Insider's top advertising and media stories for April 2.
Lauren Johnson
Apr 2, 2021, 04:18 ISTadvertising
Burger King's CMO resigns
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Burger King's top marketer Fernando Machado just resigned
- Fernando Machado, CMO of Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International, has resigned, Patrick Coffee and Tanya Dua reported.
- Machado said he has accepted a new job but declined to give details.
- The former Unilever exec joined
Burger King in 2014 and was promoted to lead RBI's marketing in 2020.
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Spotify's latest acquisition could make it a one-stop shop for podcast production, analysts say
- Spotify announced this week it had acquired Locker Room, a live-audio app similar to Clubhouse, Paige Leskin reported.
- Analysts said that it is the latest step by
Spotify to create a full ecosystem for podcast production. - Spotify has invested hundreds of millions into podcasting since 2019 to diversify its revenue apart from music streaming.
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Harry's doubles down on growth with $155M in new funding, valuing the company at $1.7B one year after its deal with the maker of Schick fell through
- Harry's just raised $155 million in Series E funding, bringing its value to $1.7 billion, Alex Bitter reported.
- The money could fund
Harry's expansion into new products and parts of the world. - It's a change in strategy for Harry's, which was on track to be acquired by Edgewell in 2020.
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- The ultimate guide to getting a job at YouTube, according to current employees and its global staffing director (Insider)
- Ad agency Phenomenon, which worked with Pepsi and DC Entertainment, parts with its CEO and founder after 15 years (Insider)
- Amazon has reportedly looked into opening its own discount stores for electronics and home goods (Insider)
- Former Parler CEO John Matze launched a GoFundMe page to crowdfund his legal fees (Insider)
- Meadowlark raises $12.6 million from Michael Lynton, DraftKings, others (Sportico)
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