Trump administration staffers are struggling to find their next jobs

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Today’s news: Trump administration staffers
struggle to find next jobs, a guide to hiring an Amazon agency, and
the media free agents from WarnerMedia.

Trump administration staffers are getting snubbed while hunting for
jobs. One recruiter tried to place six of them and couldn’t land
any interviews.

• 
  Departing Trump White House communications staff are getting the
  cold shoulder from some corners of the job market, report Claire
  Atkinson�and Sean Czarnecki. 
• One PR recruiter has been unable to place candidates, and Trump
  staff are viewed as lacking credibility.
• Those who stood up to Trump might find an easier route than
  those who stood by the impeached president, though.

Read
the full story here.


The marketers’ complete guide to hiring an agency to help them
drive sales on Amazon

• 
  I talked with a mix of agency, brand, and tech sources about how to
  hire an Amazon agency.
• The experts broke down what agencies charge and how much
  advertisers should spend on advertising, among other things.
• As Amazon’s ad business grows, more than 100 agencies have
  emerged to help brands with everything from advertising to
  selling.

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the full story here.

WarnerMedia’s
ongoing shake-up has led to the exits of many respected execs. Meet
6 leaders who have left the company and are now free agents on the
job market.

• WarnerMedia’s ongoing internal shake-up means some of its key
  leaders who helped the company through transformational moments
  have exited the company and are now free agents.
• 
  Ashley Rodriguez identified six respected former WarnerMedia execs
  on the market.
• The list includes former WarnerMedia executives Kevin Reilly
  and Blair Rich.

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the full story here. More stories we’re reading:

• 
  Lululemon has quietly snapped up an Uber and Headspace marketing
  vet as it pushes into e-commerce and connected fitness
  (Business Insider)
• 
  Tech firm iSpot is acquiring Ace Metrix to get ahead in the race to
  fix TV ad measurement (Business Insider)
• 
  Grubhub just hired a new head of corporate affairs to help the
  delivery app take on Uber and DoorDash (Business Insider)
• 
  Signal downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it
  would force users to share personal data with Facebook. It’s top of
  both Google and Apple’s app stores. (Business Insider)
• 
  Axios wants to help companies write like its reporters—for
  $10,000 a year, or more (Wall Street Journal)
• 
  ‘On a learning curve here’: E-commerce platforms still struggling
  with hateful listings (Digiday)

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