tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post9078600474308841704..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Phoenix | What's the President's Club cruise?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57214866569656042412012-04-16T05:52:51.929-04:002012-04-16T05:52:51.929-04:00I thought that they were a good news and will orde...I thought that they were a good news and will order again.<br />This news is superb , great information,s of beautiful elements. I love your,s articles they are just perfect for any project. Great job l<br />Have a lovely day!<br /><br /><a href="http://maritimeshippingblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">cruise jobs</a>saanchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955109271508593763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20942077364172141272012-04-12T02:48:41.532-04:002012-04-12T02:48:41.532-04:00There seems to be some confusion between this and ...There seems to be some confusion between this and the trip for advertisers spending a certain amount of $$$. <br /><br />The President's Club is a yearly contest where the top sales people are basically given a company paid vacation. Although it seems like the same 10 salespeople win every year.<br /><br />The other trip that is being described in this discussion, where advertisers who spentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10837055131607050392012-04-11T21:51:46.253-04:002012-04-11T21:51:46.253-04:00Most internal studies show that readers read our n...Most internal studies show that readers read our newspapers for advertising content as much as editorial content, and sometimes more in favor of ads, depending on the demo and day of week. As someone with over 20 years of journalism, I will say this: with the Internet now as our major news sources, at least ad content isn't 8-12 hours old by the time the paper hits the driveway...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70034216061627970682012-04-06T23:42:43.551-04:002012-04-06T23:42:43.551-04:00Hello people..get used to being treated like a #.....Hello people..get used to being treated like a #..<br />thats all you are..<br />they need to come up with money to pay the big salary's.<br />Ceo pay...and so on...<br />Let's all do a work slow down..<br />Qaulity slide..<br />Call in sick at the worst possible moments....<br />you like the rest of us,,have poor pay, poor Health benefits..<br />any little perk is gone..<br />WAKE up..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29767214842599818142012-04-06T11:06:35.990-04:002012-04-06T11:06:35.990-04:003:11 pm - And something the advertisers want as we...3:11 pm - And something the advertisers want as well.<br /><br />Most advertisers know that content sells. That is why so many advertisers want on page 3A or ALWAYS to have content "touch their ads." Why? Because content - the news the newsroom produces - is like gold to them.<br /><br />That is the "dirty little secret." These top ad reps could never go on any trip if it wereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17268076437829756712012-04-05T15:11:19.921-04:002012-04-05T15:11:19.921-04:00I agree with 1:33 and 3:02. Do readers buy the new...I agree with 1:33 and 3:02. Do readers buy the newspaper or look at us online for the ads, beyond the Sunday food ads and coupons? I believe they read us for the news, and not the ads. And the most complaints I hear about our slow-ass sites are due to the annoying popups and plethora of ads. <br /><br />I want a reward for producing something the readers actually want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45512859561536322632012-04-05T15:02:01.988-04:002012-04-05T15:02:01.988-04:00Agreed 1:33
I'd love to see such an incentive...Agreed 1:33<br /><br />I'd love to see such an incentive program for other parts of the company. Win a Pulitzer, win a trip. Bring about $1 million in savings (not through job losses, furloughs, etc.), win a trip.<br /><br />But since the only reason any of us have jobs here is to bring more money to the financers, the only ones who get rewarded are those directly responsible for immediate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61754156613784103362012-04-05T08:47:58.368-04:002012-04-05T08:47:58.368-04:00keep in mind, too that sales reps don't get fu...keep in mind, too that sales reps don't get furloughed either. At least they didn't at my TV station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56710072783221071302012-04-05T03:15:42.293-04:002012-04-05T03:15:42.293-04:00Amen 1:33-very hard to get up and go to work for t...Amen 1:33-very hard to get up and go to work for these folks today-I have never been so pissed off in my life. At least it gives me an unemployment check and a week off to look for a job at a company that values its employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17267758309478582762012-04-05T01:33:05.193-04:002012-04-05T01:33:05.193-04:00I know being in sales is a rough job. But one won...I know being in sales is a rough job. But one wonders how much more incentive is needed to do your job, when you're already given salary, monthly commissions, and bonuses. <br /><br />Add now an all expense paid trip with a significant other to the list?<br /><br />It's also rumored the President Club crowd are also given a cash bonus.<br /><br />If I understand what is being said, thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9422590582688432842012-04-05T01:12:37.094-04:002012-04-05T01:12:37.094-04:00Works for me! It would give me an incentive to suc...Works for me! It would give me an incentive to succeed amist all this horror! We used to have a similar program, but under our current leadership, things change midstream to benefit the ad directorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-666240907446027502012-04-04T23:38:26.768-04:002012-04-04T23:38:26.768-04:00This is exactly what the Tahiti trip was about. NB...This is exactly what the Tahiti trip was about. NBC station GMs, Sales Manager and top Account Exec. Travel with significant other along with clients who spend a certain amount. As I said in an earlier post and was shot down, this east coast station sent the three employees plus seven other parties on a luxury Tahitian cruise. The air fare alone for the three station employees cost more than mostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69471397080691695502012-04-04T23:04:33.531-04:002012-04-04T23:04:33.531-04:00Actually, the President's Club trip has nothin...Actually, the President's Club trip has nothing to do with specific advertisers. It is a reward trip for the top 10 reps in the company for excellence over an entire year. Generally all 10 of the reps have far exceeded their revenue goals for all 12 periods of the year in both print and digital products. Many, if not most, companies which employ sales reps have similiar programs. Also, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66357974977250114622012-04-04T22:06:41.936-04:002012-04-04T22:06:41.936-04:00Around my neck of the woods its known as an Advert...Around my neck of the woods its known as an Advertiser Trip Incentive. Bahamas anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39126017130525896882012-04-04T20:19:47.016-04:002012-04-04T20:19:47.016-04:00Oh my . . . will the folks in Phoenix taking the b...Oh my . . . will the folks in Phoenix taking the buyout get to go? I think that would be a lovely retirement gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76346440249096863252012-04-04T20:11:35.804-04:002012-04-04T20:11:35.804-04:00There are similar programs at properties across th...There are similar programs at properties across the company. Advertisers agree to spend a certain amount of money and if the reps sell enough of the packages, various people get to go on a trip. Usually, it's the advertiser, rep, Ad VP, publisher, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32287189592275478972012-04-04T18:43:08.853-04:002012-04-04T18:43:08.853-04:00Perhaps Medvedev will relay this information to th...Perhaps Medvedev will relay this information to the Somali pirates, LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47130065717443013722012-04-04T18:16:47.478-04:002012-04-04T18:16:47.478-04:00The Presidents Club is what you get when I lose 2 ...The Presidents Club is what you get when I lose 2 weeks of pay to give corporate bigwigs cash for their cruises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com