Commentary

One Fee, No Expiration: 33 Creator Economy Professionals on Whether Perpetual Usage Rights Are Ever a Fair Deal

Usage in perpetuity is among the most consequential and contested terms in creator marketing contracts. Under...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – September 8, 2026 – Nintendo, SKIMS, Substack, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the second week of September 2026 spans video game...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – September 7, 2026 – IBC2026, IAB Creator Marketing Growth Summit, FinCon, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events from September 9 through September 20, 2026, anchored...

Tech

WasabiCard Expands Stablecoin-Powered Payment Infrastructure for Livestreaming, Creator Businesses

WasabiCard is expanding its stablecoin-powered payment platform to serve livestreaming platforms and creator agencies managing distributed...

Tech

Fintech Company CreatorFi Raises $45M to Institutionalize Creator Revenue as an Asset Class

CreatorFi, a fintech company that advances capital against creators’ recurring platform income, raised $45 million in...

Agency

Recurrent Turns Military Spouse Influence Into a Business for Brands 

Recurrent Military & Defense, the media division of Recurrent Ventures, is building the creator infrastructure around...

Commentary

FARQ Launches ‘Collective Influence’ Event Series to Tackle Creator Economy Diversity Gaps

Georgia Farquharson, founder and CEO of talent agency FARQ, is launching a new industry event series...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – September 1, 2026 – TikTok, Disney, Riot Games, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the first week of September spans major platforms, entertainment...

Talent Collectives

TBN Talent Hires Talent Manager Emma Heiland to Build a Long-Term Creator Strategy Practice

Emma Heiland’s first question for any creator she works with is not how large their audience...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 31, 2026 – FinCon, IAB CreatorFronts, HubSpot UNBOUND, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events from September 3 through September 20, 2026, concentrated...

Tech

B2B Creator Media Company Workweek Raises $17M, Opens Its Ad Network to Outside Creators

Workweek has raised $17 million and launched a newsletter platform that lets outside creators tap into...

Commentary

33 Experts on the Biggest Mistakes Brands Make With Q4 Creator Programs

Creator budgets tend to peak in Q4. Holiday campaigns, gifting activations, Black Friday and Cyber Monday...

Tech

Iggy Azalea Invests in Fanvue Parent Company SHIFT, Joins Creator Advisory Board

Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea has invested in SHIFT, the AI infrastructure company behind the creator monetization...

Technology

Creator Tech Platform HashFame Launches Tool to Verify Creator-Manager Representation in India

HashFame is expanding its product roadmap to build technology specifically for Indian talent managers and agencies,...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 25, 2026 – Amazon, Epic Games, Twitch, and More

Creator Economy hiring for the week of August 25, 2026 pivots toward gaming, platform operations, and...

Commentary

The Creator Economy Talks Trust, but the Market Still Pays for Reach

The Creator Economy talks about trust and fit. The market still pays for reach. A survey...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 24, 2026 – Gamescom, Glossy Pop NYC, and a Global Influencer Marketing Awards Ceremony in London

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events across Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the...

Tech

News App SaySo Is Betting Creators Can Build a News Feed Readers Actually Finish

When Caliber, a media holding company, ran user testing for SaySo, its new creator-led news app,...

Commentary

How Long Should Brands Test a Creator Partnership? 28 Creator Economy Experts Weigh In

Brands routinely test creator partnerships for a month or two before deciding whether to continue. But...

Technology

The Creator Economy Built Tools for Influencers. MOVEMENTS Wants to Do the Same for Activists

Francisco Polo spent 15 years building petition platforms and watched what he describes as a consistent...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 17, 2026 – Gamescom, IAB CreatorFronts, and a New York Podcasting Week

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events across Kazakhstan, the United States, Australia, Germany, and...

Talent Collectives

Creator Agency Fixated Names Mary Murcko Chief Revenue Officer

Fixated, a creator-focused talent agency and production company, has hired media industry veteran Mary Murcko as...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 11, 2026 – TikTok, Amazon, CHANEL, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for this week spans major platforms, luxury beauty, and global...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 10, 2026 – eTail Boston, TBEX Asia, Glossy Pop NYC, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans nine events from August 10 through September 11, 2026, across...

Agency

GIG Companies Wants to Turn Creator Influence Into Business Ownership, Leading With Infrastructure & Integrated Capabilities

Most creator-owned product lines don’t fail at launch. They fail in the weeks that follow, when...