Influencer

Courtney Michelle on Turning Relatable Chaos Into a Comedy Career Online

For more than a decade, Courtney Michelle thought she was building a career as a dramatic...

Platform

Trump, Bondi Sued Over TikTok Deal, Investors Allege ByteDance Retained Prohibited Control

Two California investors filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

Tech

AnyMind Group Becomes Exclusive Ad Intermediary for Truecaller Inventory Across MENA, Southeast Asia

AnyMind Group, a Tokyo-listed business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce, and digital transformation, has announced a...

Agency

Gaming Marketing Consultancy Open World Acquires Influencer Platform Drope.me to Scale Creator Campaigns

Open World, the marketing consultancy division of Loaded Holdings, Inc., has acquired the Influencer Marketing platform...

Talent Collectives

The IAMPACT MGMT Model: Hannah Roeloffs on What Creators Need From Talent Management in 2026

IAMPACT MGMT extends talent management beyond brokering brand deals. Founded in April 2025 by Hannah Roeloffs,...

Commentary

TikTok Shop Scales Workforce Amid Push to Cement Discovery Commerce Model in Global Markets

TikTok Shop is recruiting creator management and operations talent across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with...

Commentary

Top 10 Independent TikTok Creators Who Generated the Most Sales in February 2026

Five of February’s top 10 independent creators were not on January’s list. The creator who ranked...

Influencer

Jade Fiona on Why Self-Belief Is the Secret to Winning in Fashion and Creator Economy

Jade Fiona, a Los Angeles-based fashion creator, model, and body inclusivity advocate, has built an audience...

Commentary

Patreon, We Are Social, AnyMind Group Among Creator Economy Firms Seeking Summer Talent

Patreon, We Are Social, and AnyMind Group have opened applications for summer 2026 internships and full-time...

Commentary

India’s Ad Watchdog Deploys Influencers to Combat Greenwashing, Dark Patterns

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has launched its first influencer-led campaign to raise consumer...

Platform

Snapchat Announces Inaugural Snappys Awards Show, Names Matt Friend As Host

Snapchat has announced The Snappys Awards Show, its first flagship awards program dedicated to recognizing creators...

Commentary

2026 Kidscreen Awards: Disney Leads With Eight Wins, Roblox Categories Debut

Disney led all companies at the 2026 Kidscreen Awards ceremony, held February 24 at Kidscreen Summit...

Brand

Kidscreen Summit 2026: Where The Kids Creator Economy Meets Traditional Media

Children’s entertainment is no longer confined to a single distribution model. Characters now debut on YouTube,...

Influencer

Food Creator Abi Marquez On Building Beyond Sponsored Posts With Cookbooks, Live Events, And Owned IP

Abi Marquez, known online as the “Lumpia Queen,” keeps her introduction simple.  “I’m Abi. Full name...

Influencer

Holistic Nutritionist Lainie Kates on Turning a Health Crisis Into a High-Trust Content Empire and Protein Brand

High-protein recipes built Lainie Kates’ platform. But long before they became content, they were a response...

Tech

Digital Media Company Raptive Crosses $4B In Publisher Payouts

Raptive, the ad management platform for independent websites, has paid $4 billion to its publisher partners...

Strategy

Ashley Mady On Why Safe Social and Consumer Products Strategy Are Converging In The Kids Creator Economy

In the kids entertainment industry, distribution used to start with broadcasters. Today, it often starts with...

Influencer

Cisco Carrillo Shares Content Playbook: Consistency, Culture, And The Business Behind A Viral Family Brand

What happens when a tortilla sparks a multi-million-view blueprint for a business? View this post on...

Commentary

Brands Deploy Nano Creator Content In Paid Ads As Mega-Influencer Costs Squeeze Campaign Budgets, Per Report

Brands are increasingly using content produced by nano and micro creators in paid advertising campaigns, a...

Influencer

Meet O’Neil Thomas, A Creator Who Merged Comedy, Couture, And Cultural Commentary Into A Single Business

“I always want to be able to just bring joy, happiness, and laughter to anyone who...

Agency

Nonsensical’s London TikTok Event Sells Out, Draws Speakers From BBC, British Vogue, And Channel 4

Nonsensical, a UK-based TikTok agency, will host its TikTok Sauce event in London on March 4,...

Influencer

Kailey Anna’s Next Chapter: Confidence Content, Non-Exclusive Deals, And A Bid For Reality TV

What happens when a creator realizes the algorithm is not the hardest system she has had...

Brand

Dick’s Sporting Goods Doubles Down On Creator Program Amid Growing Demand For Sports Storytelling

Dick’s Sporting Goods received 10,800 applications for its Varsity Team creator program in 2026 (up from...

Influencer

MrBeast Partners With Naruto Shippuden For Limited-Edition Merchandise Collection

YouTube creator MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has launched a merchandise collaboration with the...

Commentary

Measuring What Matters: 41 Professionals On The Tools, Frameworks, And Gaps Defining Creator Performance

Influencer Marketing is no longer fighting for budget. It’s fighting for proof.  U.S. brands were projected...