tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5103749328089469235..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Hilton agrees to new multi-year circ pactJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87340388233098276542012-05-02T18:54:26.851-04:002012-05-02T18:54:26.851-04:00Make that arrogant bullshitter.Make that arrogant bullshitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3807183147655705712012-05-02T17:57:33.835-04:002012-05-02T17:57:33.835-04:00Let's hear a big "atta girl" for Jil...Let's hear a big "atta girl" for Jill Heymer cleaning up the messes left by Michael Davidson and Rudd Davis with all those blue chip cancellations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72962500272730820302012-05-02T16:16:44.463-04:002012-05-02T16:16:44.463-04:00Did Hunks get back from Asia yet? Loved to have be...Did Hunks get back from Asia yet? Loved to have been a fly on the wall.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20669612659010401162012-05-02T12:56:48.612-04:002012-05-02T12:56:48.612-04:00It looks like Choice Hotels will be back with USAT...It looks like Choice Hotels will be back with USAT too no later than Jan 1. There have been complaints by hotel operators/guests since day 1 with the change to the Wall Street Journal-ironically they wanted USA Today back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47813789082927352592012-05-02T00:43:04.376-04:002012-05-02T00:43:04.376-04:00And, in a related move, shares of Acme doormats ga...And, in a related move, shares of Acme doormats gapped down 10% on the Gannett-Hilton press release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89841036853948487112012-05-01T23:07:16.203-04:002012-05-01T23:07:16.203-04:00There's still no specific details. Does this ...There's still no specific details. Does this mean to every occupied room, Hilton Honors Guests, or a few papers in the restaurants?<br /><br />Did Hilton really pay the required price as per ABC? Wait until guests find out they're being charged for the thin few pieces of paper they step over every morning. Will the deal support Embassy Suites with their need for bagging the paper as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53104537983025670342012-05-01T18:20:22.762-04:002012-05-01T18:20:22.762-04:00Wall Street Journal is by far and away the most wi...Wall Street Journal is by far and away the most widely BOUGHT newspaper at hotels and that still includes all Hilton brands of hotels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27787295489306059102012-05-01T18:17:50.401-04:002012-05-01T18:17:50.401-04:00And it only cost us $3.4 million in free advertisi...And it only cost us $3.4 million in free advertising for Hilton. That's called buying our own survival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59616778734989880552012-05-01T16:54:27.254-04:002012-05-01T16:54:27.254-04:00Got a Gannett release/announcement about this that...Got a Gannett release/announcement about this that included: "USA TODAY is the preferred source of news and information for travelers ... "<br /><br />That gave me the giggles.<br /><br />It's quite a leap to equate a newspaper given to hotels (and maybe cheaply?) to just drop on hotel patrons doorsteps to a "preferred source of news and information for travelers."<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49732921217052434772012-05-01T16:53:58.168-04:002012-05-01T16:53:58.168-04:00By the way, check out where Rudd is now: Verus &am...By the way, check out where Rudd is now: Verus & Co, Importers of Fine Wines and Liquors.<br /><br />From his LinkedIn profile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6054851056871274292012-05-01T16:46:49.143-04:002012-05-01T16:46:49.143-04:00Does this buy David L. Hunke more time as chairman...Does this buy David L. Hunke more time as chairman of USAT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15337229104783073802012-05-01T16:15:25.215-04:002012-05-01T16:15:25.215-04:00I have never taken a cruise, so if they're alr...I have never taken a cruise, so if they're already doing this, great.<br /><br />Seems to me they could do tens of thousands extra circ a day publishing for cruise passengers on day of departure and day of return, with ads for the cruise line and destination attractions inside.<br /><br />I'm assuming the cruise liners put out their own "paper" with news and info, the way a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5410515475723315482012-05-01T14:57:54.129-04:002012-05-01T14:57:54.129-04:00Wonder how many glowing stories about Hilton prope...Wonder how many glowing stories about Hilton properties they'll have to write as part of the deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56609153039564906982012-05-01T14:32:23.851-04:002012-05-01T14:32:23.851-04:00My respect for Hilton just took a dive. Knowing wh...My respect for Hilton just took a dive. Knowing what USAT is these days, I step in it and then scrape my shoes on the hallway carpet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90914094842257883572012-05-01T14:00:20.537-04:002012-05-01T14:00:20.537-04:00There isn't an advertiser in the world that ca...There isn't an advertiser in the world that cares about ABC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56188483795851631872012-05-01T13:49:27.420-04:002012-05-01T13:49:27.420-04:00Know how ? Nope.
integrity? Nah.
but this deal is...Know how ? Nope.<br />integrity? Nah.<br /><br />but this deal is a life saver for usat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76088895455181560012012-05-01T13:26:55.702-04:002012-05-01T13:26:55.702-04:00USAT will probably have to do more of this type of...USAT will probably have to do more of this type of corporate partnership thing in order to bring in business in the coming years. As the product worsens (and it is noticeably in decline), individual consumers of news aren't going to buy USAT on their own. The print product has been going downhill for 4-5 years and the digital version is filled with silly gimmicks, questionable news judgment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66456940712169306302012-05-01T13:18:21.965-04:002012-05-01T13:18:21.965-04:00This sounds like a smart deal for both USAT and Hi...This sounds like a smart deal for both USAT and Hilton, with the rest of the Gannett properties thrown in for free. The chief criticism that I'd have is that it should have been done 10 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17849094145311575652012-05-01T13:18:16.556-04:002012-05-01T13:18:16.556-04:00I am not trying to be a Debbie Downer here, but is...I am not trying to be a Debbie Downer here, but is this new product anything more than just a walled garden? Can someone who has seen the product provide more specifics on it? <br /><br />From the description, it sounds like a USAT/Hilton branded walled garden of content and perhaps a booking engine at some point. A walled-garden is hardly revolutionary, but it may provide lucrative new ad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83428954030087327432012-05-01T12:38:58.846-04:002012-05-01T12:38:58.846-04:00Finally some good news. Looks like we didn't n...Finally some good news. Looks like we didn't need Rudd Davis or Michael Davidson after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74407006397827883582012-05-01T12:38:10.889-04:002012-05-01T12:38:10.889-04:00How many copies is this? What % of USAT circulatio...How many copies is this? What % of USAT circulation? Does it count in ABC Circulation reporting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com