tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post8570322830169289336..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Merrill clinched: Google man leaps to EMISimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-53953829440373161162008-04-03T10:31:00.000+00:002008-04-03T10:31:00.000+00:00@johnneyb:Yes, it is a welcome change - and, of co...@johnneyb:<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is a welcome change - and, of course, precisely what he was brought in to say. Indeed, his very appointment said that.<BR/><BR/>What remains to be seen is if he can persuade the rest of the company of that, and in time. <BR/><BR/>Old business saying: That the Head Of Carpets says it's time for new carpets doesn't mean that new carpets will get laid.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-25631131606213493362008-04-03T09:47:00.000+00:002008-04-03T09:47:00.000+00:00The head of digital strategy at EMI has unequivoca...The head of digital strategy at EMI has unequivocally said that the business model they have been using for the last 100 years is outmoded and that something new is needed to replace it, even if no-one knows at the moment what that something is. That is a massive, welcome, and overdue change in attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-71893986953385055302008-04-03T06:39:00.000+00:002008-04-03T06:39:00.000+00:00Anon - good point, although Google is an ad agency...Anon - good point, although Google is an ad agency because it created a technological solution and then applied it to advertising, rather than because it sold advertising for years and then decided to try and do it online.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-39386924869108978922008-04-03T00:53:00.000+00:002008-04-03T00:53:00.000+00:00Bear in mind that google is an ad agency first and...Bear in mind that google is an ad agency first and a tech company second. I guess what he's bringing them is the option of possibly not dying. The tech itself is kind of immaterial as it needs to be ubiquitous (and hence a commodity) to be useful. What they needed (and got) is someone who understands it well enough to see how it can mesh with the business opportunities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-48595660370052498352008-04-02T22:46:00.000+00:002008-04-02T22:46:00.000+00:00el bueno rock n roll:www.shitmonger.comel bueno rock n roll:<BR/>www.shitmonger.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com