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Beehiiv's Acquisition, BuzzFeed's Struggles, and Annoying Ads Exposed

Beehiiv's big acquisition and the behind-the-scenes drama at BuzzFeed's 'Hot Ones' plus Stacked Marketer Report!

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Charlie Patel
July 02, 2024

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Market News

beehiiv acquires Typedream, a website builder. (LINK) 

Forbes Launches First Creator Upfront. (LINK)

Find out what ESP sent an email. (LINK)

How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram. (LINK)

BuzzFeed Struggles to Sell Owner of Hit YouTube Show ‘Hot Ones’. (LINK)

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Media News

Pre- and post-newsletter CTAs. (LINK)

Bringing AI to a 400 year old media group. (LINK)

Social-Media Influencers Aren’t Getting Rich—They’re Barely Getting By. (LINK)

3 ways you can drive more affiliate revenue. (LINK)

How brands will adapt to a cookieless world (LINK)

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