Spotify has named 2025 its “year of accelerated execution”, after the music streaming giant cut marketing spend by 9% in 2024. The business spent €393m (£326m) on sales and marketing during the three months to 31 December 2024, versus €432m (£359m) during the same period in 2023. Over the full year period, Spotify invested €1.49bn...
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