wrestle with megalomaniac heather f...More losers to wrestle with megalomaniac heather frank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37909444564131075512011-05-10T15:20:16.039-04:002011-05-10T15:20:16.039-04:009:20,
Agree completely. Client solutions is a dis...9:20,<br />Agree completely. Client solutions is a disaster. Wilks did nothing to improve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64706557433827397092011-05-10T15:17:56.242-04:002011-05-10T15:17:56.242-04:00Gath - too much time smelling horse shit.Gath - too much time smelling horse shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5007324291336048162011-05-10T09:53:11.742-04:002011-05-10T09:53:11.742-04:00As far as USAT is concerned, I've said it befo...As far as USAT is concerned, I've said it before & I'll say it again.....Get a management group & a sales staff that knows how to hunt & bring back the spoils.<br /><br />All this vertical-this & vertical-that is just a smokescreen for a lack of people with decent ideas & the ability to sell those ideas.<br /><br />This ain't brain surgery.<br /><br />You just huntTierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76887143671322277852011-05-10T02:45:22.727-04:002011-05-10T02:45:22.727-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.George Wells George Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747008954020262893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74929299728400272772011-05-09T21:20:51.369-04:002011-05-09T21:20:51.369-04:00This is just a rehash of the same position Wilke...This is just a rehash of the same position Wilkes set up as VP of Marketing reporting directly to him. It isn't marketing at USA Today that needs the help. It is the lame client solutions department that continues to slow down advertising and bankrupt the budgets under Andrea Gingold's directionless leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31969172588348337062011-05-09T16:42:03.514-04:002011-05-09T16:42:03.514-04:00Verticals are a disaster. Newsroom reorganization@...Verticals are a disaster. Newsroom reorganization@ usatoday equally bad. Give these editors something to do beside attending meetings. Enough already, mr. Hunke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53664525147705849432011-05-09T15:07:48.094-04:002011-05-09T15:07:48.094-04:00To be fair, the new organization announced in Augu...To be fair, the new organization announced in August wasn't built entirely on the verticals concept. But Hune sure did give them a lot of attention, including through new hires.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47501251573648570842011-05-09T15:01:04.514-04:002011-05-09T15:01:04.514-04:00Hunke's future depends on whether USAT's r...Hunke's future depends on whether USAT's revenues are growing or are as stagnant as the rest of the newspapers. He's around for the time it takes for corporate to see this verticals idea isn't a viable business plan for the future. When they reach this conclusion is anyone's guess. But hastening the hour is the fact that USAT has signed on some high-salary execs in recent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35565492721029125832011-05-09T14:25:38.663-04:002011-05-09T14:25:38.663-04:00So, how much longer do we think Hunke will be arou...So, how much longer do we think Hunke will be around? Will he make it through 2011? If the revenue is really that bad, it seems like Gracia will make a change sooner rather than later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22526925161057483832011-05-09T13:44:26.128-04:002011-05-09T13:44:26.128-04:00Hunke is no longer the darling of the CP he once w...Hunke is no longer the darling of the CP he once was, as reality has dawned and they now see through the bluff and guff at someone who isn't bringing more revenues in at USAT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41950395658381757742011-05-09T13:08:58.156-04:002011-05-09T13:08:58.156-04:00Any idea what happened? Wilks seemed to be a risi...Any idea what happened? Wilks seemed to be a rising star and Hunke's new favorite pet for a while. Was there a falling out between Wilks and Hunke or was Wilks just not necessary any more once Maryam came on board?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26663503535211652502011-05-09T13:08:31.743-04:002011-05-09T13:08:31.743-04:00They'll continue to make silly hires. This is ...They'll continue to make silly hires. This is Gannett, where no exec is underpaid or has enough lackies/reporting to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62199026931361118432011-05-09T12:19:45.272-04:002011-05-09T12:19:45.272-04:00Just what we need another vice president. When wil...Just what we need another vice president. When will GCI freeze these postions just like they do with the daily's. I'm sure there is enough VP's to take on some more work just like we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15483184517579875412011-05-09T12:06:32.411-04:002011-05-09T12:06:32.411-04:00Good riddance. He's done zero.Good riddance. He's done zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com