Stories By Karina Gandola
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Agency
How summer. Built A Dual-Sided Influencer Agency For Brands Demanding Performance
January 20, 2026summer. is a London-based influencer marketing agency built to operate on both sides of the creator...
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Agency
Gushcloud Acquires Majority Stake In UAE Talent Firm TalentPlus, Eyes MENA Expansion
January 20, 2026Singapore-based creator and IP management and licensing company Gushcloud International has completed a majority acquisition of...
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Commentary
Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes 50% Tax On OnlyFans Creator Income
January 19, 2026Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback announced plans to implement a 50% tax on income earned by...
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Agency
AnyMind Group Acquires Japan Live Streamer Agency Bcode To Expand Social Commerce Operations
January 19, 2026AnyMind Group announced that it acquired all shares of Bcode Inc., a Japan-based company that manages...
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Technology
AdLarge Acquires Tech Platform Inlet Media, Names First CTO In Podcast Monetization Push
January 16, 2026AdLarge has acquired the assets of Inlet Media, a technology platform the audio advertising company has...
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Platform
TikTok Identifies Three Major Behavioral Shifts For 2026 In Annual Trend Forecast
January 15, 2026TikTok released its annual trend forecast, identifying three behavioral shifts expected to shape creator and marketing...
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Commentary
TheBurntPeanut Tops 2025 VTuber Rankings As Western Creators Gain Ground, Data Shows
January 12, 2026American streamer TheBurntPeanut accumulated 60.2 million hours watched in 2025 to lead all Virtual YouTubers, according...
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Brand
Xiaomi Fires Staff, Strips Executive Bonuses After Influencer Deal Backlash
January 12, 2026Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has terminated employees and revoked executive bonuses following fan outrage over a...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts Of December 2025
January 9, 2026Immigration consultants, cosplayers, and charity-focused creators led Canadian Instagram growth in December 2025, with regulated immigration...
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Agency
Why Genflow Is Honing In On Career Architecture To Empower The Next Generation Of Creators
January 8, 2026Saad Aslam has spent nearly a decade operating inside the creator economy, long before it became...
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Agency
PMG Acquires Influencer Marketing Agency Digital Voices
January 8, 2026PMG announced the acquisition of Digital Voices, a London and New York-based influencer marketing agency, as...
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Agency
ThoughtLeaders’ Bet On YouTube Sponsorships And Why CEO David Tintner Thinks Long-Form Content Still Wins
January 5, 2026David Tintner is building a business around a deliberate bet: that high-quality, long-form YouTube content can...
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Platform
Creator Platform Triller Delisted From Nasdaq After Missing Filing Deadlines
January 5, 2026Triller, a publicly traded creator and marketing company, was delisted from the Nasdaq exchange on December...
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Influencer
Jacob Uy On Turning HeroTech Engineering Into A Scalable Creator Business
December 29, 2025When Jacob Uy uploaded a short YouTube clip of a homemade Spider-Man web shooter as a...
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Agency
TuManag3r: Building A Cross-Market Creator Economy Agency For Spanish-Speaking Talent
December 29, 2025TuManag3r operates across Spain, Latin America, and North America with a mandate that goes beyond traditional...
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Commentary
Global Creator Economy Regulation: What Is Scheduled For 2026
December 29, 2025A growing set of national and regional regulations is set to affect influencer marketing, digital advertising,...
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Technology
Korean Himaroo Raises $5.5M For AI Influencer Platform ReverseTok
December 26, 2025Korean tech company Himaroo secured $5.48 million in funding from SB Partners and Smart Study for...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of November 2025
December 25, 2025November underscored how Instagram growth in Australia is shaped by crossover moments between mainstream media, professional...
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Platform
TikTok Shop’s Top 10 Creators Made $20 Million In November
December 23, 2025TikTok Shop’s top creators are pulling in serious money, and November’s numbers show some wild changes...
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Platform
Top 10 Best-Selling Products On TikTok Shop In November 2025
December 23, 2025TikTok Shop’s November 2025 rankings are here. From a $5.7 million children’s play system to a...
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Platform
Top 10 TikTok Shops In November 2025
December 23, 2025October saw QVC claim the top spot with $14.53 million, followed by medicube US Store at...
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Agency
The Role Of A CFO In The Creator Era: Inside Influencer’s Latest Executive Hire
December 22, 2025Creator marketing agency Influencer has appointed Ryan Fitzpatrick as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in response...
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Technology
How Korean Tech Company VAIV Is Turning Influencer Discovery Into A Data Science Problem Through WHOTAG
December 22, 2025For beauty marketers operating in the creator economy, influencer discovery has long been a time-intensive exercise...
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Platform
Instagram’s Algorithm Reset Clarifies The Rules, But Raises The Stakes For Creators
December 22, 2025Instagram’s December 2025 algorithm update did not introduce an entirely new system. Instead, it formalized a...
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Agency
Online Travel Agency Trip.com Launches Creator Ecosystem With 12K Influencers, $14M Incentive Fund
December 22, 2025Trip.com Group unveiled Trip Community, a unified platform integrating the company’s content and creator initiatives to...

