Facebook Poached Its First-Ever CMO From Google [THE BRIEF]

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Facebook hired Google alum Gary Briggs to be its first CMO. He was the chief marketer at Motorola Mobility after Google acquired the company. Briggs released the statement: "Facebook isn't just a company. For more than a billion people, it's their connection to the friends and things they care about most. Telling the story of such an important and still very young brand is an incredible opportunity, and I cannot wait to get started."

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