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Maryam Banikarim named Gannett’s Chief Marketing Officer

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

McLEAN, VA – Maryam Banikarim has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Gannett Co., Inc.(NYSE:GCI), a newly created position, Gracia C. Martore, president and chief operating officer announced. Banikarim will be responsible for all companywide marketing, communications and research efforts. She will also be a member of the Gannett Management Committee. [...]

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Gannett Digital and CONTEXTWEB Partner to Bring Contextual Targeting to the Forefront

Gannett Digital and CONTEXTWEB Partner to Bring Contextual Targeting to the Forefront

| November 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

NEW YORK – CONTEXTWEB Inc., the largest independent ad exchange, announced that it has teamed up with Gannett, one of the world’s leading media companies, to categorize Gannett Digital’s online ad inventory in real time. By using CONTEXTWEB’s Real-Time Classifier, Gannett Digital will provide advertisers with greater targeting capabilities, enabling them to maximize the performance [...]

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Gannett Expands Mobile Focus with Appointment of Veteran Mobile Sales Executive

Gannett Expands Mobile Focus with Appointment of Veteran Mobile Sales Executive

| July 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), announced the appointment of Craig Etheridge as vice president of Mobile Advertising Sales for Gannett Digital. Etheridge was most recently vice president of Emerging Platform Sales at The Weather Channel (TWC) where he was responsible for sales of TWC’s mobile product portfolio. Etheridge will be responsible for further [...]

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Gannett and Yahoo! Announce Local Advertising Partnership

Gannett and Yahoo! Announce Local Advertising Partnership

| July 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

MCLEAN, Va. & SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Gannett (NYSE: GCI) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) announced a local advertising partnership that brings together Gannett’s strong local media organization brands, sales capabilities, and leading website audiences with Yahoo!’s high quality audience and display advertising leadership.

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Gannett announces executive appointments in US Community Publishing

| June 2, 2010 | 8 Comments

MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett (NYSE: GCI) announced Samuel Martin has been named president and publisher of the Montgomery (AL) Advertiser. Most recently he was senior vice president/chief advertising officer for the Boston Globe. Cheryl Lindus, formerly president and publisher of the Montgomery Advertiser, joins The Star Press in Muncie, IN, as general manager.

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ContextWeb and PointRoll Announce Integration of ContextWeb’s Real-Time, Page-Level Contextualization with PointRoll’s Ad Control Platform

| April 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

Enables Dynamic Generation of Rich Media Ads in Real Time Based on the Content of a Page NEW YORK – ContextWeb, the largest independent ad exchange, announced that it is a flagship partner in PointRoll’s Open Insights initiative, a partner program that adds science to the art of advertising by helping marketers more easily and [...]

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Metromix Launches in 27 Additional U.S. Markets

| December 21, 2009 | 0 Comments

Expansion Secures Presence in Top 50 Cities, Creating Opportunities for National Advertisers CHICAGO – Metromix LLC, a joint venture between two of the nation’s largest media companies – Gannett Co., Inc. and Tribune Company – announced the growth of its national network into 27 new markets, including Philadelphia, Boston and Dallas. This expansion solidifies Metromix [...]

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Gannett Executives Speak at the UBS Media and Communications Conference

| December 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Executives Cite Encouraging Trends and a Stronger Company Heading into 2010 NEW YORK – Gannett (NYSE: GCI) executives at the UBS Media and Communications Conference reported on the company’s business strategy and presented the company’s outlook for 2010. CareerBuilder’s president and chief executive officer also presented with Gannett, which owns 51% of the largest online [...]

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National Breast Cancer Foundation Taps Gannett’s Vast Network to Launch Awareness Campaign

| October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

First of its kind cross-platform campaign targets Broadcast, Print, Online and Out-of-Home properties MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett (NYSE:GCI) announced the launch of a major company-wide, cross-divisional campaign for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., a charitable non-profit organization based in Frisco, Texas, launched the campaign on the first day of [...]

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Gannett Elects Board Members, Declares Dividend

| May 8, 2009 | 0 Comments

MCLEAN, Va. – Shareholders of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) re-elected Chairman, President and CEO Craig A. Dubow, Howard D. Elias, Marjorie Magner, Scott K. McCune, Duncan M. McFarland, Donna E. Shalala, Neal Shapiro and Karen Hastie Williams to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting held at the company’s headquarters. Each received more [...]

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Gannett Names David Hunke President, Publisher of USA TODAY

| May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

John Hillkirk Named Editor of USA TODAY MCLEAN, Va. – David Hunke was named president and publisher of USA TODAY. Hunke currently is chief executive officer of the Detroit Media Partnership and publisher of the Detroit Free Press.

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Gannett Announces Formation of The Gannett Digital Media Network

| April 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

Digital Portfolio Offers Advertisers Unprecedented Combination of National Reach and Local Engagement MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) announced the formation of a groundbreaking network that will change the way advertisers reach their target customers. The Gannett Digital Media Network ties together more than 100 digital communities with a combined reach of approximately 25 [...]

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