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Alan Moss is spearheading Amazon’s push to steal ad dollars from Facebook and Google. Insiders lay out his playbook for getting a slice of the $70 billion TV ad market.Alan Moss is spearheading Amazon’s push to steal ad dollars from Facebook and Google, I reported.The Amazon VP of worldwide ad sales is a former Google exec who helped grow the search giant’s ad business.Moss is tasked with selling to non-endemic marketers, but convincing them to spend on Amazon is a challenge.
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PR tech giant Meltwater agrees to pay $14.5 million to settle a class action suit over overtime payMeltwater, the second-largest PR software company, agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit, Patrick Coffee reported.Former salespeople alleged Meltwater violated laws by failing to pay them for overtime work.Meltwater denied the claims and New York State Supreme Court did not issue a ruling.Read the story.
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Fashion ‘hauls,’ where creators flaunt their clothing splurges, have become a huge trend on TikTok. But a growing chorus of TikTok critics say the trend is fueling the unsustainable consumption of fast fashion.Fast-fashion hauls have become a popular TikTok trend, amassing millions of views, Molly Innes reported.But a growing number of TikTok users have criticized the trend, saying it fuels overconsumption.TikTokers said the app’s algorithm and short videos moved the trend beyond its YouTube origins.Read the story.More stories we’re reading:The 13 leading attorneys and law firms that work with digital creators and influencers (Insider)James Charles’ ex-employee speaks out about lawsuit, claiming he didn’t pay overtime and asked her to shave his butt (Insider)The rise, fall, and comeback of Victoria’s Secret, America’s biggest lingerie retailer (Insider)How the team that rescued KFC brought their marketing and innovation strategy to Pizza Hut and crushed Domino’s in sales growth last quarter (Insider)Ellen DeGeneres to end talk show: “I need something new to challenge me” (Hollywood Reporter)Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow! You can reach me in the meantime at LJohnson@insider.com and subscribe to this daily email here.
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