Two paths to business growth are marketing and sales
A business consultant says there are a lot of things you can spend money on in an effort to increase revenue, but when push...
Journal Q2 revenue of $95.5 million is up 6% (audio)
Journal Communications had a strong Q2 with operating earnings up 17% driven by political and issue advertising and a continuing recovery in many of...
Geoff Neuhoff passes at 59
Geoff Neuhoff, President and CEO of Neuhoff Communications, passed away suddenly Sunday, 7/22. Over a career that spanned more than 30-years, Geoff built a...
Netflix affection for HBO goes unrequited
Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, recently floated the idea of bringing original HBO programming to its own subscribers by striking a deal with...
The Breakdown of Breaking News
What constitutes “breaking news” these days, anyway? That’s what a colleague asked me after the botched reports of the Supreme Court ruling on health...
Univision gets all rights to Chivas de Guadalajara
Univision Deportes will become the U.S. home of Chivas de Guadalajara, one of the most popular soccer teams in the US and Mexico. The...
Citizens weary of political tone
According to a Knights of Columbus-Marist poll, the majority of Americans believe political campaigning and the advertising associated with it has gotten more negative...
Consumers reveal effectiveness of back-to-school offers
The age old store vs. store battle for the back-to-school dollar has been complicated by the emergence of online retail outlets. So this list...
Murdoch loosens grip on News Corp.
With his global media corporation getting ready to split into print and broadcast divisions, Rupert Murdoch is stepping down from the chair of UK...
Automakers confidence and hiring on the upswing
The economic recovery remains sluggish, but the overall picture for the US automotive industry is positive, largely thanks to pent-up demand.
According to a KPMG...
TVs, Blu-ray players to surpass game consoles as connected devices
Connected TV penetration in North America and Western Europe will surge from just over 10% in 2011 to over 50% by 2017, according to...
Los Angeles Times may figure in Tribune breakup
When creditors finally get Tribune out of the bankruptcy into which it was plunged by Sam Zell, it is expected that they will seek...
FCC Commissioner looks to speed up FCC
Republican Ajit Pai, the newest FCC Commissioner, believes the communications sector can be a job generator if the FCC will get out of its...
The CW to air iHeartRadio concert
The CW will kick off its Fall season with an exclusive broadcast of Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio Music Festival, Monday, 10/1, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET. The...
Top markets for peddling skin care products
Some products sell better in one place than another – Los Angeles and Miami, for example, are not prime locations to sell snow shoes....