What you need to know in advertising today
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Before joining AOL, Armstrong was an executive at Google who helped build its advertising business from $700,000 a year to billions every quarter. He was also an expert advertising salesman and entrepreneur, and the first person to sell a $1 million digital-advertising deal, back when all the money was flowing to print and TV companies.
To read more about Armstrong's journey from local newspaper entrepreneur to digital sales giant, click here.
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