@jerrybanfield would beg to differ. He ran an extensive paid campaign in 2017 and early 2018 that was very successful and was stopped by the ad ban.
See https://steempeak.com/budget/@jerrybanfield/h2jl7o95
https://steempeak.com/dlive/@jerrybanfield/31098ac6-4894-11e8-b5f5-0242ac110002
That was STEEM you fucking halfwit.
Downvoted for bad language and personal abuse.
Hive was called Steem back then.
HIVE WAS NEVER CALLED STEEM YOU MORON.
HIVE IS A STEEM FORK AND WAS NEVER, EVER CALLED STEEM.
STEEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN STEEM.
AGAIN, FUCK OFF AMBULANCE CHASING RETARD.