NTWRK hires marketing DM amid spend declines (Score 66)

Sales lead: This hire may lead to spend shifts or agency hires. 

  • NTWRK named Dan Grossman VP & marketing head in March 2023.
  • Grossman joined from Snapchat, where he served as consumer marketing head. 
  • We told you about NTWRK's new CSO in December

Target demographic: Gen-Zers & millennials 

The company will likely:

  • Ramp up digital ad spend
  • Diversify ad placement
  • Outsource some marketing duties to agency partners

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: NTWRK spent around $242.1k on digital display ads YTD, a huge decrease from $1.9m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 32.7m impressions via Facebook (61%) and Instagram (39%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend dropped 12% from $3.3m in 2021 to $2.9m in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto facebook.com and instagram.com. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Contact the new marketing DM now to be top-of-mind.
    • NTWRK does not currently work with any agencies to the best of my knowledge. 

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics