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Why CMOs Are Building In-House Media Buying Desks
In episode 49 of The CMO Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine the growing trend of CMOs pulling programmatic media buying in-house. They break down the cost structure using a specific example: a mid-market DTC brand spending $2 million annually on programmatic display. The hosts walk through the math of agency markup versus building a three-person desk, the role of ad-tech platforms like The Trade Desk and Amazon DSP, and the cultural friction that emerges when marketing ops teams suddenly become media traders. Luna pushes back on whether this move actually saves money or just shifts costs, and…
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