The Newsonomics of Google’s Retail Push

There’s an irony to such publisher partnerships, of course. On the one hand, Google is a “partner,” magnifying publisher businesses through its ad and search products. On the other, initiatives such as Google Tomorrow are a potential dagger to newspapers’ jugular. That’s the way of the web ...

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The Newsonomics of the Digital Mercado

McClatchy’s newspapers are the first big clients for Find n Save, a product ofTravidia, a long-time player in the print-to-digital ad conversion business. Find n Save replaces Marketplace 360, the company’s former regional marketplace product. Two big McClatchy papers — its hometown Sacramento ...

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Gannett’s Whimper & Bang Show Strategies Plainly in Flux

So Gannett's decided that it's go-it-alone, devise-its own-local-marketing strategies approach didn't work.

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Frankly, Candidly, Truthfully: Newspapers CEOs Talk About 2Q

It’s time for second-quarter newspaper earnings reports, with Gannett leading off Wednesday, with the long tale of woe to follow. Given the many newspaper staff cutbacks, which I thought might include the investor relations people, I’ve put together a few boilerplate remarks that I ...

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