'We're at the foothills of what we can do': How The Guardian improbably put itself on the path to profits

After two years of cutting costs, the Guardian has a new reader-revenue driven business model and is expected to break even in 2019. Here's how the publisher charted a path to profitability.

Netflix is increasing its marketing spend from about $1.3 billion to $2 billion in 2018. The extra money is expected to go to digital, especially programmatic.

After launching in May on Snapchat Discover, Self now reaches 8 million unique users a month on Snapchat, which is more than it gets on its website.

Pop-up shops offer brands a way to form lasting relationships with consumers, allowing brands to sell and generate buzz around their products. But the spaces for pop-ups can be expensive, so agencies are using their offices as sites for their clients' pop-ups.

"You have to be able to push yourself to the point of mild insanity to be successful": Jason Stein, founder and CEO of marketing service agency Laundry Service and media company Cycle, talks about what it takes to start a business on the latest Starting Out podcast.

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