Wilson: Answer Media processes well into eight figures in ad spend
Lauren Wilson · 1134 Ad Network Pivots to On Demand Video Generation · Sep 1, 2018 · at 4:37
Lauren Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Answer Media, shares the volume of gross advertising dollars flowing through their network.
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“Ad dollars well into the eight figures.”
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