Stories By Karina Gandola
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Platform
TikTok Targets Australian E-Commerce Brands With Ecommerce Equation Partnership
May 7, 2026TikTok Australia and education platform Ecommerce Equation have announced a partnership aimed at helping Australian e-commerce...
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Agency
New York Startup GLORION MEDIA Enters Podcast, Influencer Space With Social Listening-Powered Model
May 6, 2026GLORION MEDIA launched in March as a New York City-based podcast advertising and influencer media company....
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Commentary
Creator Economy Job Radar – May 5, 2026 – Nintendo, 2K Games, and Kraken Lead Hiring as Gaming, Crypto, and Beauty Brands Scale Creator Programs
May 5, 2026Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring spans gaming publishers, crypto platforms, talent management firms, social commerce...
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Commentary
10 Best-Selling Products on TikTok Shop in April 2026
May 5, 2026Shark held two spots, a new skincare launch claimed No. 1 in its debut month, and...
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Influencer
The Marketer Who Became a Creator: Julie Sousa on Building Avant Garde Home From the Numbers Up
May 4, 2026Julie Sousa was sitting in an Uber on her way to a date night when she...
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Influencer
Consciously Kay on Turning a Decade of Brand Loyalty Into a Sprout Living Partnership
May 4, 2026In a college argumentative writing class, Kayla Varney was assigned to argue a position she did...
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Platform
Snapchat Partners With Credit Data Company Experian to Deliver Financial Education to Younger Consumers
May 1, 2026Snapchat and credit reporting company Experian have announced a partnership to bring AI-powered financial education to...
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Platform
Patreon Rolls Out Network Features to Drive Fan Discovery, Creator Membership Growth
April 30, 2026Patreon is deploying its largest product update in company history, introducing a set of network features...
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Influencer
Sixteen Years, One Mission: How Dzung Lewis Built Honeysuckle Into a Food Brand That Lasts
April 29, 2026In 2009, Dzung Lewis was sitting at a corporate finance desk she hated, quietly catering parties...
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Agency
Inside the Agency Turning TikTok LIVE Into a Creator Development System
April 28, 2026TikTok’s livestreaming ecosystem has produced millions of creators chasing real-time income, but almost no institutional infrastructure...
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Platform
YouTube Adds Side-by-Side Ads for Live Streams on Mobile, Muting Stream Audio During Breaks
April 27, 2026YouTube has begun rolling out a new ad format for livestreams on mobile that displays ads...
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Tech
Bauer Media Launches Two New Podcasts as Platform Tops 10M Monthly Listeners
April 27, 2026Bauer Media announced the expansion of its podcast slate and outlined its data-led advertising strategy at...
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Tech
How Ceartas Is Turning Creator Brand Protection Into Infrastructure
April 23, 2026Most content creators understand, in the abstract, that piracy exists. What they don’t know is how...
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Platform
Snap Map Adds ‘Place Loyalty’ Badges to Rank Users’ Most-Visited Locations
April 23, 2026Snapchat has rolled out “Place Loyalty,” a new Snap Map feature that ranks users by their...
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Agency
Publicis Groupe Acquires UK Social Agency Fabric Social
April 22, 2026Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Fabric Social, a UK-based social-first creative agency, for an...
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Commentary
Quiet Luxury Dominates Taiwan Influencer Marketing as Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana Lead Q1 2026
April 22, 2026Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana ranked as the top three luxury brands in Taiwan by...
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Commentary
From Khaby Lame to K-pop Stars, Hong Kong Leverages Creator Partnerships to Boost Tourism
April 20, 2026The Hong Kong Tourism Board invited 1,730 influencers from around the world to the city between...
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Influencer
The HGTV Star Who Fought for Every Credit She Has Is Now Building a Brand Nobody Can Take From Her
April 16, 2026Alison Victoria picks up the phone from Las Vegas, where it’s 75 degrees and sunny. Inside...
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Agency
YMU Group Promotes Five Senior Leaders Across Entertainment Division
April 16, 2026YMU Group, the UK talent agency representing Simon Cowell, Steve Aoki, and Paris Hilton, has promoted...
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Platform
Roblox Unveils Monthly Subscription Program With Item Discounts, Creator Bonuses
April 14, 2026Roblox will launch a new monthly subscription service on April 30 priced at $4.99 per month,...
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Commentary
CAA, YouTube, Meta, and Rivian Among Speakers at Brand Innovators’ Creator Economy Summit in LA
April 13, 2026Brand Innovators will host its Creator Economy Summit on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Dhar Mann...
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Commentary
The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of March 2026
April 12, 2026Dark Joseph Ravine added 610,000 Instagram followers in March 2026, leading Canada’s rankings through consistent kindness-driven...
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Commentary
Make It Cool, Then Scale? 21 Experts on How Creator Tier Sequencing Really Works
April 10, 2026Influencer Marketing is becoming more structured as brands shift from reach-based campaigns to systems designed to...
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Commentary
Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in March 2026
April 10, 2026medicube returns to first place, Shark Home enters the top two in its debut month, and...
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Tech
Creator Television to Launch Pickleball Tour at VidCon Anaheim, Testing Live Event-to-Streaming Format
April 8, 2026Creator Television, the creator-led streaming network owned by Sabio Holdings, plans to launch a new live...

