PE-Backed Marketing Budgets Create Commodity Trap on Paid Search

PE-backed organizations with large marketing budgets are fueling a race to the bottom on paid search, pushing independent contractors toward social media demand generation strategies.

“This shift helps contractors escape the “commodity trap,” where paid search becomes a race to the bottom fueled by PE-backed organizations with large marketing budgets.”

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