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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Yahoo! has a strong track record of focusing and delivering on some of the biggest opportunities on the Internet. In 2005, Yahoo! continued to achieve significant results by providing some of the most innovative services to our hundreds of millions of consumers and deepening both our global reach and user engagement. As we look ahead, we will continue to focus on creating the best consumer experience, finding new ways to engage our audience and delivering the best value for our advertisers.
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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 been tough; it's difficult for all businesses and all industries. We keep hoping and thinking that maybe by the second half of next year we will see a movement upward.
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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 is a marathon run, not a sprint.
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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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So far they don't seem to have a plan, but maybe they do. Maybe magic will happen tomorrow.
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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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We do expect to continue these strong results, and to that end we have upwardly revised our full-year outlook.
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As we reorganized the business and reduced costs throughout the year, Yahoo! managed through the difficult environment, ... We continue to focus on long-term growth as we execute our strategy of building a diversified global business.
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