When I ran my own newspaper company — The Balmain & Rozelle...
When I ran my own newspaper company — The Balmain & Rozelle Village Voice— all my staff had a use-by date. This was nothing nasty or sinister. We were a small, local newspaper that hired young journalism, design, and sales and marketing graduates....
Being flawed, admitting your faults, and being up front and honest as...
Being flawed, admitting your faults, and being up front and honest as you recognise you’re not perfect is the latest market trend winning businesses the enthusiastic support of consumers, according to new research from futurists, trendwatching.com. At last, here’s a trend that newspaper companies will have no trouble embracing, surely? The...
Pop open the bubbly and kiss the person next to you! Good...
Pop open the bubbly and kiss the person next to you! Good old New Year’s traditions always include a resolution or two. So here are some promises I hope newspaper executives internationally will keep this year. 1- I will position my business around the needs of my readers and advertisers. To...
Managing cultural change is hard. It takes discipline, commitment, experience, strategic thinking,...
Managing cultural change is hard. It takes discipline, commitment, experience, strategic thinking, a willingness to engage and a preparedness to face resistance without being put off. This probably explains why the newspaper industry is traditionally rubbish at it. As a whole, we are deeply suspicious of anything that can’t be accomplished...
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