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Olivia Parker
Jul 15, 2019

Giphy's Alex Chung: Why advertisers love branded GIFs

The founder and CEO of the phenomenally popular search engine for GIFs started monetising his business last year in the US—and has plans to extend sponsored GIF slots to the rest of the world.

The founder and CEO of the phenomenally popular search engine for GIFs started monetising his business last year in the US—and has plans to extend sponsored GIF slots to the rest of the world.

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