A year since Instagram launched its Snapchat clone, Instagram Stories, marketers seem to have settled on a clear favorite.
Instagram’s pure scale, evident in its reach, targeting and retargeting capabilities, has made it an attractive bet for brands, who have been moving “millions of dollars” to run ads on it.
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