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Employee-Generated Content in 2026: From Amplification to Infrastructure
March 19, 2026Employee-generated content (EGC) has crossed a threshold. What began as a supplementary tactic, with employees occasionally...
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Survey Finds Belonging Emerging as Key Differentiator Over Traditional Branding for Creators
March 18, 2026Nearly half of community builders surveyed by community platform Circle say that having a community gives...
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Streaming Audiences Gravitate Toward Bigger Screens, Free Platforms as Viewing Habits Shift, Survey Finds
March 17, 2026Streaming audiences are becoming more deliberate about when and how they watch content, gravitating toward larger...
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Podcast Movement Evolutions Confirms Return to SXSW for 2027
March 17, 2026Podcast Movement announced at SXSW (March 12-18) that Podcast Movement Evolutions will return to the festival...
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Short-Form Video Is Driving Viewers to Watch Full TV Shows, Research Finds
March 16, 2026Short-form video content on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts is increasingly functioning...
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More Than Half of Americans Now Listen to Podcasts Monthly, New Data Shows
March 16, 2026An estimated 167 million Americans aged 12 and older (58%) listened to or watched a podcast...
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Beacons’ Sabrina Haschak on Why Brands Still Treat Creator Marketing Like a Media Buy (And What It’s Costing Them)
March 13, 2026Creator marketing is no longer experimental. The budgets are real, the teams are built, and the...
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Organic UGC at Scale: 22 Creator Economy Experts Share the Tools and Workflows Behind It
March 13, 2026User-generated content, or UGC, refers to photos, videos, reviews, and other posts created by customers, fans,...
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UK Regulators Demand Stricter Age Verification for U-13s From Facebook, TikTok, YouTube
March 13, 2026UK media regulator Ofcom (Office of Communications) and data watchdog the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) have...
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Singapore Podcast Ads Draw Higher Engagement, Lower Saturation Than Other Digital Media, Report Finds
March 12, 2026Podcast advertisements in Singapore outperform other digital media formats on consumer engagement, ad saturation, and brand...
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The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of February 2026
March 11, 2026Figure skater Alysa Liu added 6.6 million Instagram followers in February 2026, powered by a gold...
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Patreon CEO Says He’s ‘Both Amazed and Furious’ at AI, Calls for Creator Compensation Framework
March 11, 2026Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte published a long-form video statement outlining his position on artificial...
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LinkedIn Ads Deliver Highest Return Among Major Ad Networks, Research Finds
March 11, 2026LinkedIn generated a 121% return on ad spend among business-to-business (B2B) marketers in 2025, outperforming Google...
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The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of February 2026
March 10, 2026Olivia Dean added more than 1 million Instagram followers in February 2026, leading a list dominated...
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Replying to Comments Boosts Social Media Engagement Across All Major Platforms, Data Shows
March 10, 2026Creators and brands that reply to comments on their posts consistently outperform those that do not,...
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Travel Destination Marketers Boost Influencer Budgets Even as Attribution Gaps Persist, Survey Finds
March 9, 2026Ninety-two percent of destination marketing organizations (DMOs) are maintaining or increasing their Influencer Marketing budgets in...
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Indonesia to Ban Social Media Access for Under-16s
March 9, 2026Indonesia will restrict children under 16 from accessing social media and other online platforms starting March...
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Vanity Fair Bets on Newsletter Boom With New Subscriber-Only Roster
March 9, 2026Vanity Fair has launched four new subscriber-only newsletters, expanding its direct-to-reader offerings as legacy publishers across...
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YouTube Gaming Viewership Hits Record 8.8 Billion Hours in 2025, Data Shows
March 9, 2026Platform accounts for nearly 1 in 4 hours watched on live-streaming gaming platforms; sponsored stream viewership...
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The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of February 2026
March 9, 2026Leila Zare added nearly 300,000 Instagram followers in February 2026, leading a list dominated by one...
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The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts of February 2026
March 6, 2026Korean-Australian actress Yerin Ha added nearly 700,000 Instagram followers in February 2026, the biggest single-month gain...
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70 Industry Professionals on What Brands Get Wrong About Long-Term Creator Partnerships
March 6, 2026Long-term creator partnerships have become a stated priority for brands and agencies in 2026. Whether they...
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Penn Badgley, Sean Astin, Apple Podcasts Join Podcast Movement Lineup for SXSW
March 4, 2026Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable have announced new speakers, keynotes, and platform programming for Podcast Movement...
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Marketing Conference POSSIBLE Returns to Miami Beach in April 2026 With Expanded Venue, Creator Economy Focus
March 4, 2026POSSIBLE, a marketing industry conference, will hold its fourth annual edition at the Fontainebleau and Eden...
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TikTok Shop Scales Workforce Amid Push to Cement Discovery Commerce Model in Global Markets
March 4, 2026TikTok Shop is recruiting creator management and operations talent across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with...

