Marketing
March 13, 2019
Almost half of shoppers have found a new brand through Facebook. Image credit: Swarovski
By Sarah Ramirez
Despite marketers’ recent emphasis on social media platform Instagram, its sister network Facebook is actually the top digital channel to discover new brands.
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