Phoenix digital marketing firm lays off 100 as it discontinues direct sales

Phoenix-based digital marketing firm G/O Digital has laid off less than 100 employees today as it discontinued its direct sales business unit. G/O Digital CEO Tim Fagan said his company, which used to be part of Gannett Publishing Services and now is part of McLean, Virginia-based Tegna Inc., said the bulk of its revenue comes from channel partners, which it will focus on more. “This is a simplification,” Fagan told me today. “Instead of juggling three balls, we are now focused on our channel… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

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Masterclasses on audio publishing, innovation and digital marketing at FutureBook Live

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Sales and Marketing Salaries Hold Steady, but Commissions Are Elusive

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Congress launches digital markets competition inquiry as US e-book lending row continues

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Direct Line Group is shifting digital ad spending to targeted TV ads

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Congress Looking into Anticompetitive Behavior in the Digital Library Market

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Former Thomson Reuters unit Refinitiv to lay off more than 100 in Eagan

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Digiday Research: Digital publishers still see growth in direct-sold display ads

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Williams leaves Bounce to set up marketing firm

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Sourcebooks Posts Double Digit Six Month Sales Gain

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