tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6245723159379691429..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Gannett is launching 'sponsored' cold/flu website; project among first led by unit given to BanikarimJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50270069222192126502011-08-28T02:20:40.208-04:002011-08-28T02:20:40.208-04:00Let's start a "Maryam's Last Day at G...Let's start a "Maryam's Last Day at Gannett" pool. Who's in? $5/box payable in a Gannett Blog donation- Jimbo is the moderator/administrator. On the memo line of your check, write in your date of choice. Any takers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30214455877989177052011-08-27T03:38:52.062-04:002011-08-27T03:38:52.062-04:00For all its faults, the concept will generate reve...For all its faults, the concept will generate revenue. That is more than you can say for our lame ad sales team. And at least this keeps her from her off the road commentary. Now, what can she do to offset the heather frank team?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74140191553244949462011-08-26T19:24:44.568-04:002011-08-26T19:24:44.568-04:00Really, what were we expecting from Banikarim? It&...Really, what were we expecting from Banikarim? It's just like the people at Tribune who duped themselves into thinking Sam Zell was their white knight. No one can rescue a business model that is fundamentally broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68722716709603749972011-08-26T13:48:17.221-04:002011-08-26T13:48:17.221-04:00"I got a FEVER ... and the only cure for it i..."I got a FEVER ... and the only cure for it is more.... cowb... er, DealChicken!".... yeah, DealChicken... that's the ticket!"<br /><br />Yes this site is a conflict of interest, but Gannett has long since dropped any pretense of ethics dividing editorial from advertising.<br /><br />That flew out the window long ago when that idiot Phil Currie was around...<br /><br />Revenue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61709367683788318152011-08-26T09:40:18.799-04:002011-08-26T09:40:18.799-04:00I feel a fever coming on. ...I feel a fever coming on. ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89187028284056585522011-08-26T09:29:12.265-04:002011-08-26T09:29:12.265-04:00It's pretty simple actually. She was bounced ...It's pretty simple actually. She was bounced from NBC along with the new USAT VP Marketing and then parked themselves here until something better comes along. We can only hope they don't damage the brand too much during their tenure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41645493299121798302011-08-26T05:54:13.507-04:002011-08-26T05:54:13.507-04:001:30am, what did you expect?
G A N N E T T runs th...1:30am, what did you expect?<br />G A N N E T T runs the "A's" off, because they point out management's incompetence, and hires "C's" to make themselves look better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67923371432073967802011-08-26T01:30:39.227-04:002011-08-26T01:30:39.227-04:00What a disappointment she is.What a disappointment she is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25172099003149214352011-08-26T01:09:42.974-04:002011-08-26T01:09:42.974-04:0012:05, I tried to think positively when she came o...12:05, I tried to think positively when she came on board. Boy, what a fool I was. Will we ever get anyone with any idea on how to make our products viable once again? If this is the best we've got, we are so screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30379335968003218822011-08-26T00:05:14.750-04:002011-08-26T00:05:14.750-04:00I said it when she was hired amid all the "gi...I said it when she was hired amid all the "give her a chance" posters. She will do nothing, make a lot of money and leave. She is a no-substance fraud like the rest. Lame newsletter campaign, lame ideas. Nothing of substance will come from her except her paycheck. Thanks for nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24955356550662637012011-08-25T22:53:16.828-04:002011-08-25T22:53:16.828-04:00Yeah, 5:43 PM, but cold and flu season goes at lea...Yeah, 5:43 PM, but cold and flu season goes at least through February! In addition to the slippery-slope journalistic ethics issues, GCI couldn't figure out how to keep a cold & flu project running past September?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83514764503099162622011-08-25T17:43:28.308-04:002011-08-25T17:43:28.308-04:00Well, the cold and flu season does begin around th...Well, the cold and flu season does begin around the end of August so at least we're on top of this event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74466555592422274882011-08-25T15:40:30.924-04:002011-08-25T15:40:30.924-04:00Just wait until Gannett does an article supporting...Just wait until Gannett does an article supporting an advertisers product and the advertiser is sued as the result of a side effect which unfortunately happens all the time. "May case bleeding, headache, nausea, loss of sleep..." Wait, that was while I was employeed by Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53935362016335765502011-08-25T14:40:27.327-04:002011-08-25T14:40:27.327-04:00She's from the world of television. Have you ...She's from the world of television. Have you seen the crap that's on the tube lately? It's no wonder this is the best she can come-up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30758908797806866882011-08-25T13:35:54.797-04:002011-08-25T13:35:54.797-04:00As part of "old school" publishing, I le...As part of "old school" publishing, I learned and revered the separation of church and state, so to speak. I think the issue here is that many Gannett managers truly don't know or understand the difference. Some of the suggestions my former marketing manager would make in meetings clearly showed she had no clue of the difference between editorial and advertising. And the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45040119836449608482011-08-25T12:52:39.087-04:002011-08-25T12:52:39.087-04:00This program does have a precedent in Gannett. In ...This program does have a precedent in Gannett. In Cincinnati, the Enquirer teamed up with Fifth Third Bank to create a short-lived web site offering generic personal finance information and advice from 5/3 experts. Later the Enquirer teamed up with Christ Hospital on a web site offering generic personal health information and advice from Christ doctors. See www.gethealthycincinnati.com. Nothing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22512472407100557972011-08-25T12:15:27.981-04:002011-08-25T12:15:27.981-04:00I can think of little else I'd least choose to...I can think of little else I'd least choose to read about. On any platform in any venue.<br /><br />Boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23259615998725161132011-08-25T12:08:41.210-04:002011-08-25T12:08:41.210-04:00Wonder if this will make the "On the Road&quo...Wonder if this will make the "On the Road" update?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44573187486796681822011-08-25T11:43:46.759-04:002011-08-25T11:43:46.759-04:00Really, Maryam? This is what you've come up wi...Really, Maryam? This is what you've come up with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81126095892507547682011-08-25T10:50:46.227-04:002011-08-25T10:50:46.227-04:00I am not sure the USA Today newsroom IS involved i...I am not sure the USA Today newsroom IS involved in this project. Or if we are, we haven't heard yet.<br /><br />I'd assume/hope it's produced separately by the same people who do special publications; in fact, I'm pretty sure it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22873172276896336062011-08-25T10:25:52.031-04:002011-08-25T10:25:52.031-04:00I'm an advertising guy and yet I ask....why di...I'm an advertising guy and yet I ask....why did we need to get the newsroom involved in this project? Why not just produce it solely as an advertorial piece and let the edit folks focused on real news? <br /><br />We could have solved the client's marketing needs and not pissed off and further alienate the entire editorial staff. Geez, we're so stupid sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71123996461377785882011-08-25T10:19:20.898-04:002011-08-25T10:19:20.898-04:00What lightweights. No ethics. Could not care less ...What lightweights. No ethics. Could not care less about journalism. The finest marketing/ad people I every worked with never advocated messing with the news product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27501963262846573952011-08-25T10:14:59.484-04:002011-08-25T10:14:59.484-04:00What ever happened to the "old school" m...What ever happened to the "old school" mandate that makes advertising and editorial separate entities !! These bastards are not newspaper people at all ,they are retailers of ad space only.<br />Just fits in line with having Finance Managers now as General Managers who replace Publishers.<br />Real publishers would not put up with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42191786788675960262011-08-25T10:06:15.053-04:002011-08-25T10:06:15.053-04:00Another notch down for Gannett's trust and cre...Another notch down for Gannett's trust and credibility, two intangibles that don't show up as line items on a balance sheet - and therefore are irrelevant to these clowns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67615572740700205242011-08-25T10:03:54.860-04:002011-08-25T10:03:54.860-04:00And if this product starts having problems like ZI...And if this product starts having problems like ZICAM did, are they going to report on that?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com