Digiday+ Deep Dive podcast: Amazon bypasses agencies en route to brands
July 20, 2018 •
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The Digiday+ Deep Dive is a new podcast available exclusively to Digiday+ members. Digiday editors discuss the week’s biggest stories, and offer a glimpse into what’s being talked about in the newsroom.
This week, Digiday managing director of editorial products Shareen Pathak joins editor-in-chief Brian Morrissey to discuss how Amazon is working with brands directly, cutting out agencies.
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