tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2435601844127259823..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: What Banikarim is watching on TV and in moviesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54512251917161284702013-11-06T09:55:59.895-05:002013-11-06T09:55:59.895-05:00Desperate times. Banikarim had to use USA Today ma...Desperate times. Banikarim had to use USA Today marketing funds to get promotion for herself? New bottom low. Is Kramer even paying attention? Probably could have saved a job with that money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71284261133766653092013-11-06T09:04:43.808-05:002013-11-06T09:04:43.808-05:0010:46 well-said. Marketers are getting sleezier by...10:46 well-said. Marketers are getting sleezier by the day. Even twitter knows that news is its future. Gannett will just roll over and hand it to them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32540751581330097032013-11-06T08:52:44.363-05:002013-11-06T08:52:44.363-05:008:35,
Very true. When you consider TV is explodin...8:35,<br />Very true. When you consider TV is exploding and print is in a rapid death spiral, you would think she'd have been hired by now. Guess word is out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75389271717611425472013-11-06T08:35:12.630-05:002013-11-06T08:35:12.630-05:00Apparently it didn't take "TV companies&q...Apparently it didn't take "TV companies" more than a couple of years to figure her out. Not sure what is taking Gracia so long?<br /><br />Is her agenda not clear by now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91305264435728925872013-11-05T22:46:40.899-05:002013-11-05T22:46:40.899-05:00Wait, have we come full circle? Maybe she's al...Wait, have we come full circle? Maybe she's almost right about that.<br /><br />When the company and its ill-fated board replaced journalists in high places with marketing execs, advertising salespeople, and others with public relations passions, they got a lot more sizzle and a lot less steak. They moved stuff around, put on a coat of paint, added some new gadgets and did little to support Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41836627260127597782013-11-05T21:34:21.243-05:002013-11-05T21:34:21.243-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70574609514040605692013-11-05T21:32:32.166-05:002013-11-05T21:32:32.166-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74404169487446414292013-11-05T20:33:39.331-05:002013-11-05T20:33:39.331-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5158695752437494872013-11-05T20:32:10.112-05:002013-11-05T20:32:10.112-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3632656343712793162013-11-05T20:09:42.920-05:002013-11-05T20:09:42.920-05:00I worked in entry level marketing and we never was...I worked in entry level marketing and we never wasted a chance to promote the products. This seemed like a good one that a professional marketer would have seized. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48025005871948324422013-11-05T19:43:43.466-05:002013-11-05T19:43:43.466-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5545662390190722282013-11-05T19:35:47.990-05:002013-11-05T19:35:47.990-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43266678616368837002013-11-05T18:18:12.497-05:002013-11-05T18:18:12.497-05:00With all that TV watching she's doing, she'...With all that TV watching she's doing, she's certainly not watching the Gannett and USA TODAY's sales revenue numbers. Gracia will soon see how stupid of a hire she was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79677300928399375322013-11-05T17:45:59.367-05:002013-11-05T17:45:59.367-05:00An ego on parade. An ego on parade. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20442188935447218652013-11-05T17:44:17.903-05:002013-11-05T17:44:17.903-05:00Those are good points but from Day One Benikarim&#...Those are good points but from Day One Benikarim's agenda has been about promoting Benikarim. Gannett's interests take a back seat to hers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43395187335794118052013-11-05T17:09:43.791-05:002013-11-05T17:09:43.791-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54765023456727947532013-11-05T15:59:17.633-05:002013-11-05T15:59:17.633-05:00By USA Today paying to run this "sponsored st...By USA Today paying to run this "sponsored story", it reveals Banikarim and Micek's apparent support of selling edit to advertisers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46810646361229744432013-11-05T14:50:09.569-05:002013-11-05T14:50:09.569-05:00Outstanding point Jim.Outstanding point Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23312255937032815612013-11-05T14:49:16.411-05:002013-11-05T14:49:16.411-05:00"I love TV. Always have and always will."..."I love TV. Always have and always will."<br /><br />In other words....message to TV companies: "Please hire me back." <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70317307495245182622013-11-05T13:31:08.738-05:002013-11-05T13:31:08.738-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88461334664935619532013-11-05T13:31:07.752-05:002013-11-05T13:31:07.752-05:00Great observation, Jim. Shows you what she thinks...Great observation, Jim. Shows you what she thinks of our product as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49883356663327483922013-11-05T13:22:54.990-05:002013-11-05T13:22:54.990-05:00What's sad: None of the pros -- including Bani...What's sad: None of the pros -- including Banikarim -- mention any TV news programs, newspapers, news magazines, news sites or news apps.<br /><br />Banikarim doesn't even give so much as a gratuitous shout-out to USAT's tablet or smartphone apps.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63437737087684483872013-11-05T12:57:03.972-05:002013-11-05T12:57:03.972-05:00The Voice and X-factor- the ultimate in banality. ...The Voice and X-factor- the ultimate in banality. And you don't have to pay those pesky writers and actors, (content providers) How very, very Gannett. It's not surprising.Roger Eberts ghostnoreply@blogger.com