Blog From Markus Dohle: A New Year’s Greeting & Video
January 17, 2018
Dear Penguin Random House Colleagues,
Happy New Year. I’d like to start 2018 with a big thank you for all your efforts and contributions to another solidly profitable year for Penguin Random House in 2017.
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In 2018, reader centricity and an online-first mindset remain the most important strategic initiatives for our company—complemented and completed by the continuous improvement of our supply chain and service efficiencies for our customers around the world. The new year is off to a good start. We already acquired Rodale Books, a leading North American wellness and lifestyle adult and children’s publisher, which immediately grows our portfolio and expands our market share and reach in these important categories. And we have a lot more in store for 2018 besides brilliant content, stories, and publishing. Further enhancements to our industry-leading U.S. supply chain with an almost-completed new Westminster building. Our transformative distribution and technology modernizations in the UK and Australia. Our ongoing companywide growth with audio, client-publisher services, and international sales. As Penguin Random House, we have the benefit of being able to share our skills, knowledge, and learning on projects large and small, and then adapting them across our businesses worldwide, enabling us to scale our expertise and creativity as we work together—across borders and in service to our authors, booksellers, and readers. Finally, as we look ahead, it almost goes without saying—but cannot be said enough—that as book publishers, we stand for diverse voices, opinions, stories, and ideas. That diversity, especially the freedom of speech and the freedom of our press and media, is now under the most intense and unrelenting pressure that we have seen in our lifetimes. I’ve always said that as a global market leader in consumer book publishing, Penguin Random House has huge opportunities—and responsibilities. Fighting for the freedom to write and the freedom of speech are two of our essential responsibilities. Our commitment to free speech and human rights—and to ensuring an open and supportive work environment for all of us in each of our companies—must be, and will be, an unwavering priority for 2018 and beyond, one that demands participation from all of us. Can you believe it’s been almost five years for us as Penguin Random House? We will celebrate our anniversary on July 1. Together, let’s make it the most memorable milestone year. Yours,
Watch Video: Markus Dohle and RHCB’s Barbara Marcus Featured in “Spread Kindness, #ShareTheLaughter” Campaign
September 14, 2017
The world needs a little more kindness these days, and in 2017 Elmo has resolved to spread as much as he can all year long with “Spread Kindness, #ShareTheLaughter,” a global multimedia campaign initiated by Sesame Workshop. Elmo launched his challenge by telling a joke on the TODAY Show, and our very own CEO Markus Dohle and Barbara Marcus, President and Publisher of Random House Children’s Books, followed with their own video. Watch it below:
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