Marketing
April 27, 2018
Facebook's scandals are unlikely to make too much of a difference to its legion of advertisers. Image credit: Facebook
By Danny Parisi
Despite its troubles, Facebook was still far and away the most popular platform for digital advertising this past year, according to a report from Forrester Research.
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