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Use special section bundled solutions as training wheels for your reps and customers

- 07/09/2010
Charles Bowles: The second half of 2010 has begun, and it’s time to do a quick gut check. Have you made significant progress towards your online revenue goals?
- Charles P. Bowes III, sales development manager, Dominion Web Solutions

It’s realistic to expect a larger revenue contribution from online

- 06/08/2010
Charles Bowles: Several major print advertising categories have literally evaporated over the past few years. That business isn't coming back to print. We need to develop digital strategies that use the power of our entire brand to grow our revenue.
- Charles P. Bowles III, sales development manager, Dominion Web Solutions

Gannett loses bid over streaming high school tourneys

- 06/04/2010
Gannett has lost a fight over its right to live stream post-season high school tournaments.
- postcrescent.com

The time is now - 15% of your revenue should be digital

- 06/03/2010
Charles Bowles: It's been a tough first five months of the year, but we can't lose our focus. By the end of this year, 25 percent of your revenue should be digital.
- Charles P. Bowles III, sales development manager, Dominion Enterprises

InDesign CS5: Another winner

News - 05/14/2010
The ability to set text that will span multiple columns is just one of the leading innovations in InDesign CS5.
- Ed Henninger

Ridden out on a rail

News - 05/14/2010
Try various approaches to separate an ad rail from the news hole on your front page.
- Ed Henninger

Handling design change

- 05/14/2010
Taking headlines from flush left to centered is a change you want to control.
- Ed Henninger

A publisher’s questions

News - 05/14/2010
A new publisher should have a batch of questions about the design of his newspaper.
- Ed Henninger

Design is not an ‘extra’

News - 05/14/2010
Think of design as an ‘extra’ and interest in your newspaper begins to fade.
- Ed Henninger

Who isn’t a candidate for a digital ad?

- 05/03/2010
The old objections to an online marketing component are really not valid today. Business owners used to think the Web wasn't the forum to generate local traffic. There has been an enormous shift over the past ten years in which local users are searching online for local merchants. Practically every business needs an online marketing program to capture local business.
- Charles P. Bowles III, sales development manager, Dominion Enterprises

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