Feb 09, 2007

Cartoon Network Rocked

Marketing Mess Up 

I’ll bet they never saw this coming during the initial marketing meeting…

Jim Samples resigns as head of Cartoon Network.

4 comments

1 Linoge { 02.10.07 at 7:41 pm }

Has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard of…

2 Andrew Milo { 02.10.07 at 11:51 pm }

Yes, truly…

3 Tropicana Blue { 02.12.07 at 8:45 am }

A friend said he was impressed that Samples took responsibility and I see that point of view, but unless I don’t know the whole story, I don’t see that he did anything *wrong* and I don’t understand why he resigned. Maybe he had to anyway, but it was a mistake, not malicious and I don’t think it could have been foreseen.

4 Andrew Milo { 02.12.07 at 4:23 pm }

Hi Tropicana Blue,

yeah, I tend to agree with you. Its nice to see someone taking responsibility at a time when most people simply avoid it like the plague - so, I have to give kudos to him for that. But, unless this was all premeditated (which I highly doubt) I don’t think it warrants a resignation.

While I don’t like a lot of the directions that Cartoon Network has gone of late, I do wish Mr. Samples the best of luck in his next endeavor.

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