Platform

Snap CFO Derek Andersen to Depart After Nearly Eight Years, Doug Hott Named Successor

Snap Inc. CFO Derek Andersen will step down effective May 8 to pursue another professional opportunity....

Brand

Fashion Retailer Quince Sued Over Unauthorized Music Use in TikTok Influencer Posts

Universal Music Group and Concord Music Group filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against direct-to-consumer fashion retailer...

Talent Collectives

Fixated Acquires Studio71 U.S. From ProSiebenSat.1, Expanding Creator Network to 1,000+ Creators

Creator management company Fixated has acquired Studio71's North American business from German media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media...

Agency

Publicis Groupe Acquires UK Social Agency Fabric Social

Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Fabric Social, a UK-based social-first creative agency, for an...

Agency

From a Facebook Page to a Billion-Strong Audience: How LADbible Outgrew Its Origins

In 2012, LADbible began as a Facebook page aimed at young men. Today, it operates multiple...

Commentary

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...

Agency

Social-First Creative Agency Uncovered Taps Ex-Coolr Exec Katie Fieldman to Head New Influence Division

Social-first agency Uncovered has appointed Katie Fieldman as Director of Influence, tasking her with leading the...

Agency

Kill Boring Dead’s Marcus Willis: The Safest Campaign Is Also the Most Expensive One

Kill Boring Dead (KBD) built its client model around rejection. Roughly 99% of inbound pitches don't...

Commentary

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...

Tech

Podcast Data Firm Bumper Unveils Audience Verification Metric to Boost Advertiser Confidence

Podcast data and growth firm Bumper has announced the Bumper Score, an audience verification tool designed...

Commentary

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...

Platform

Meta Launches First Instagram Campaign in Thailand to Drive Reels Adoption

Meta has launched its first dedicated Instagram brand campaign in Thailand, tasking creative advertising agency BBH...

Commentary

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,...

Strategy

Why Opera GX Markets Its Browser Like a Challenger Run

The browser market is, by most measures, one of the most creatively inert categories in consumer...

Commentary

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...

Tech

How Future Today Plans to Move the Creator Economy From Phones to Living Rooms

When Vikrant Mathur and Alok Ranjan co-founded media tech company Future Today in 2006, the rest...

Influencer

Gary Neville’s Media Group Acquires Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube Channels in Seven-Figure Deal

The Overlap, the sports media group co-founded by former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, has acquired...

Platform

Meta to Cut 10% of Workforce in May as Zuckerberg Accelerates AI Overhaul

Meta plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees on May 20, representing roughly 10% of its...

Agency

Dove Awards Seven-Figure Micro-Influencer Brief to PrettyGreen

Unilever’s Dove division has appointed London-based creative communications agency PrettyGreen to lead its micro-influencer marketing, content...

Agency

Open World’s Justin Smith on Why the Gaming Industry’s Biggest Creator Marketing Problem Isn’t Budget

What does it mean to do creator marketing well in gaming when most brands still can't...