tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7601394425690193407..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Dec. 3-9 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2064900843044634722012-12-11T08:17:17.829-05:002012-12-11T08:17:17.829-05:0011:03 is looking for her Baffle Me Elmo Xmas prese...11:03 is looking for her Baffle Me Elmo Xmas present. See Banikarim for details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45296959442340884362012-12-10T15:37:16.360-05:002012-12-10T15:37:16.360-05:00Martore wont get rid of anyone too quickly, unless...Martore wont get rid of anyone too quickly, unless they pull Rudd Davis style shenanigans. She gave Hunke plenty of rope before forcing his "retirement." Same with Johnny Hillkirk. Banikarim gets another year, unless her networking yields a better offer elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46204916882175275302012-12-10T15:27:05.867-05:002012-12-10T15:27:05.867-05:0011:03. Here is a real issue. Lets say you are in a...11:03. Here is a real issue. Lets say you are in a business with declining sales, customer base and lack of revenue growth. Say you hire an expensive management type to turn things around. She comes at great cost, hires several expensive underlings, spends tons of money on outside consultants to who she has personal ties. Then spends oodles of time promoting herself, not her CEO or her company. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38725950411492043812012-12-10T11:03:08.052-05:002012-12-10T11:03:08.052-05:0011:02 proves the point -- an ex-marketer still ups...11:02 proves the point -- an ex-marketer still upset about what happened to his department. Nothing wrong with being upset, but enough already.<br /><br />The bottom line on marketing and all that is: So what?<br /><br />It is not the essence of the company, nor the source of its problems.<br /><br />If she is a relentless self-promoter, again, so what? <br /><br />Time to deal with real issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63863649708685574572012-12-10T10:24:49.645-05:002012-12-10T10:24:49.645-05:0011:02,
Not a current or ex marketing person and al...11:02,<br />Not a current or ex marketing person and also not a Maryam supporter. I think you nailed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91914758015471709522012-12-10T07:50:02.962-05:002012-12-10T07:50:02.962-05:00Spambot at 5:40 AM!Spambot at 5:40 AM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73822886564193238682012-12-10T03:45:45.691-05:002012-12-10T03:45:45.691-05:00Screw Mr.carpenter az republic we will strike.go a...Screw Mr.carpenter az republic we will strike.go ahead shut us down we are done taking it in the shortsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21135359699966734122012-12-10T03:07:45.679-05:002012-12-10T03:07:45.679-05:003:16 I always sign my comments.3:16 I always sign my comments.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16773417962925754022012-12-09T23:02:57.475-05:002012-12-09T23:02:57.475-05:00It's funny that disgruntled ex-marketers are t...It's funny that disgruntled ex-marketers are the ones accused of being behind all the negative comments directed at Banikarim. I can understand the sentiment of anyone fired in her wake.but I can assure posters here, she has a huge swath of non supporters and even enemies throughout the building, Gannett and Usa Today. Purpose Walls and On the Road missives are amateurishlynpathetic.<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33697727033168546922012-12-09T22:53:50.246-05:002012-12-09T22:53:50.246-05:006:04, there is plenty of evidence. Just look at th...6:04, there is plenty of evidence. Just look at the post at 10:29 a.m. This person posts every day with generally the same shtick -- the people still at Gannett are somehow stupid for staying. You should pay more attention.<br /><br />10:09, that was a great spin. I like how in just a short time, you somehow believe you have made some sort of point about how silence of the many is being held up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34904933502409618262012-12-09T22:09:00.116-05:002012-12-09T22:09:00.116-05:00Wow, don't pay attention to the blog for a whi...Wow, don't pay attention to the blog for a while and the corporate sponsored posters (can't use the "T" word) have taken over like roaches taking over a dirty kitchen.<br /> Maybe it seems like its the "same old posters" because the rest of us are too busy scrambling to cover our "content evolution" duties, while watching news staffs get gutted as reporters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35660934986860806842012-12-09T21:32:13.818-05:002012-12-09T21:32:13.818-05:00And that should have been Banikarim. Sorry. My bad...And that should have been Banikarim. Sorry. My bad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32091010040956916652012-12-09T21:31:07.236-05:002012-12-09T21:31:07.236-05:00Common sense would demonstrate that compared to th...Common sense would demonstrate that compared to the real concerns in Gannett press rooms, shipping docks, newsrooms and delivery routes, no one in the company knows or cares what "marketing" is or does or who Naikarim is.<br /><br />Who would care? The few disgruntled ex-marketers. And that's who does most of those posts.<br /><br />Similarly in Cincinnati.<br /><br />Not saying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31554577963123251952012-12-09T19:41:25.886-05:002012-12-09T19:41:25.886-05:00C'mon you guys, you're supposed to use the...C'mon you guys, you're supposed to use the special punctuation when it's black helicopter Sunday.<br /><br />Yes, there are people who post more than others. And yes, some of us have 'tells' that our colleagues recognize - or think they recognize. <br /><br />But you can't clear 150,000 page views in the last month by trying to hoax up posts or relying on twenty regulars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15219152202525275222012-12-09T18:04:07.073-05:002012-12-09T18:04:07.073-05:00Smart money says 1:23 PM now employs the very tact...Smart money says 1:23 PM now employs the very tactic they alleged without evidence.<br /><br />In fact, plays like theirs’ are neither new nor unique as Banikarim’s defenders attempted the same to deflect criticism by alleging a few, former “disgruntled” marketing employees were responsible for it. Those attempts were comical when one considers just the sheer size of the potential audience of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58692088538838120662012-12-09T17:40:25.094-05:002012-12-09T17:40:25.094-05:001:23 is right about the faked "crowd''...1:23 is right about the faked "crowd'' that shows up here agreeing with the same posts.<br /><br />And whatever you think of the blog, I know Jim has too much integrity to fake posts.<br /><br />I'm not as certain about his readers though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78748257615487907832012-12-09T17:06:27.681-05:002012-12-09T17:06:27.681-05:001:23, you nailed it.... I've been thinking the...1:23, you nailed it.... I've been thinking the same thing for months. I think there's maybe a dozen commenters on this site who post a lot to make themselves sound like a larger crowd (that's why the volume of comments drops off all of a sudden sometimes — because one person takes a day off). <br /><br />I believe Jim when I say that he doesn't plant anonymous things himself, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47090770363295860022012-12-09T15:16:53.242-05:002012-12-09T15:16:53.242-05:001:23, absolutely right.
On other issues, I think ...1:23, absolutely right.<br /><br />On other issues, I think we have the same situation. The main grumblers here are the no-punctuation guy who posts the same thing every day, although today he delved into the Iowa City issue; Wrinkles; one or two people who claim to be pressmen but likely are fired paste-up people from bygone days; and maybe a couple of stray bitters who were purged in 2008.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7952638473171873982012-12-09T14:29:52.774-05:002012-12-09T14:29:52.774-05:00On behalf of those who do t work or live in Cinci:...On behalf of those who do t work or live in Cinci: No One Cares!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57821978129541605882012-12-09T13:23:20.020-05:002012-12-09T13:23:20.020-05:00There is a famous scene in Disney's DAVY CROCK...There is a famous scene in Disney's DAVY CROCKETT: INDIAN FIGHTER where Fess Parker's Davy and Buddy Ebsen's Georgie Russell are hopelessly outnumbered.<br /><br />They fool the enemy by pretending they are a full regiment of soldiers. "I've got them covered over here,'' Georgie yells. "You men, take positions over there!'' Davy shouts.<br /><br />GeorgieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38111030330815944142012-12-09T12:52:10.875-05:002012-12-09T12:52:10.875-05:00Check out this amateurish crap on the Reno (Nev.) ...Check out this amateurish crap on the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal website. Never mind the misspellings and first-grade-level punctuation in the captions, but the information in many of the captions is completely inaccurate, glaring errors not even researched. Lights on, no one home. It's not just embarrassing; it's unprofessional, idiotic and sickening.<br />http://www.rgj.com/article/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24363579218162007152012-12-09T12:34:17.554-05:002012-12-09T12:34:17.554-05:00Part of the reason people aren't buying is tha...Part of the reason people aren't buying is that the current consumers, admittedly older, see items like the following, which they KNOW is wrong, and then wonder how much OTHER reportage is erroneous as well. (Now THAT is a sentence!)<br /><br />http://jimromenesko.com/2012/12/08/im-guessing-the-ledger-enquirer-heard-from-a-few-older-readers-on-friday/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71499235197483751662012-12-09T11:04:12.405-05:002012-12-09T11:04:12.405-05:00Sunday's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has a two-...Sunday's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has a two-parter on the death of the paper industry--an industry centered in the Appleton-Green Bay-Wausau-Wisconsin Rapids market. An excellent, well-researched piece of work involving multiple staffers. That is why I subscribe to the MJS and not the local Gannett products. Instead, the Appleton P-C is running a multi-parter, multi-media sanctimonious Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88047586619392806942012-12-09T10:29:37.185-05:002012-12-09T10:29:37.185-05:00There is not one comment on the resigning of Iowa ...There is not one comment on the resigning of Iowa city G.M..<br />I have always believed that the Iowa Gannett employees are afraid managemnet will find and discipline those who who post here.<br />Why else would there not be a comment,good,bad or otherwise.<br />Way to step up and show some courage.No wonder there are never any posts from Iowa sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76160341294249203912012-12-09T09:15:17.053-05:002012-12-09T09:15:17.053-05:00What a bunch of buffoons. GCI is taking a real cha...What a bunch of buffoons. GCI is taking a real chance leaving those clowns in charge at Cincinnati. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com