The diminishing returns of scale and a return to quality

Bob Regular, CEO, Infolinks

Scale is not a one-size-fits-all concept. 

Marketers and publishers historically have their own goals associated with scale. When it comes to content, the KPIs vary according to the media (i.e. podcast, video, etc.) and subject matter. 

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