A number of major accomplishments occurred during July that set The Washington Times apart.
The Times continues to set the pace in the media industry. Washington Times digital properties now exceed 20 million page views and advertising revenue grew at a level greater than other Washington–based media companies during this past month.
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Washington Times’ Watercooler editor Kerry Pickett had a story related to the phrase delivered by President Obama questioning whether folks really “built” their businesses or not. This story received more than 1 million page views and 4,100 comments from Washington Times readers.
4,100 consumer comments on one story is a testament to the deep relationship and social integration occurring on Washington Times websites. As consumers read stories of interest on washingtontimes.com or times247.com they interact and submit original, candid commentary. This is one of many examples of the depth of interest in Washington Times content that exists across the country.
You may have noticed the interesting advertisements that have been running on page 3 of The Times each day. This advocacy message is from The National Association of Iranian Academics in Britain. This series has been running for more than a month and will continue through early fall.
“Andy Parks: Live from The Washington Times” finished its first full year on Washington radio this month. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, Senator George Allen, and Pavlos Anastaslades, Ambassador to the United States from Cyprus were among Andy’s distinguished guests during the month of July. This program featuring one of Washington’s most beloved radio personalities and two-time nominee for “Major Market Personality of the Year” can be found
on 730 AM, 102.9 FM and on washingtontimes.com each weekday from 3 PM to 6 PM.
DC Metro Cooking Show has chosen The Times and Andy Parks to tell its story about a major cooking experience coming to Washington this fall.
In the upcoming months, you will begin to see a new advertising campaign for The Times featuring well-known journalists such as Bill Gertz, Emily Miller, Brett Decker and Dave Boyer. Here are a few examples of these new ads:
Editorials in July featured exclusive interviews or quotes from Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive officer of Forbes as well as editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, Richard M. Kovacevich. Retired CEO of Wells Fargo & Co and Edsel B. Ford II, member of the board of directors of the Ford Motor Co. were also featured.
Five Senators, eighteen Congressmen, and five military leaders chose to write op-eds in the pages of The Times this July on key issues ranging from healthcare to foreign policy and national security:
Senators
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, minority leader of the Senate
Sen. James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, member of the Senate Foreign Relations
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bill Frist, former Senate majority leader
Representatives
Rep. John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee
Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, chairman of the Republican Study Committee
Rep. Allen B. West of Florida
Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona
Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia and co-chairman of the GOP Doctors Caucus
Rep. Benjamin Quayle of Arizona
Rep. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Rep. Tom McClintock of California
Rep. Michael R. Turner of Ohio, member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana, member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
Rep. Steve King of Iowa
Rep. Steve Southerland II of Florida
Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, Ret.
Patrick J. Kennedy, former member of the House of Representatives and son of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
Military Leaders
Adm. Vern Clark, former chief of Naval Operations
Adm. James A. Lyons, senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations
Adm. Jim Loy, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Col. Ken Allard, a former NBC News military analyst and author on national security issues
Gregory P. Keeley, former NATO/ISAF spokesman for the U.S. Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan
Military Leaders
Adm. Vern Clark, former chief of Naval Operations
Adm. James A. Lyons, senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations
Adm. Jim Loy, deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Col. Ken Allard, a former NBC News military analyst and author on national security issues
Gregory P. Keeley, former NATO/ISAF spokesman for the U.S. Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan
I hope you are having a great summer. The Nationals have kept all of us entertained and we are proud of their drive to stay in first place. Please stay in touch. If you have thoughts on how we might better serve your business needs, drop me a line or give me a ring any time.
Best Wishes,
Tom Culligan | Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer
tculligan@washingtontimes.com | direct 202-636-3362 | fax 202-526-7583
