Platform

Pinterest’s Malik Ducard on Influencer Marketing and Its Own Authenticity

Influencer Marketing’s growth is also what broke its credibility, according to Malik Ducard. As the industry...

Tech

Jared Gutstadt Has Seen Creative Industries Democratized Before. He Thinks Podcasting Is Next

Jared Gutstadt spent the first half of 2026 building an AI platform that lets anyone launch...

Influencer

Emma Arletta Built Her Platform Around Fashion’s Blind Spot. Now She’s Sitting at the Design Table  

One morning in 2020, Emma Arletta woke up on an air mattress on the floor of...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of June 2026

Oliver Tree’s account surged after reports of his June 14 helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro...

Commentary

London Podcast Festival Returns in September With Jameela Jamil, Caitlin Moran and ‘No Such Thing As A Fish’

The London Podcast Festival will return to Kings Place from September 3 to 13, 2026, marking...

Agency

Dentsu Integrates Meta’s Creator Marketplace APIs for Faster Creator Activation

Dentsu UK&I has launched Creator & Trends Studio, a proprietary planning platform that integrates Meta’s Creator...

Commentary

Podcast Movement Opens Public Voting for September Conference Sessions

Podcast Movement has opened public voting for speaker sessions at its 2026 conference, taking place September...

Brand

State Farm Taps IShowSpeed to Headline ‘Gamerhood’ Season 5

State Farm’s reality competition series “Gamerhood” returns for a fifth season on July 31, headlined by...

Influencer

IShowSpeed to Lead First-Ever YouTube FIFA Creator Cup in New York’s Central Park

YouTube and FIFA will hold the first-ever YouTube FIFA Creator Cup on July 12 at Wollman...

Technology

Google Launches Search Console Tool for Creators to Track Social Content Performance

Google has introduced platform properties, a new Search Console property type that lets site owners and...

Talent Collectives

CAA Hires Agent Georgia Katz to Expand UK Creators Division

CAA has hired Georgia Katz, a former Insanity Management and Gleam Futures agent, to join its...

Brand

Costco’s Organic Social Buzz Is Pulling In Younger Members Without a Marketing Budget

Costco is picking up a following on social media without paying for it, and the pattern...

Influencer

Kai Cenat Reveals Full Streamer University 2026 Roster, Including Pokimane, Lizzo and T-Pain

Kai Cenat has revealed the complete lineup for Streamer University 2026 during a livestream on Twitch...

Platform

Spotify, Amazon Deepen Ad Partnership With Direct DSP Integration 

Spotify Ad Exchange is now directly integrated with Amazon DSP, giving advertisers access to Spotify’s podcast...

Tech

How MOGL’s New Offering Turns Athlete Social Accounts Into Measurable Ad Channels 

MOGL, an Athlete Influencer Marketing platform, launched Athlete Paid Social last month, an offering that enables...

Platform

How BeReal Is Using the FIFA World Cup to Sell Advertisers on ‘Proof of Human’

Three weeks into the FIFA World Cup, BeReal users who follow a national team get a...

Commentary

Creator Economy M&A Hits Record 70 Deals in H1 2026, Media Overtakes Software as Top Target

The Creator Economy recorded 70 M&A transactions in the first half of 2026, up 23% year...

Commentary

NPR Places Three Shows in Podcast Audio Reach Top 10 for June 2026

Three NPR podcasts ranked among the ten largest shows by audio reach in June 2026, as...

Commentary

Shopify Retains Top Podcast Advertiser Spot as Starbucks Makes Biggest Jump Into Top 10

Shopify held the number one spot in Podscribe’s June 2026 podcast advertiser rankings, increasing its estimated...

Talent Collectives

Sidemen Management Firm Arcade Names Ex-Vice EMEA Chief Matt Elek As CEO

Arcade, the London-based creator management and ventures company that represents British YouTube collective The Sidemen, has...

Commentary

Indonesia Cracks Down on Content Creators Working in Bali on Tourist Visas

Indonesia has intensified enforcement against foreign influencers and content creators in Bali, warning that even unpaid...

Brand

Claire’s Taps Creator Lana Rae in Post-Bankruptcy Push for Gen Alpha

Claire’s has enlisted Lana Rae, the YouTube and Roblox creator behind “Lana’s Life,” for a roughly...

Brand

U.S. Embassy In Nigeria Seeks Contractor To Pair Top Food Influencer With American Chef

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja is soliciting proposals from contractors to run a food influencer campaign...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – July 7, 2026 – Rivian, Instacart, Hilton, and More

Creator Economy hiring activity this week spans automotive, grocery technology, hospitality, and streaming as major consumer...

Strategy

Dr. Kellyann Is Heading to Social Commerce Summit to Argue Trust Beats Shelf Space Now 

Dr. Kellyann Petrucci returns to the Social Commerce Summit in New York on July 16 to...