Terry Semel
Terry Semel
Terry Semelis an American corporate executive who was the chairman and CEO of Yahoo! Incorporated from 2001 to 2007. Previously, he spent 24 years at Warner Bros., where he served as chairman and co-chief executive officer. He resigned as CEO due in part to pressure from shareholders' dissatisfaction over his compensationand performance...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth24 February 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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The results highlight the power of our brand,
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We're very proud of what we have accomplished so far but fully embrace the belief that we're still at the beginning of significant long-term opportunities.
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While advertising revenue will always be an important part of our revenue base, we will leverage non-core assets to deliver premium services,
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We've done that, and they now represent approximately 40 percent of our total revenue.
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So far they don't seem to have a plan, but maybe they do. Maybe magic will happen tomorrow.
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One year ago, we were underperforming the overall advertising market, ... Now, because of this balance, we feel confident that we will achieve double-digit year-over-year growth in marketing services during the second half of this year.
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When things begin to turn around, Yahoo! will have refined its capabilities, built out its offerings and services, introduced new and innovative methods and further developed our relationships with agencies and clients.
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There is no single event that will transform this company. Rather, it will be a series of events starting this quarter that will demonstrate Yahoo!'s momentum and progress, ... In order to strengthen and grow the business, we will pursue partnerships and joint ventures with major corporations, make acquisitions, and continue to innovate and develop new services.
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We will be reorganizing the business around these key areas, and as we capitalize on our strengths and focus the business, this realignment may also result in a reduction of the total number of our employees.
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This will be a film ... that will be rated R,
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We said we would shift our revenue mix and create additional revenue streams in fees, listings and transactions.
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It was a great cause and a wonderful night. We were so happy to help.
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It's a 21st-century media company. The difference between the more traditional media companies and companies like Yahoo is all about technology, and the two - technology and media - totally marry each other.