Tom Glocer Quotes (8 Quotes)

The current trading environment is difficult but we have gained confidence as our customer segments have begun to turn their strategies into more focused plans for second-phase revenue growth.

Europe has the problem today, with low growth for example. But the US should not get complacent. If the trade and budget deficits continue on its current course, the US will have a problem in the next ten years.

Fast Forward has delivered revenue growth at Reuters for the first time in four years.

We see another challenging two years ahead of us, ... I do want to caution you against forecasting too early a recovery.

The response had to be immediate. Straight after taking over, we just started pulling costs out, ... We pulled out a little over 400 million, and that was just to stay alive. It wasn't very strategic, we just saw that the ship was taking on water, so we said 'let's start baling and not get too refined about which cabin we do first'.

The Internet was not invented just to show a replica of yesterday's newspaper with a few banner advertisements. We cannot be the choke-hold, blocking the new creators in a bid to protect our legacy businesses. There is no doubt that our businesses will be stronger if we employ a more collective and open-minded approach to content.

Today's results reflect a solid third-quarter performance for our core business,

We have delivered a good first quarter, which provides a strong base for the rest of the year. Our Core Plus strategy is also off to a good start with growth in transaction revenues, media and emerging markets like China and India.