for the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit, May 6-8 in Palm Springs.
The digital media class has it rough, facing the trouble of finding good assistants, Porsche field trips and massages. Check out this week’s top industry brags from @dmbrags.
@petershankman, Peter Shankman, consultant, investor

@swedishgurl, Kirsten Pflomm,communications/social media professional

@andrerossbetz, Andre Betz, advertising/communications professional

@amandavega, Amanda Vega, CEO, Amanda Vega Consulting

@cindygallop, Cindy Gallop, entrepreneur

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