tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1196539709786599475..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Oct. 24-30 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27270452162474369802011-10-31T12:30:18.216-04:002011-10-31T12:30:18.216-04:00Thanks Hunke, for emailing and letting me know thi...Thanks Hunke, for emailing and letting me know this morning that you hired some guy from Yahoo Sports to work on USA Today. Not sure I give a damn, but thanks for thinking of me.<br /><br />In return, free advice: From what I heard, when someone is hired in Virginia they bring everyone that they've ever worked with along with them. <br /><br />Please tell the new guy to leave Chris Chase and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59828939113445432042011-10-31T11:37:21.181-04:002011-10-31T11:37:21.181-04:0011:18,
I agree with you. The problem is we haven&...11:18,<br />I agree with you. The problem is we haven't had anyone bold and innovative in marketing in a long, long time. And I don't see that changing with this new crop of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65972966359613564942011-10-31T11:35:00.963-04:002011-10-31T11:35:00.963-04:00While I believe My Boss is accurate, it doesn'...While I believe My Boss is accurate, it doesn't take anyone well-connected with this company to realize our new CMO has done next to nothing. The only thing I see that she does is send e-mails to on products/events she had no part in creating in the hopes that the mere association will make her look good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85681264642830690792011-10-31T11:18:49.690-04:002011-10-31T11:18:49.690-04:00USA Today was built on marketing and circulation.....USA Today was built on marketing and circulation...not on edit.<br />Look at every street corner, every train station, every store, every airport, this is where USAToday dominates. Marketing and circulation. Including the hotel deals. This was a strategy put in place 30 years ago.<br /><br />Gannett has always been a marketing company.<br />Those posting otherwise know not what they speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36029447090199022542011-10-30T23:30:56.600-04:002011-10-30T23:30:56.600-04:0011:04. It's all twisted and true re: Silverman...11:04. It's all twisted and true re: Silverman, who has wrecked people on a professional and personal level his entire professional life. How Meg Downey put up with him is beyond anyone who knows of her reputation as a good journalist. Hope she gets to go home to Poughkeepsie. She should have never left to take that "promotion" to Nashville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30392004279179485052011-10-30T23:24:25.632-04:002011-10-30T23:24:25.632-04:00Flood Book 2011 on sale now!!
http://www.pedimentb...Flood Book 2011 on sale now!!<br />http://www.pedimentbooks.com/store/product/flood-2011-binghamton-southern-tier-ny-flood-flooding-book/<br /><br />Get your copy today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10341369139572247912011-10-30T23:18:57.716-04:002011-10-30T23:18:57.716-04:00Jim- this just in, My Boss Said publisher and edit...Jim- this just in, My Boss Said publisher and editor of Gannett Blog will be asked to take furlough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49328608993806581652011-10-30T23:11:00.460-04:002011-10-30T23:11:00.460-04:006:50 AM - Concerning the cronies being hired, let&...6:50 AM - Concerning the cronies being hired, let's take a look at all the publishers that Dickey has placed. Most are from Arizona or somehow affiliated. The publishers in the regional sites are following suit by hiring their friends. There is no one overly qualified working for this company anymore. Hence what I consider the biggest problem in Gannett. Time to see who is effective and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29011657734001294002011-10-30T23:04:55.610-04:002011-10-30T23:04:55.610-04:00CMO sounds important but in truth it is just a PR ...CMO sounds important but in truth it is just a PR gig. 10:42 has it right; she is a minor (if highly paid!), player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40071951386102638852011-10-30T23:04:48.996-04:002011-10-30T23:04:48.996-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12010921762380630302011-10-30T22:49:50.067-04:002011-10-30T22:49:50.067-04:0010:42 geeezus what a stupid comment. She is the CM...10:42 geeezus what a stupid comment. She is the CMO...she is totally responsible for marketing. Wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71152871837968149632011-10-30T22:48:19.341-04:002011-10-30T22:48:19.341-04:008:47 I am not My Boss. But I am in the know and My...8:47 I am not My Boss. But I am in the know and My Boss gets it right tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11453814919862985082011-10-30T22:47:22.872-04:002011-10-30T22:47:22.872-04:008:47 let me guess? you are with the new PR firm Ma...8:47 let me guess? you are with the new PR firm Maryam hired. So obvious. <br />The past few weeks there have been so many posts that are not usual here. Welcome to the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38609225387558061972011-10-30T22:42:10.870-04:002011-10-30T22:42:10.870-04:00I have no opinion of Maryam, but the head of marke...I have no opinion of Maryam, but the head of marketing historically is a support role. Those asking what she has or hasn't accomplished could ask the same of market VPs in the past.<br /><br />The success or failure of Gannett is not up to marketing and those taking potshots obviously have no idea what is involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55387829793011433172011-10-30T21:42:11.797-04:002011-10-30T21:42:11.797-04:00Maryam not accomplishing much? That's an unde...Maryam not accomplishing much? That's an understatement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14882184814996500612011-10-30T20:47:31.955-04:002011-10-30T20:47:31.955-04:008:45 me thinks you are My Boss. Sorry but the post...8:45 me thinks you are My Boss. Sorry but the post is bogus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41010941438124336052011-10-30T20:45:42.802-04:002011-10-30T20:45:42.802-04:00My Boss is 100 percent correct on all counts. I...My Boss is 100 percent correct on all counts. I'm now a believer that My Boss is the real deal after seeing this posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14267965550509295502011-10-30T19:23:16.882-04:002011-10-30T19:23:16.882-04:00Jim, if the rumors are true about Florida Today be...Jim, if the rumors are true about Florida Today being in such bad financial shape, do you think corporate would force Stover and his cronies out or sell the paper? Is there precedence for this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54068207793350397012011-10-30T18:51:01.448-04:002011-10-30T18:51:01.448-04:00Yes, Jim, thank you so much for connecting us to t...Yes, Jim, thank you so much for connecting us to this wonderful eulogy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42259394315947340552011-10-30T18:47:48.316-04:002011-10-30T18:47:48.316-04:00Jim, thank you for the link to the eulogy.
@ MyBo...Jim, thank you for the link to the eulogy.<br /><br />@ MyBoss: NOW they are concerned about cronyism? They are a sort of late to the party on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44517014223182626682011-10-30T17:41:28.003-04:002011-10-30T17:41:28.003-04:00Jim - Thank you for sharing the eulogy for Steve J...Jim - Thank you for sharing the eulogy for Steve Jobs with us. It was absolutely beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32066755833948655732011-10-30T16:49:50.204-04:002011-10-30T16:49:50.204-04:00GANNETT like ENRON-- fuzzy math, bogus reports. wa...GANNETT like ENRON-- fuzzy math, bogus reports. watch out! The debt is mighty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62008653955829400552011-10-30T15:50:54.589-04:002011-10-30T15:50:54.589-04:00My Boss is a phony. The true My Boss Said left the...My Boss is a phony. The true My Boss Said left the company months ago.<br /><br />Everyone "in the know" knows that Robin is gone. His use of "it seems" is quite telling.<br /><br />Shows again how vulnerable this blog is to nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27005717089634498762011-10-30T15:45:43.252-04:002011-10-30T15:45:43.252-04:001:33 They could send it out to him at the pumpkin ...1:33 They could send it out to him at the pumpkin center and let him enjoy his big head.<br />I think he might find a piece of abc gum in his right nostrol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51963070448165600722011-10-30T15:37:35.773-04:002011-10-30T15:37:35.773-04:00What were Steve Jobs' final words? Read his si...What were Steve Jobs' final words? Read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share" rel="nofollow">his sister's eulogy for him</a>, all the way to the very end.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com