Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – July 14, 2026 – YouTube, Unilever, ASOS, and More

Creator Economy hiring activity this week spans global technology platforms, consumer packaged goods, gaming, and fashion...

Tech

Zefr Expands Brand Safety Platform Into Türkiye, GCC, and Egypt Through Local Media Partnerships

Zefr, a provider of AI-powered brand safety and suitability solutions, announced strategic partnerships with Black C...

Platform

YouTuber Alan Chikin Chow Brings ‘Alan’s Universe’ to Netflix

Netflix is expanding its relationship with YouTube creator Alan Chikin Chow, bringing his “Alan’s Universe” franchise...

Influencer

Pastry Chef & YouTube Star Amaury Guichon Signs With UTA 

French-Swiss pastry chef and chocolate sculptor Amaury Guichon has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for...

Technology

Vigloo Launches Beta of AI Production Platform for Microdrama Creators

Vigloo, the South Korea-based microdrama platform, has launched a beta version of Vigloo Studio, an AI-native...

Technology

Agentio Brings Automated Creator Ads to Instagram and Facebook

Agentio, the AI-native platform for creator-led advertising, announced a partnership with Meta that lets brands launch...

Tech

Little Dot Studios Launches Tool to Boost YouTube Partner Revenue

Little Dot Studios has unveiled HyperLaunch, a new addition to its Little Dot OS suite of...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts of June 2026

“Off Campus” dominated Canadian Instagram in June, with two cast members landing in the top 10...

Talent Collectives

The Case Against Mega-Influencer Budgets: How Dawson Marie Is Empowering The Creators Brands Overlook

Ashlynn Racquel works both sides of the influencer deal. As the founder of Dawson Marie, a...

Tech

The Private Credit Platform Betting That Creator Audiences Are the Next Collateral Class

A creator generating millions of dollars a year walks into a bank and asks for $2...

Influencer

David Suh on Rebuilding His Photography Business Into a Creator-Led Media Company 

David Suh once played both roles in his own skit: the photographer coaching a nervous client,...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – July 13, 2026 – CreatorFest, MozCon, Creator Economy Live East, and More

The back half of July 2026 brings a compact run of Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and...

Brand

Prime’s Australian Distributor Collapses Into Administration With $8M in Debt

Congo Brands Australia, the Melbourne-based distributor behind Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime drinks, has entered administration,...

Influencer

YouTuber Ben Schneider Signs With CAA Amid LEGO Resale Legal Dispute

Ben Schneider, the YouTube creator known as “Reckless Ben,” has signed with CAA for representation as...

Platform

Meta Disables Instagram AI Image Tool After CAA, SAG-AFTRA Backlash

Meta shut down a feature that let Instagram users generate AI images by tagging other public...

Agency

Creative Agency OK COOL Names Benjamin Arnold First Global CEO

OK COOL has appointed Benjamin Arnold as its first-ever Global CEO, formalizing a new leadership structure...

Tech

Influencer Hero Acquires Creator Marketplace Afluencer

Influencer Hero, an Influencer Marketing platform for D2C and ecommerce brands, has acquired Afluencer, a creator...

Technology

Agentio VP Abbie Sheppard: No Brand Can Tell a Creator’s Story Better Than the Creator Can

Brands know they need to invest in creators. Creators know how to build the audiences brands...

Technology

Search Traffic Is Down and Algorithms Keep Shifting – GRO Bets the Fix Is Email

Content creators who built their businesses on Google search traffic and display advertising are undergoing a...

Commentary

Top 10 Products Sold on TikTok in June 2026

Six products exit TikTok Shop’s June 2026 products top 10 as six new entries debut, Ninja...

Commentary

The 10 Defining Creator Economy Activations of 2026 So Far

Something shifted in how brands use creators this year. A creator used to be a placement,...

Influencer

How Griffin Johnson Turned TikTok Fame Into a Venture Capital Career Built on Preparation and Risk

For six months in 2020, Griffin Johnson spent every day on Clubhouse explaining TikTok to founders...

Strategy

Former Sky and Fox Sports Executives Launch Jupiter Festival to Debate the Future of Content

William Mellis and Eric Markgraf have each spent decades inside the media industry as senior executives....

Strategy

Farmer Boys Built a CTV Campaign Around One Creator’s Jingle. Salad Sales Rose 20%

Farmer Boys built its summer CTV commercial from a single creator’s jingle about a salad. The...

Influencer

Who Should Own the Influencer Budget? 16 Experts on the Right Structure and Why Most Brands Struggle to Build It 

Creator marketing investment is surging, but many brands are still struggling with a structural question: who...