Here’s how much streaming subscribers are worth

Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for May 21. I'm senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and here's what's going on:

• Here's how much streaming subscribers are worth.
• Wells Fargo's CMO exits.
• Keith Cartwright's ad agency.

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Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max make vastly different amounts of money per subscriber and it complicates the picture of who is winning the streaming war

• Who's winning in streaming TV's explosion? Subscriber gains tell only part of the story.
• Insider's back-of-the envelope math estimates the monthly revenue new subscribers are adding.
• Netflix leads by this measure, followed by Disney+ and HBO Max.

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Wells Fargo marketing head is exiting amid a wider restructuring of its marketing function and the scrapping of the CMO role

• Michael Lacorazza, top marketer at Wells Fargo, is heading for the exits, Lara O'Reilly reported.
• His move comes as the bank is decentralizing its marketing team.
• Wells Fargo has also retired the central CMO role.

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How this brand-new ad agency won over brands like P&G seeking help responding to the pandemic and social issues

• Keith Cartwright's ad agency has taken off, despite launching in the pandemic, Lindsay Rittenhouse reported.
• It's won over clients like P&G and the NBA seeking help navigating the pandemic and social issues.
• It has backing from ad giant WPP, which lets it operate with big-agency resources.

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Other stories we're reading:

• Snapchat is ending its splashy $1 million daily Spotlight paydays but will continue to pay creators 'millions per week' (Insider)
• Affirm is planning a new ad campaign to stand out from rivals in the crowded buy now, pay later category (Insider)
• New research analyzing 100 million Instagram posts reveals insights like ideal caption length and number of hashtags. Here are 5 key takeaways. (Insider)
• A streamer who broadcast in a bikini on Amazon's Twitch had ads 'indefinitely suspended' after she says an advertiser 'pushed back' (Insider)
  

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