A leaked deck despatched to The Commerce Desk’s purchasers this week and seen by ADWEEK options testimonials from “merchants” praising its revamped ad-buying platform.
Nevertheless, LinkedIn profiles point out that the pictures and names of the individuals behind these testimonials belong to The Commerce Desk workers.
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Amongst these featured within the deck have been Samantha Muhlstock, Evan Centofanti, Brinda G. (whose full title couldn’t be verified by ADWEEK), Brennan Bahr, Anthony Kuykendall, Karen Chen, Evan Kornblatt, and Cindy Gotama—all staffers in buying and selling or account roles at The Commerce Desk.
“On this explicit case, as a result of we’ve had it in inner testing mode for a number of weeks, it offers us a chance to highlight a few of our inner consultants and present their suggestions,” a spokesperson for The Commerce Desk informed ADWEEK.

