Marketing
September 24, 2021
Several social platforms, including Snapchat, consistently make ecommerce strides. Image credit: Snapchat
By Katie Tamola
Social media has transformed into the ultimate shopping destination, and brands are taking note.
{"ct":"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","iv":"b14dca3894d8852a31b1c73d7ef37e22","s":"8cd52a1e560d767d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here