Blueclouds
Player Valuation: £35m
Get paid next Tuesday so will sub 6 months
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chrismpw
Player Valuation: £70m
Never been sexist in my life! I aim fair and square at equality - which there should be. I can see how that might not seem central to a society which, in general, is becoming increasingly misandristic because of a very vocal group of extreme feminists operating in the media.
I will always speak up against and question misandry. Don't confuse that with sexism please as many seem to.
There ... you got me started!
Grumbles away looking for slippers.
There think I've done it.
Disgruntledgoat
Player Valuation: £50m
Just shoot me now if I cant argue with you lot.
I'll bung you some when I get paid on Monday.
I'll bung you some when I get paid on Monday.
tommye
Player Valuation: £120m
Hope the little rally from everyone in the last 24hrs has helped ease any financial pressure you were under and keeps this madhouse open for a good while yet.Astonishing.
We've had 22 subscriptions setup today, most the £20 every 6 months which means £442.42 net after fees in subscriptions today
Can't get over that - you're all absolutely insane.
But very kind too.
That'll see us through May and June. Football/Transfer season will see us back!
GOT mugs, if you went for the £20 subscription once every 6 months - Paypal doesn't give us your address so if you message me I'll get them out in the next fortnight. if I don't, follow up please.
Thanks again everyone - genuinely taken back by that.
Well done to all who opened the wallets and thank you for helping keep the best damn site on t'interwebz alive and kicking.
Stay safe y'all
orly
Please check with me for Blammo criteria
@GrandOldTeam, can the stuff from the shop still be delivered to Ireland?
It's over £500 quid now. Bonkers, that. It means in 6 months time, if people keep their sub, it's another £500 which is massive for us.
Thanks very much everyone.
There is mate, its a paid add on but I always figured the subscription doesn't really give anything back to anyone so no one would gift it;
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No mate, it's usually steady - and depending on football transfers, it can be a little better.
It's just a perfect storm at the moment, in the first post I put the below 'click to reveal' from our ad agency which explains it a little bit.
We've anticipated ad revenue falling for some time which is why we've setup a shop (t shirts to follow), but the arse has very suddenly fell out of the ad market.
I reckon April will be 90% down vs April last year.
It should be very fast/no problem at all mate.
Internet service providers are struggling in some parts at the moment though,
Thanks very much everyone.
There is mate, its a paid add on but I always figured the subscription doesn't really give anything back to anyone so no one would gift it;
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No mate, it's usually steady - and depending on football transfers, it can be a little better.
It's just a perfect storm at the moment, in the first post I put the below 'click to reveal' from our ad agency which explains it a little bit.
We've anticipated ad revenue falling for some time which is why we've setup a shop (t shirts to follow), but the arse has very suddenly fell out of the ad market.
I reckon April will be 90% down vs April last year.
Q1 Revenue update
Dear Danny,
2020 has been a challenge for many web publishers, especially those with
UK-centric websites. Google confirmed in a recent call that ad revenues
appear to have been under pressure across the board in the UK.
RPMs were comparatively low industry-wide in January, and although there
appears to have been a modest recovery for some in February, there are
currently a number of factors that are conspiring to depress yield
compared to last year:
1. Google decided to move from a second-price to a unified first-priced
auction:
https://smartadserver.com/articles/google-first-price/
This move appears to have benefited advertisers at the expense of web
publishers, negatively impacting revenues.
2. In Q1 last year, Apple released another version of its anti-tracking
update, this time affecting first-party data as well as third-party data
cookies:
https://digiday.com/uk/wtf-apples-latest-anti-tracking-update/
The resulting inability for advertising platforms / advertisers to effectively
identify more valuable users has also reduced the value of inventory in
a number of cases.
3. The economic and geopolitical backdrop hasn't been kind in recent
months: No deal Brexit concerns persist, the uncertainty over the result
of the UK General Election in December depressed ad demand going into
Q1, the US-China trade dispute has impacted confidence and the possible economic consequences of the coronavirus is yet another headwind:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/23/economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-deepens
Against this background, GRV Media is doing all that it can to help
publishers through this difficult period by:
1. Hiring Chris James as our Head of Sales. Chris is working hard
meeting with Trading Desks, Brands and Agencies in an effort to boost
higher guaranteed programmatic and other bespoke buys.
2. We are currently spending £60,000 a year in order to establish a
foothold in first-party data via Permutive:
https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2020/02/13/how-to-prepare-for-a-life-without-cookies/
3. We are looking to hire a Client Service Manager for all of our PROP
clients. He / She will relationship manage all our clients and oversee
our client referral scheme (10% of our lifetime revenue to the website
who made a successful introduction).
4. We are looking to add to our current service offering to possibly
include web hosting, CDN implementation, AMP monetisation, security
audits, SEO and content advisory.
5. All PROP clients are paid on 30 days (so clients often receive their money before we do!).
Dear Danny,
2020 has been a challenge for many web publishers, especially those with
UK-centric websites. Google confirmed in a recent call that ad revenues
appear to have been under pressure across the board in the UK.
RPMs were comparatively low industry-wide in January, and although there
appears to have been a modest recovery for some in February, there are
currently a number of factors that are conspiring to depress yield
compared to last year:
1. Google decided to move from a second-price to a unified first-priced
auction:
https://smartadserver.com/articles/google-first-price/
This move appears to have benefited advertisers at the expense of web
publishers, negatively impacting revenues.
2. In Q1 last year, Apple released another version of its anti-tracking
update, this time affecting first-party data as well as third-party data
cookies:
https://digiday.com/uk/wtf-apples-latest-anti-tracking-update/
The resulting inability for advertising platforms / advertisers to effectively
identify more valuable users has also reduced the value of inventory in
a number of cases.
3. The economic and geopolitical backdrop hasn't been kind in recent
months: No deal Brexit concerns persist, the uncertainty over the result
of the UK General Election in December depressed ad demand going into
Q1, the US-China trade dispute has impacted confidence and the possible economic consequences of the coronavirus is yet another headwind:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/23/economic-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-deepens
Against this background, GRV Media is doing all that it can to help
publishers through this difficult period by:
1. Hiring Chris James as our Head of Sales. Chris is working hard
meeting with Trading Desks, Brands and Agencies in an effort to boost
higher guaranteed programmatic and other bespoke buys.
2. We are currently spending £60,000 a year in order to establish a
foothold in first-party data via Permutive:
https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2020/02/13/how-to-prepare-for-a-life-without-cookies/
3. We are looking to hire a Client Service Manager for all of our PROP
clients. He / She will relationship manage all our clients and oversee
our client referral scheme (10% of our lifetime revenue to the website
who made a successful introduction).
4. We are looking to add to our current service offering to possibly
include web hosting, CDN implementation, AMP monetisation, security
audits, SEO and content advisory.
5. All PROP clients are paid on 30 days (so clients often receive their money before we do!).
Dear Danny,
I hope that you and yours are well and keeping safe in these difficult times, but we thought we should also write to you to update you on how Coronavirus is impacting the ad market across the industry.
You will, of course, be conscious of the current general lack of advertising demand and the significant adverse impact on revenues. What you may not have considered is the increasing risk that there will be certain advertisers who will be unable to pay their invoices, either on time or at all. Sectors such as travel / film / restaurants have already pulled most if not all of their advertising budgets, and companies in these and other areas may not be in a position to pay for advertising space they have already bought.
Our policy at GRV Media is to pay our publishers at 30 days, which the majority of the time is before we ourselves are paid. This means that if there is a subsequent discrepancy in delivery or advertisers can't pay, GRV Media may have to “clawback” revenue which is subsequently reclaimed by our ad partners.
Last year we absorbed over $5,000 of upstream clawbacks as the result of the collapse of Sizmek and others, but you will appreciate that we may not be in a position to provide this kind of support going forward. We operate on a 100% transparent basis and as such any clawbacks will be visible, transparent and personally communicated.
We all have an interest in ensuring that we navigate this crisis and are in a position to exploit the opportunities once we're on the other side, so we can give you an undertaking that we will deal with this issue as pragmatically and sympathetically as possible. We are also working as hard as we can to ensure we secure and, where necessary, recover the revenue that you are due.
Finally, I am pleased to advise you that I will be account managing all publishers moving forward and will be reaching out to everyone to discuss the above in more detail, and to obtain a better understanding of anything we can do to help support your business.
I hope that you and yours are well and keeping safe in these difficult times, but we thought we should also write to you to update you on how Coronavirus is impacting the ad market across the industry.
You will, of course, be conscious of the current general lack of advertising demand and the significant adverse impact on revenues. What you may not have considered is the increasing risk that there will be certain advertisers who will be unable to pay their invoices, either on time or at all. Sectors such as travel / film / restaurants have already pulled most if not all of their advertising budgets, and companies in these and other areas may not be in a position to pay for advertising space they have already bought.
Our policy at GRV Media is to pay our publishers at 30 days, which the majority of the time is before we ourselves are paid. This means that if there is a subsequent discrepancy in delivery or advertisers can't pay, GRV Media may have to “clawback” revenue which is subsequently reclaimed by our ad partners.
Last year we absorbed over $5,000 of upstream clawbacks as the result of the collapse of Sizmek and others, but you will appreciate that we may not be in a position to provide this kind of support going forward. We operate on a 100% transparent basis and as such any clawbacks will be visible, transparent and personally communicated.
We all have an interest in ensuring that we navigate this crisis and are in a position to exploit the opportunities once we're on the other side, so we can give you an undertaking that we will deal with this issue as pragmatically and sympathetically as possible. We are also working as hard as we can to ensure we secure and, where necessary, recover the revenue that you are due.
Finally, I am pleased to advise you that I will be account managing all publishers moving forward and will be reaching out to everyone to discuss the above in more detail, and to obtain a better understanding of anything we can do to help support your business.
It should be very fast/no problem at all mate.
Internet service providers are struggling in some parts at the moment though,
monty
Sack Sky and donate to GOT...donations are needed
I've cancelled Sky Sports while this lockdown is on, you are more than welcome to that money. Could I suggest that others do the same, it's ridiculous having a Sports network with no live sport on it.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Sack Sky and save GOT
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Sack Sky and save GOT
In all seriousness mate, if you want one, do DM me your name and address.
People often think I have their address from Paypal but I dont - people need to message me their address each time if they want one. Ive had a scout of my inbox for you to include in our next sendout but couldnt see anything.
Just upgraded..... if I don’t have this place I will have to speak to the Mrs... I’d have paid double to avoid that
Diogenes the Cynic
Player Valuation: £40m
What's that in Freddo terms?
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