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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Search, which is extremely important, represents about 5% of the page views on the Internet and 40% of the revenue. So, highly monetized.
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While more great films are being made every year, it is increasingly difficult to get indies into theaters or on TV.
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Our new attitude is how can we put you in front of our customer.
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Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising.
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We've done that, and they now represent approximately 40 percent of our total revenue.
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We believe we are in a position of strength,
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What advertisers are finding, and what our research demonstrates, is that the more they utilize both forms of advertising on the Yahoo network, the better they do with each.
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When I began working in Yahoo, my family moved with me. Despite our efforts, our kids wanted to study in Los Angeles, and I was forced to see my family and friends only on weekends. In the beginning I even enjoyed it, but knew that at some stage I'd want to go back home.
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I don't think that Yahoo or any other Internet company should try to become a television network, ... We will be nowhere if we have to create our own content.
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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.