With the departure of chief revenue officer Lee Brown, BuzzFeed will now treat its sales organization like a small startup, with CEO Jonah Peretti taking a more active role as BuzzFeed hunts for a president.
September 18, 2019

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti has been talking about revenue diversification and balance for years. Following his company’s latest executive departure, the digital publisher will be leaning even harder into that strategy. Read more below.

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