International Creator Day 2026: American Influencer Council Flags Labor Policy Gap for Creator Workforce

The American Influencer Council (AIC) has released its fourth annual International Creator Day Trend Report, arguing...

Coachella 2026: Top Brands, Creators Generated $1.7B in Earned Media Value, Data Shows

Brand activations and creator content at Coachella 2026 generated more than $1.7 billion in earned media...

Podcasting’s Audio-First Power Users Listen More, Recommend More, and Spend More Time With Shows

A new report from podcast industry research firm Sounds Profitable identifies a distinct listener segment it...

SiriusXM Media Named Exclusive U.S. Audio Ad Representative for YouTube

SiriusXM Media and Google have announced a partnership that makes SiriusXM Media the exclusive advertising representative...

Quiet Luxury Dominates Taiwan Influencer Marketing as Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana Lead Q1 2026

Tod’s, Bottega Veneta, and Loro Piana ranked as the top three luxury brands in Taiwan by...

Druski, Colin & Samir, Keith Lee Lead Creator Economy Wins at 30th Annual Webby Awards

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) has announced the winners of the 30th...

Fashion Retailer Quince Tops Podcast Ad Spending, Sports and Comedy Dominate Genre Placements in March

Fashion retailer Quince topped podcast advertising expenditures in March 2026 with an estimated $6.57 million in...

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 21st, 2026 – Amazon, TikTok, Warner Music Lead Hiring Across Content, Influencer and Creator Partnership Roles

This month’s Creator Economy hiring is led by enterprise platforms and major media companies, with Amazon,...

Spotter’s Brand Partnerships Director on Why Fewer Creators and Deeper Deals Win

Brand-creator partnerships are moving faster than most marketing organizations can keep up. The brands still running...

From Khaby Lame to K-pop Stars, Hong Kong Leverages Creator Partnerships to Boost Tourism

The Hong Kong Tourism Board invited 1,730 influencers from around the world to the city between...

Teens Use TikTok to Discover, Snapchat to Connect, and Instagram for Both, Research Finds

TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat each occupy a different functional role in teenagers’ daily lives, according to...

Netflix Creator Land Grab: 23 Experts Weigh In on Top YouTube Talent Moving to Streaming

Netflix’s push into creator-led programming is moving from experimental licensing to Hollywood-style talent lockups. After signing...

Monica Khan: Brands Are Treating Creators Like Ad Units … That Has to Stop

Most brands say they want creator partnerships. Few have built the systems to make them work....

Five Social Video Patterns to Know Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Social video intelligence and measurement platform Tubular Labs has published new research outlining social video audience...

Travel & Hospitality Brands Scale Creator Programs at Fastest Rate Across European Sectors, Research Finds

Travel and hospitality brands across Europe and the UK recorded the highest rate of creator program...

LinkedIn Engagement Shifts Toward Clicks as Visible Metrics Decline, Study Finds

Likes, comments, and shares on LinkedIn fell across the board in 2026, but a new study...

Survey: 81% of Creators Rely on Brand Deals as Primary Income Amid Life Milestones 

Creator marketplace #paid has released its “Creator Signals 2026” report, drawing on first-party survey data from...

BBB National Programs Launches Creator Certification Program to Boost Influencer Marketing Transparency

The Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI), an initiative housed within BBB National Programs’ Center for Industry...

Coachella 2026: Creator-Driven Brand Activity Favors Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila, Buldak, and poppi, Data Shows

Coachella 2026, held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, over two weekends in April,...

Huda Beauty, Medicube, and e.l.f. Led Beauty Brand Performance at Coachella 2026, Data Shows

Coachella 2026, held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, over two weekends in April,...

eBay Taps Fashion Influencers to Stock NYC Pop-Up Market

eBay will host “The NYC Edit Market,” a three-day in-person retail pop-up in New York City’s...

Creator Economy NYC Partners With Social Media Week to Host Creator Economy Exchange Session on April 16

Creator Economy NYC has partnered with Social Media Week to host the “Creator Economy Exchange,” a...

CAA, YouTube, Meta, and Rivian Among Speakers at Brand Innovators’ Creator Economy Summit in LA

Brand Innovators will host its Creator Economy Summit on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Dhar Mann...

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of March 2026

Olivia Dean took home three MOBO Awards on March 26, including “Album” and “Song of the...

The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of March 2026

Dark Joseph Ravine added 610,000 Instagram followers in March 2026, leading Canada’s rankings through consistent kindness-driven...