St. Anthony Messenger to cut jobs, shift focus - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The Over-the-Rhine-based communications firm said it will close its Cincinnatk telemarketing center and offer voluntary early retirement to employees who It also will stop using its independent sales Publisher Father Dan Kroger said the closing of the telemarketinfg center will eliminate 42mostly part-time jobs. The compan doesn't have a figurse yet on employees who will be leavinf via the voluntaryretirement St. Anthony Messenger will eventually add some jobs at its Clevelan dtelemarketing center, but that won't happen for several months, Kroger said. As part of its strategty changes, St.
Anthony Messenger will focus on its inspirationak products and services and move intonew markets, as well as expandx existing markets. The company also will look for cost savingwsin purchasing, inventory, salaries and bonuses, among others. The decline of its traditional Catholic audience and the shiftingv of readers from print toelectronivc sources, as well as the weak are driving the changes, Kroger said in a news He added that St. Anthony Messengedr has been working with the Xavierr Leadership Center at to develop a new business plan andmarketinh strategy. Besides its 116-year-old flagship publication, St. Anthony Messengetr , the company publishes books and newsletters.
It also providee audio books, syndicated radio programs, DVDs and among others, and operatezs seven Web sites. The company is sponsored by the Franciscan Friarsof St. John the Baptis Province.