Actually, there might be a few other things too but I’d never know because I cannot listen to him long enough to find out (like clockwork every day at 5 PM CST I must turn the TV in my office off lest I develop a migraine from Cramer’s ludicrous Mad Money antics….). At any rate, [...]
Thanks to MinnPost and Utne Reader for the amusing commentary on the two erectile dysfunction ads that constituted 100% of the ads in 8-page sports section recently. Pretty abysmal.
Tags: Utne Reader, MinnPost, Star Tribune, Erectile Dysfunction, Cialis, Viagra, Disappearing Advertisers, Declining Readership For Daily Newspapers, Death of [...]
Air-traffic controllers, many of which are just beginning to reach retirement age, are retiring at a much faster rate than expected. Though it was known that many controllers are becoming eligible for retirement given the mass hiring that took place following the 1981 firing of 12,000 air-traffic controllers by President Reagan, the pace of the [...]
In a few past posts (here, here, & here), I’ve commented on the growing ubiquity of advertising on airplanes. On a recent US Airways trip, I saw the phenomena firsthand (Northwest hasn’t yet succumbed to the temptation to this degree so I had been somewhat immune to this point) and was amazed at not only [...]
The Albuquerque Tribune announced that it published its last edition on February 23rd after unsuccessfully attempting to sell the paper for the past 6 months. The afternoon paper is owned by E.W. Scripps, and marks the 4th paper to shut down in 2008.Tags: Albuquerque Tribune, E.W. Scripps, Dailies Continue To Struggle, Are [...]
Lots of news on the daily newspaper industry from the past few days and one great article on the recession we’re in (or not in)…..
1) Tribune cuts hundreds of jobs as conditions deteriorate
2) New York Times to cut hundreds of newsroom jobs as conditions deteriorate
3) Gannett stymied (so far) in attempt to buy Rocky Mountain [...]
RegionalHelpWanted (RHW) was sold to OnTargetJobs, a Texas-based company that operates a handful of niche job boards. OnTargetJobs, backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, reportedly paid $100 million for RHW. Some blog posts state that RHW did about $35 million in sales last year, but the number was probably closer to $25 million. (We [...]
The Minneapolis Star Tribune announced another round of layoffs, letting go of 58 people or 3% of its workforce. With 1,875 employees still remaining, even after these latest cuts and all the cuts its made in the past few years, it’s no wonder the paper is struggling. I cannot believe the paper still has that [...]
Thanks to the Silicon Alley Insider for quoting a Microsoft Exec at the DeSilva+Phillips conference. Microsoft’s Chief Ad Strategist Mike Galgon made the comment during a panel discussion that newspapers were, “Not worth zero.” DoubleClick’s CEO David Rosenblatt agreed. It’s a pretty good sign that a new low has been hit when people are defending [...]
The Capital Times, Madison Wisconsin’s afternoon daily, announced today that it would cease printing a printed version of its daily paper, effective April 26th, and move to an online format. The paper will print two editions each week and insert them into Madison’s morning daily, the State Journal. The Capital Times began printing a daily [...]