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Our Mobile Focus

By 
Derek May
May 21st, 2013

Morris Team:

Celebrating Excellence In Sales

By 
Derek May
March 12th, 2013

“Marketing used to be easy.  Run a few ads in the newspaper, make up a clever jingle for the radio, and people would come,” a local restaurant owner and friend of mine said the other day.

Boy, he’s right.  In today’s multi-platform-connected-all-the-time world, it has never been more complicated for a local business to get their message out. 

And it’s getting more complicated by the day.

Our Most Important Goal for 2013

By 
Derek May
February 4th, 2013

MPG Employees:
 
In 2011, our company set out to accomplish two things:
 
1. Turn Morris Publishing Group from contraction to growth by 2013.

2. Change MPG from a newspaper company into a 21st-century media company providing advanced digital and print solutions.

2012 - An Outstanding Year

By 
Derek May
January 18th, 2013

Morris Publishing Group Employees:

I want to thank each of you for your part in making 2012 such an outstanding year.  We accomplished most of our top objectives.  Here are a few highlights:

All-Access Update And A Word About Our Future

By 
Derek May
October 16th, 2012

On Sunday, Times-Union Media announced their all-access launch after months of hard work and preparation.  Just like our previous launches in Augusta and Lubbock, print subscribers get our phone apps, e-edition and iPad app as part of their membership.  But on the web, the strategy differs.

MPG's New Partnership with LocalEdge™

By 
Derek May
September 26th, 2012

Today is an exciting day at Morris Publishing Group. We are thrilled to announce a new agreement between our company and LocalEdge™, a Hearst Media Services Company that provides digital products and services to local businesses.

One-Year Progress Report

By 
Derek May
July 9th, 2012

It has been a year since we at Morris Publishing Group made the bold statement that we were a Digital First media company.  We decided at the time that we had the power to build a bright future.  We decided we were going to see the digital revolution as an opportunity, not a threat.  We made the choice to embrace change, rather than resist it.

The 2012 President’s Club: Celebrating the “best of the best”

By 
Derek May
March 16th, 2012

In an effort to recognize excellence in sales across our markets, Morris Publishing Group launched the President’s Club in 2004.  Next month, our 2012 winners will travel to Augusta so we can honor them and learn from their success.  It’s been several years since we’ve brought them here to receive their honors in person.

Before I announce their names, a few thoughts about sales…

Morris is on the move!

By 
Derek May
February 28th, 2012

These are exciting times at Morris. On Friday we announced senior-level job openings in six of our media markets for vice presidents of audience. Our own Steve Yelvington wrote a fantastic explanation of why these positions are essential to achieving our "audience first" goals and building a bright future for our company. I hope you take the time to read it.

Our goal to dramatically grow our digital communities by putting "Audience First"

By 
Derek May
February 17th, 2012

If you haven’t seen it, please check out the new morris.com.  Our company’s digital storefront has been completely rebuilt to reflect our new direction.  The new site will be constantly updated with news and information, so come back often.

Last week, publishers and editors came to Augusta for a meeting we called the Audience Summit.  The purpose for the meeting was to discuss the urgency for us to greatly increase the digital audiences and in our communities.  Many great ideas were shared and specific goals to grow audience were agreed upon. 

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