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Gannett Co., Inc. Overview

Address

7950 Jones Branch Dr. Mclean, 
VA 22107 United States
Phone: 703-854-6000
Fax:703-854-2053

Gannett Co., Inc. Rankings

#415 in FORTUNE 500 (May 2011) 
#S&P 500 
#415 in FORTUNE 1000 (May 2011)

Company Description

Gannett satisfies news junkies with a stash of daily US papers. The company is the top newspaper publisher in the US with about 80 daily papers boasting a total circulation of about 5 million. Its flagship USA TODAY, with a circulation of 1.8 million, is the nation's second-largest newspaper (behind the Wall Street Journal). Other papers in Gannett's holdings include The Arizona Republic and the Detroit Free Press. The company also owns about 600 non-daily publications, as well as more than 200 papers in the UK through Newsquest. In addition, Gannett owns 23 television stations in about 20 markets, publishes periodicals and inserts (including USA WEEKEND), and operates websites for many of its papers.

Gannett Co., Inc. Company Profile Report

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Hoover's industry experts provide proprietary editorial analysis supplemented with content from multiple data sources to bring you the Company Profile Report. The depth of each report varies, so be sure to view the sample and review the report contents listed next.

 

Sections Included in Report

  • Company Overview
  • Company Description
  • Company History
  • People
  • Biographies
  • Historical Events
  • Industry Information
  • Financial Summary
  • Annual Income Statement
  • Quarterly Cash Flow
  • Annual Balance Sheet
  • Quarterly Balance Sheet
  • Annual Cash Flow
  • Quarterly Income Statement
  • Earning Estimates
  • Financial Market Data
  • Historical Financials
  • Competitors List
  • Competitive Landscape

Company Profile Report Highlights

  • Company Description

    Quickly grasp how a company operates and understand its current business environment.

  • Industry Information

    Identify the often times disparate industries a company does business in, and find the corresponding SIC and NAICS codes.

  • Biographies

    Learn the background and technology interests of the company's executives, to better understand possible growth directions.

  • Company History

    When you want to know where a company is going, you'll be helped by first knowing where it's been. Use this to get up tp speed on a company's history.

  • Key People

    Uncover the roles and responsiblities of the management team and identify the correct decision maker, so you are sure to talk to the right contact.

  • Company Financials

    Review key financial information to gauge health and growth potential.

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Newspaper Publishers Industry Report

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Overview

The US newspaper publishing industry includes about 5,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $35 billion. Large companies include Gannett, McClatchy, Advance Publications, Tribune Company, The Washington Post Company, and The New York Times Company. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies control almost 80 percent of the market. Many of the larger companies also own and operate TV stations.

SIC: 2711

NAICS: 511110

 

Sample Questions & Answers

How does the company deal with shifting advertising demand?

Almost three-quarters of newspaper revenue comes from advertising, which typically falls during business slowdowns. Likewise, 75 percent of newspaper ad revenue is from local and national retailers, including clothing, shoe, and grocery stores; car...

 

How does the company mitigate high newsprint and ink costs?

Newsprint and ink costs dramatically impact newspaper publishers – newsprint is the second-largest cost after personnel and fluctuates greatly. Prices for newsprint routinely vary 35 percent or more within a year. Newspaper publishers have fewer...

 

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General Report Description

Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

 

Sections Included in Report

  • Industry Overview
  • Quarterly Industry Update
  • Business Challenges
  • Trends and Opportunities
  • Call Preparation Questions
  • Financial Information
  • Industry Forecast
  • Website and Media Links
  • Glossary of Acronyms

    Industry Report Highlights:

    • Recent Developments

      Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

    • Trends & Opportunies

      Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

    • Call Preparation Questions

      Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

    • Industry Forecast

      Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

    • Business Challenges

      Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

    • Executive Insight

      Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

    • Financial Information

      Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

    • Web Links & Acronyms

      Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

    Newspaper Publishers Industry Report

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    Magazine Publishers Industry Report

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    Overview

    The US magazine publishing industry includes about 5,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $40 billion. Large companies include PRIMEDIA, Meredith, and the magazine divisions of diversified media companies such as Time Warner and The Washington Post Company. While the total number of magazines published in the US is greater than 20,000, less than 400 have circulation of more than 100,000 copies. The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate about 60 percent of revenue.

    SIC: 2721

    NAICS: 511120

     

    Sample Questions & Answers

    How does the company mitigate downturns in advertising by major customers?

    Advertising accounts for the bulk of magazine publisher revenue. More than 85 percent of total ad spending is by 12 industries, making magazine publishers susceptible to downturns in those particular industries, according to the MPA. The two top...

     

    What strategies does the company use to increase circulation?

    Total industry circulation revenue has slowly declined in the past decade and circulation has been flat. The annual paid circulation for magazines covered by Audit Bureau of Circulations plunged to its lowest level in a decade in 2009, at 346 million...

     

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    General Report Description

    Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

     

    Sections Included in Report

    • Industry Overview
    • Quarterly Industry Update
    • Business Challenges
    • Trends and Opportunities
    • Call Preparation Questions
    • Financial Information
    • Industry Forecast
    • Website and Media Links
    • Glossary of Acronyms

      Industry Report Highlights:

      • Recent Developments

        Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

      • Trends & Opportunies

        Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

      • Call Preparation Questions

        Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

      • Industry Forecast

        Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

      • Business Challenges

        Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

      • Executive Insight

        Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

      • Financial Information

        Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

      • Web Links & Acronyms

        Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

      Magazine Publishers Industry Report

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      Internet Publishing, Broadcasting & Search Portals Industry Report

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      Overview

      The Internet publishing, broadcasting and search portal industry includes about 3,200 companies with combined annual revenue of about $40 billion. Major companies include Google, IAC, and Yahoo!. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies account for about 80 percent of revenue.

      SIC: 

      NAICS: 519130

       

      Sample Questions & Answers

      What are the company's primary sources of revenue?

      Most Internet publishing companies depend on advertising for most of their revenue. Advertising is cyclical and dependent on economic cycles, meaning that during an economic downturn revenues can be strained. During the recession of the late 2000s,...

       

      How much of the company's resources are invested in new technology developments?

      Companies dedicate significant resources to the development and expansion of new technologies. Often 10 percent or more of revenues are reinvested into R&D to ensure that companies keep pace with the market. Due to the low barriers to entry into the...

       

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      General Report Description

      Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

       

      Sections Included in Report

      • Industry Overview
      • Quarterly Industry Update
      • Business Challenges
      • Trends and Opportunities
      • Call Preparation Questions
      • Financial Information
      • Industry Forecast
      • Website and Media Links
      • Glossary of Acronyms

        Industry Report Highlights:

        • Recent Developments

          Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

        • Trends & Opportunies

          Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

        • Call Preparation Questions

          Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

        • Industry Forecast

          Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

        • Business Challenges

          Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

        • Executive Insight

          Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

        • Financial Information

          Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

        • Web Links & Acronyms

          Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

        Internet Publishing, Broadcasting & Search Portals Industry Report

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        $129

        Radio Broadcasting & Programming Industry Report

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        Overview

        The US radio broadcasting and programming industry includes about 4,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $16 billion. Major companies include CBS Radio, Clear Channel Communications, Cumulus Media, Entercom Communications, and Sirius XM Radio. The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for about 75 percent of revenue.

        SIC: 4832

        NAICS: 515111, 515112

         

        Sample Questions & Answers

        How important is advertising to the company's total revenue?

        Broadcast radio stations depend heavily on advertisers for revenue, because delivery is usually free to users. Ad spending, however, is closely related to the health of the national economy, as reflected in corporate profits and GDP. The broadcast...

         

        What media are the company's biggest competitors for audiences?

        Broadcast radio competes for audience with many forms of media transmission, in addition to broadcast TV and movies, the traditional competitors. Relatively new competitors include satellite radio or digital audio radio service (DARS), which offers...

         

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        General Report Description

        Save valuable research time, increase confidence on sales calls, and get the competitive edge to win more business with Hoover's Industry Report. Proprietary editorial analysis synthesizes hundreds of sources into an easy-to-digest format so that you can quickly understand a client's business challenges. Insight into critical business issues, industry trends and opportunities, and financial benchmarks is an integral part of each report.

         

        Sections Included in Report

        • Industry Overview
        • Quarterly Industry Update
        • Business Challenges
        • Trends and Opportunities
        • Call Preparation Questions
        • Financial Information
        • Industry Forecast
        • Website and Media Links
        • Glossary of Acronyms

          Industry Report Highlights:

          • Recent Developments

            Stay up to date on crucial industry news that may affect your strategy.

          • Trends & Opportunies

            Identify avenues for expansion and get prospects thinking about growth opportunities that justify investing in your product.

          • Call Preparation Questions

            Gain instant rappart with prospects during youir sales calls using done-for-you call prearation questions.

          • Industry Forecast

            Identify growth and integrate projections in your own business planing.

          • Business Challenges

            Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

          • Executive Insight

            Identify the correct decision maker and tailor your presentation to his or her needs, and maximize the effectiveness of your pitch.

          • Financial Information

            Increase your credibility and support your presentations by adding verifiable industry metrics.

          • Web Links & Acronyms

            Speak the Prospect's language by demonstrating an understanding of industry trade associations and jargon.

          Radio Broadcasting & Programming Industry Report

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          $129

          Gannett Co., Inc.  Overview

          Top 3 Competitiors

          Company: Advance Publications, Inc.
          Location: Staten Island, NY

          Company: CBS Broadcasting Inc.
          Location: New York, NY

          Company: The E. W. Scripps Company
          Location: Cincinnati, OH

          Industries where Gannett Co., Inc. Competes

          Newspaper Publishers
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          Media
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          Information Collection & Delivery
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          Magazine Publishers
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          Competitive Landscape Brief

          The health of the economy drives both advertising and readership. The profitability of individual companies depends on marketing expertise, as most costs are fixed. Large companies benefit from economies of scale in sharing resources and by providing a range of outlets for advertisers. Small publishers can compete successfully by serving smaller markets. The industry is fairly labor-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is about $130,000.

          Gannett Co., Inc. Competitive Landscape

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          Providing a complete view of how this company and its competitors stack up against one another, the Competitive Landscape report includes benchmarks on over 30 parameters related to sales, employees, market cap, profitability, and growth. Exclusive to Hoover's, this landscape can be used to conduct competitive analysis, inform corporate strategy, and identify trends.

           

          Sections Included in Report

          • Key Numbers
          • Profitability
          • Valuation
          • Operations
          • Financial Ratios
          • Per Share Data ($)
          • Growth Statistics
          • *Data provided for 3 to 30 competitors

            Company Landscape Report Highlights

            • Competitors List

              Identify specific primary and secondary competitors, allowing you evaluate the chances of sucessfully introducing new products.

            • Competive Landscape

              Acess detailed financial metrics on a company's top competitors, so you can quickly determine their relative health and add credibility-boosting quantitative data to your presentations.

            Competitive Landscape Report

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            Gannett Co., Inc. Overview

            Address

            7950 Jones Branch Dr. Mclean, 
            VA 22107 United States
            Phone: 703-854-6000
            Fax:703-854-2053

            Gannett Co., Inc. Rankings

            #415 in FORTUNE 500 (May 2011) 
            #S&P 500 
            #415 in FORTUNE 1000 (May 2011)

            Company Description

            Gannett satisfies news junkies with a stash of daily US papers. The company is the top newspaper publisher in the US with about 80 daily papers boasting a total circulation of about 5 million. Its flagship USA TODAY, with a circulation of 1.8 million, is the nation's second-largest newspaper (behind the Wall Street Journal). Other papers in Gannett's holdings include The Arizona Republic and the Detroit Free Press. The company also owns about 600 non-daily publications, as well as more than 200 papers in the UK through Newsquest. In addition, Gannett owns 23 television stations in about 20 markets, publishes periodicals and inserts (including USA WEEKEND), and operates websites for many of its papers.

            Gannett Co., Inc. Spotlight on IT

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            Hoover’s Spotlight Reports on IT give you a look inside of IT departments of top companies, making it easier for you to learn, prepare, and sell to the IT professionals that lead them. These reports reveal the software and platforms that are currently in use, an overview of the IT department and their strategy, and the IT leaders that make the decisions.

             

            Sections Included in Report

            • Company Overview
            • IT Strategy
            • IT Highlights
            • IT Executives
            • IT Contacts
            • Recent News and Activity
            • Conversation Starters
            • Industry Data
            • Major Subsidiaries and Locations

              Information Technology Report Highlights

              • Company Overview

                Quickly grasp how company operates and understand their current business environment, ensuring you make the right first impression with minimal time invested.

              • IT Highlights

                Be in the know about a company's current infrastructure before you make contact with the list of applications, software, and hardware presently in use.

              • IT Contacts

                Uncover the roles and responsibilities of the management team and identify the correct decision maker, so you don't wast time talking to the wrong contact.

              • Conversation Starters

                Gain instant rapport by engaging you sales prospect as a fellow industry "insider," thanks to these carefully-designed call preparatiion question (with answers).

              • Major Subsidiaries & Locations

                Uncover new cross-sell and up-sell opportunities by exploring the company's corporate relationships.

              • Business Challenges

                Engage your prospects with solution selling that makes their life easier by first understanding their pain points.

              • IT Strategy

                Identify industry trends, opportunities, and challenges that a company is facing right now - often directly from the mouths of its own executives.

              • IT Executives

                Learn the background and technology interests of the company's IT executives, allowing you to strategically position your product in a way that's compatible with their vision.

              • Recent News & Activity

                Stay connected to your prospects and customers by communicating with them about recent developments that affect their business.

              • Industry Data

                Find the SIC and NAICS codes for the oftentimes disparate industries a company does business in to ensure your sales presentation delivers a wide-reaching and compelling value proposition.
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