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Newsletter Publishers Commit ... Cautiously ... To More Hiring

March 29, 2023

After maintaining ad revenue and email subscriber growth despite an overall advertising downturn, some newsletter publishers are planning to ... slightly ... increase their editorial and sales teams this year. In interviews with Digiday, executives at five newsletters said that unlike many other media companies they have not had any recent layoffs, and plan to hire between two and 30 additional employees. While one executive said not being dependent on venture capitalist funding allows freedom to expand, all of those interviewed said they're being careful not to grow too quickly during a time of economic instability.

Read more of the Digiday story here.

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