tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2778146759227549954..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Oct. 17-23 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61112175403488397612011-10-24T02:06:52.673-04:002011-10-24T02:06:52.673-04:00Wow, that is a very compelling article. My guess ...Wow, that is a very compelling article. My guess is that Moratore will ignore it like she does everything else and just hope it goes away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56375886032919670802011-10-24T01:37:15.010-04:002011-10-24T01:37:15.010-04:00Wonder what kind of justification martore would ha...Wonder what kind of justification martore would have refuting anything in Carr's columnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38970562885902502562011-10-24T00:27:39.907-04:002011-10-24T00:27:39.907-04:00Carr's column is great. makes my mad, but it&#...Carr's column is great. makes my mad, but it's a perfect take on what that SOB did -- is still doing -- to this company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38421669544773106342011-10-24T00:17:04.324-04:002011-10-24T00:17:04.324-04:00Carr's column on Dubow is pretty scathing. Wor...Carr's column on Dubow is pretty scathing. Worth reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59497477956088618742011-10-23T23:18:12.299-04:002011-10-23T23:18:12.299-04:00Interesting observations on obscene CEO bonuses --...Interesting observations on obscene CEO bonuses -- specifically Craig Dubow's. From New York Times writer David Carr:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/business/media/why-not-occupy-newsrooms.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10890227528201364112011-10-23T21:42:50.541-04:002011-10-23T21:42:50.541-04:007:37 is correct. We need rainmakers, not juvenile ...7:37 is correct. We need rainmakers, not juvenile daydreamers who have done nothing to enhance the bottom line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91565493586539853082011-10-23T19:37:02.340-04:002011-10-23T19:37:02.340-04:00Here is an idea for you Gracia. Get rid of the CMO...Here is an idea for you Gracia. Get rid of the CMO and replace with a Chief Revenue Officer, someone who knows how to sell to Fortune 500 advertisers. <br /><br />We need revenue (sales).<br />NOT marketing gimmicks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56624740248697453812011-10-23T19:30:43.677-04:002011-10-23T19:30:43.677-04:00Oh great Jim. You believe Banikarim is going to do...Oh great Jim. You believe Banikarim is going to do yet another ad campaign and spend millions more before her departure, which is inevitable. She'll get canned or quite within a year and half.<br /><br />This company is worst than the federal government with all the cash they spend on total BS...like a new ad campaign every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84225326246009538722011-10-23T18:29:43.591-04:002011-10-23T18:29:43.591-04:00To 5:51 pm That sounds good. I hope Jim can take a...To 5:51 pm That sounds good. I hope Jim can take a hard look at the numbers for all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52879546170759519402011-10-23T17:51:23.445-04:002011-10-23T17:51:23.445-04:0011:34 today - i will email the documents to Jim, d...11:34 today - i will email the documents to Jim, due to the fact it is such a large file, I will let Jim figure out how he can post the numbers<br /><br />The Daily poster inside the loop :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20274207896223624292011-10-23T17:20:12.223-04:002011-10-23T17:20:12.223-04:00Here's an edited version of 5:06's comment...Here's an edited version of 5:06's comment:<br /><br />The Cincinnati Enquirer will be laying off upper management monday october 24th. Rumor has it that a lot of people will be suprised.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21647788014502975452011-10-23T17:16:55.809-04:002011-10-23T17:16:55.809-04:004:37 Seems to me that it's only a matter of ti...4:37 Seems to me that it's only a matter of time before Banikarim dumps the campaign in favor of something of her own devising. This would naturally follow Pence's departure if, indeed, that rumor is true.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39969770771028948842011-10-23T17:15:58.913-04:002011-10-23T17:15:58.913-04:004:37 PM
"...what I thought was merely a tempo...4:37 PM<br />"...what I thought was merely a temporary variation in course, these "leaders" soon ejected, was in fact a train wreck guaranteed."<br /><br />YES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56656473771811312202011-10-23T17:06:26.774-04:002011-10-23T17:06:26.774-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23766193677113140822011-10-23T16:37:50.471-04:002011-10-23T16:37:50.471-04:00And, 3:50, evidently so do potential advertisers w...And, 3:50, evidently so do potential advertisers who see them as well -- and take their advertising dollars somewhere else. That "all within reach" campaign is frankly one of the best examples of utter bullshit crafted by opportunistic air bags.<br /><br />On its face the "all within reach" patronizing, while so clever to the disconnected elite, it's still a lie when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39336464121503995352011-10-23T16:22:00.423-04:002011-10-23T16:22:00.423-04:00Gannett's corporate commercials are appearing ...Gannett's corporate commercials are appearing mostly on the cable news channels: CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43594825716788222962011-10-23T15:50:09.358-04:002011-10-23T15:50:09.358-04:008:31 I see them on CNN and CNBC.8:31 I see them on CNN and CNBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55427790982344075222011-10-23T11:39:04.171-04:002011-10-23T11:39:04.171-04:0011:33am - great ideas.
However, from what you wro...11:33am - great ideas.<br /><br />However, from what you wrote, I can tell you have no future in Gannett corporate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58525857759028792862011-10-23T11:36:21.385-04:002011-10-23T11:36:21.385-04:003:16, I'll second the well-said commendation.
...3:16, I'll second the well-said commendation.<br />People WILL pay for quality.<br />Steve Jobs knew this.<br /><br />Gannett corporate, however, does not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11402562022722280452011-10-23T11:34:53.056-04:002011-10-23T11:34:53.056-04:001:03 am Could you post the numbers here?1:03 am Could you post the numbers here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31856829526947494692011-10-23T11:33:49.016-04:002011-10-23T11:33:49.016-04:00The question has come up in other threads, usually...The question has come up in other threads, usually from people defending decisions made in the Crystal Palace, how would we improve the company? Here are a couple of suggestions. <br /><br />1) Cut the salaries of the top 50 corporate officers by 5 - 10% and use that money to bolster local resources. <br /><br />2) Change the contracts of CEO, CFO, COO etc to one that is based in improvements in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20892967792901626642011-10-23T11:31:57.085-04:002011-10-23T11:31:57.085-04:00Meanwhile, US Presswire was covering a LOCAL HIGH ...Meanwhile, US Presswire was covering a LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL football game in Tempe (the AZ Republic's market):<br />http://www.uspresswire.com/sets/114222<br /><br />Connect the dots here, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69801109638104082222011-10-23T11:27:14.484-04:002011-10-23T11:27:14.484-04:00Furloughs ,hell.With an 8.5% drop in print revenue...Furloughs ,hell.With an 8.5% drop in print revenue,furloughs will not be enough.<br />The layoffs lists begin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81119182441421440082011-10-23T10:42:02.915-04:002011-10-23T10:42:02.915-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62368946344506313042011-10-23T10:35:14.958-04:002011-10-23T10:35:14.958-04:00Why would anyone not think we were getting Furloug...Why would anyone not think we were getting Furloughs the 1st quarter. We've had furloughs at our site for the last 3 years. They still get the product out so what else would they do.And we are one of the more productive sites.Jim, I guess that there is no way to see the financial breakdowns on individual sites. You would think, that with a publicly traded stock you would have the right to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com