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Dial-a-dog - The Independent referred to "a poorly handled change in pricing policy this year, which prompted a boycott from some customers, [which] meant sales were flat". Caryl Hunter-Brown, Open University Library > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Poynder [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 23 November 1998 11:22 > To: Karen.Blakeman; LIS-UKOLUG > Subject: RE: Dialog Quarterly Results > > Karen, > > The Lex column in the FT was particularly acerbic, refering to the > company > as Dial-a-dog. I suspect that name could stick! > > Richard Poynder > Freelance Journalist > http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/df04/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > Karen.Blakeman > > Sent: 23 November 1998 10:31 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Cc: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Dialog Quarterly Results > > > > > > I am sure that you must all have picked up the news of Dialog's > > disappointing 3rd Quarter figures by now. Every broadsheet seems to > have > > a version of the story. > > > > I particularly liked the quotes in the Telegraph: > > > > One analyst said: "...... - they've completely stuffed up their > revenue > > model." > > > > And from Dan Wagner: > > > > "We had a dramatic overhaul in pricing which did not go down well > > with our > > customers." > > > > ------------------------------- > > Karen Blakeman, UKOLUG Chair > > RBA Information Services, > > Tel: 0118 9472256, Fax: 0870 056 8547, Mobile: 0860 785716 > > E-Mail: [log in to unmask], http://www.rba.co.uk/ > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%