60 Second Social 10/04/2017

April 10, 2017

What a huge week for social! This week we’re talking Facebook’s new AI-powered digital assistant, Twitter losing live streaming, and the ASA banned Instagram blogger. We also highlight the importance of an in-depth understanding of paid social, as it continues to make an impact on the social world. However, Snapchat’s announcement of two new tools triggered our focus to be primarily on retargeting this week, and how critical it is to everything we do in social.

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