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Advertisers want Snap to give them more attention and they're betting on two new hires for help.

Snap announced on Wednesday that it would replace outgoing chief strategy officer Imran Khan with two positions. Jeremi Gorman is joining Snap as chief business officer from Amazon and will oversee "global business solutions, global online sales, customer operations, and business marketing," according to a memo CEO Evan Spiegel sent to employees. Jared Grusd, formerly CEO of The Huffington Post, is also joining as chief strategy officer.

The new hire announcement came a day before Snap's third-quarter earnings. The company reported 186 million daily active users, which is up 5% year-over-year but down 1% from 188 million during the second quarter. The decline in users primarily came from Android users, Spiegel said.

Snap warned investors that daily active users would decline into the fourth quarter as well.

Snap's revenue hit $297.7 million during the third quarter, up from analysts' expectation of $283.36 million.

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