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Why Airbnb wants to fill 'critical' chief media officer vacancy in an industry awash with data

on Jan 4, 2017 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Airbnb is on the hunt for a chief media officer in a bid to better value the media it needs to help power its transition from disruptive room-renting app to a full-service travel brand.

It’s move that shouldn’t come as any surprise given how widely the role’s importance was debated last year after a string of scandals exposed how little many marketers understood about media. From Dentsu Japan’s $2.3m payout to advertisers following over estimations to Facebook’s inflated video views, a series of difficulties have forced advertisers to examine how best to address said knowledge gaps when Read full story ›

Source: The Drum