Commentary

AI Search Visibility Index: TikTok Shop Agencies, May 2026

TikTok Shop agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with visibility concentrated among the top-ranked...

Tech

Creator Agency NewGen Launches AI Platform to Help Brands Scale Creator Campaigns With Compliance Controls

NewGen has launched Multiple, an AI platform designed to help enterprise brands manage creator campaigns with...

Influencer

‘Stop Posting Pretty Things. Build a Business’ – Hannah Wilson on How to Scale as a Creator Enterprise  

The morning after running the London Marathon, Hannah Wilson boarded a flight to New York. She...

Platform

OnlyFans Adds Community Pages for Sports, Comedy, and Podcast Creators 

OnlyFans has launched three community pages for sports, comedy, and podcast creators, expanding its discovery tools...

Tech

Levanta Makes the Case That Creator Channels Belong Alongside Every Amazon Ad Budget   

Levanta, the Seattle-based affiliate and creator platform for e-commerce, announced in early April the acquisition of...

Commentary

How Social Commerce Summit Aims to End the Silo Problem That Has Cost Brands Real Money

Social commerce does not have a neutral room. Major gatherings in the space are sponsored by...

Strategy

General Motors Built Five Hollywood Soundstages to Prove Creator Marketing Can Scale

The easiest version of creator marketing is a sponsored post. A brief, a rate card, and...

Commentary

How 28 Creator Economy Experts Are Rethinking Brand Safety Workflows in the Age of Automation  

As creator rosters grow and campaign velocity increases, reviewing submitted content for regulatory disclosure language, logo...

Commentary

10 Independent Creators Who Drove the Most TikTok Shop Sales in April 2026

April’s independent creator rankings delivered a full reshuffling. @trending_ttok reclaimed the top position it last held...

Agency

The Creator Economy Keeps Adding Tools – The Influencer Marketing Factory Keeps Finding the Same Gap

Brands are consolidating their creator budgets under fewer agencies, demanding a single point of contact for...

Commentary

Social App Meete Faces Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Use of TikToker’s Likeness in Ad Campaign

A 19-year-old University of Tennessee student has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Meete,...

Agency

SocialChain Taps Havas Play UK Veteran Sophie Berman to Lead Influencer Division

Social media marketing agency SocialChain has appointed Sophie Berman as Head of Influencer, placing her in...

Platform

TikTok Unveils New Positioning as Commissioned Research Touts Mid-Funnel Influence 

TikTok unveiled a new global business positioning, “Watch it. Love it. Want it.”, at OMR Festival...

Platform

TikTok Targets Australian E-Commerce Brands With Ecommerce Equation Partnership

TikTok Australia and education platform Ecommerce Equation have announced a partnership aimed at helping Australian e-commerce...

Commentary

Mobile Video Ad Spend Set to Surpass Mobile Search for First Time in 2026

Mobile in-app video advertising is on track to outpace mobile search spending in the U.S. this...

Agency

The Team, Formerly Wasserman, Acquires Golf Creator Agency Representing Grant Horvat, Bryan Bros 

The Team has acquired Provisions Golf, a boutique creator agency representing professional golfer Grant Horvat and...

Talent Collectives

Digital Management Company Made By All Launches Hollywood Studio Venture With Tanya Cohen at the Helm

Made By All (MBA), a Los Angeles-based digital management company, has launched Made By Us Studios...

Brand

Target Launches Two Programs to Rebuild Creator Commerce Strategy

Target is rebuilding its creator commerce strategy after winding down a previous affiliate program that frustrated...

Strategy

NowThis Built a TV Network on Social Media. Now It’s Teaching Brands How to Advertise on One

Michael Vito Valentino does not think brands have a social video problem. He thinks they have...

Tech

Pixability Launches Platform to Unite YouTube Ads, Organic Channels, and Creator Strategies

YouTube advertising technology company Pixability has launched Pixability360, a platform that brings together YouTube advertising, organic...

Tech

POP.STORE Signs as VidCon Anaheim 2026 Title Sponsor to Launch Agentic AI Commerce Platform

POP.STORE, a creator monetization platform and subsidiary of CommentSold Group, will serve as the official title...

Commentary

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

NASA added 5.2 million Instagram followers in April 2026, riding the Artemis II launch on April...

Commentary

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in April 2026

April’s top ten tells two stories at once: medicube US Store reaches its highest revenue total...

Platform

Instagram Launches ‘AI Creator’ Labels to Flag Accounts That Regularly Use AI-Generated Content

Instagram has introduced a new account label for creators who regularly use artificial intelligence tools to...

Agency

New York Startup GLORION MEDIA Enters Podcast, Influencer Space With Social Listening-Powered Model

GLORION MEDIA launched in March as a New York City-based podcast advertising and influencer media company....