The business news publisher has laid off 11 commercial-side employees over two stints in 2019. Some of those roles remain unfilled, as Quartz pours more resources into its nascent membership program.
June 28, 2019

TGIF! If you're looking for some morning media and marketing news or a beach read for this weekend,  today's Digiday Daily is covering everything from Quartz's most recent layoffs to diving into why Pernod Ricard favors the hybrid in-house model. Check out that and more below, and have a great weekend.

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The business news publisher has laid off 11 commercial-side employees over two stints in 2019. Some of those roles remain unfilled, as Quartz pours more resources into its nascent membership program.
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