Commentary

Influencer Marketing Investment Is Outpacing the Infrastructure Built to Manage It, Report Finds

Eighty-nine percent of brands and agencies expect to raise Influencer Marketing spend over the next 12...

Tech

AnyMind Group Updates AI Live Commerce Platform With More Lifelike Avatars, Deeper Analytics

AnyMind Group, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed BPaaS company, announced updates to AnyLive, its AI live commerce...

Tech

Billion Dollar Boy’s Companion Launches AI Tools for Creator Vetting, Recruitment

Companion, the AI-powered intelligence platform built by global social agency Billion Dollar Boy, has launched two...

Influencer

YouTuber Michelle Khare’s ‘Challenge Accepted’ Petitions for Emmy Consideration

Michelle Khare's YouTube series "Challenge Accepted" has successfully petitioned to join the Television Academy's ballot for...

Tech

Universal Ads Adds Creator-Led Channels to Its Streaming TV Advertising Platform

Universal Ads, the Comcast-owned platform that lets brands create, buy, and measure ads across premium video,...

Platform

Meta One Subscription Service Launches With Paid Discovery Benefits, Scheduling, and AI Tools for Creators

Meta has launched Meta One, a tiered subscription service covering Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI...

Commentary

Top 10 Products Sold on TikTok in August 2026

medicube's four-month run atop TikTok Shop's product rankings ends in August, and none of the three...

Agency

Creator Media Company Everywhere Launches as a Single Commercial Partner for Creators Across Every Channel 

Creator audiences now follow their hosts across podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, and live events simultaneously. The commercial...

Strategy

How Chipotle Built a Gen Alpha Creator Campaign Around an Order That Already Existed 

Chipotle’s latest creator campaign began not with a marketing brief but with a social listening report....

Tech

How Manychat Runs a Performance Creative System Around Retention, Creators, and Weekly Testing 

Josh Levine runs Manychat’s performance creative program with a two-person team, tests new static ads every...

Strategy

IMCX Brings a Deals-First Conference Back to Los Angeles After a Multi-Year Absence

After a multi-year absence, the Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) is returning to Los Angeles...

Platform

TikTok Launches Creator-Led Episodic Series Program for Brands with Creator Agency Amplify

TikTok and creator agency Amplify have launched “The Next Episode,” an initiative designed to move brands...

Tech

Media Monetization Firm Mission Media Adds ‘Quality Score’ to Podcast Ad Platform

New York-based media monetization company Mission Media has introduced a “Quality Score” methodology within its Content...

Platform

Roblox Crowns ‘Animal Hospital’ Sweep at 2026 Innovation Awards

Roblox announced the winners of its 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards (RIAs) at the close of this...

Brand

Steven Bartlett Teams With Authentic Brands Group to Launch $400M Creator Venture

Steven Bartlett's creator holding company Steven.com and brand and entertainment platform Authentic have launched OBSN, short...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of August 2026

Karan Aujla's Australian tour turned into a visa-drama news story in August, and Tate McRae closed...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – September 15, 2026 – Google, Coty, TP-Link, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the week of September 15, 2026 spans global technology...

Agency

Influencer Plans to Turn Creator Campaigns Into AI Recommendation Engines

When a consumer asks an AI assistant which shoe to buy, the answer may trace back...

Commentary

When a Shopper Asks AI What to Buy, Follower Count Doesn’t Come Up

When a shopper asks ChatGPT which shampoo works best for a sensitive scalp, the answer doesn't...

Tech

A Music Agency’s Campaign Management Problem Became the Blueprint for a Creator Clipping Marketplace

Clipster is a Dubai-based clipping marketplace where creators clip brands' content into short-form posts and earn...