Commentary

1 in 3 Social Media Professionals Rate Their Well-Being As Negative, Survey Finds

Social media management ranks among the more stressful disciplines in marketing, according to new research from...

Commentary

10 TikTok Shops That Generated the Most Revenue in February 2026

The top three TikTok shops in February 2026 finished within $500k of each other, the tightest...

Commentary

Top 10 Independent TikTok Creators Who Generated the Most Sales in February 2026

Five of February’s top 10 independent creators were not on January’s list. The creator who ranked...

Commentary

10 Best-Selling Products on TikTok Shop in February 2026

Beauty and wellness products dominated TikTok Shop in February, with skincare, supplements, and dental care claiming...

Influencer

Jade Fiona on Why Self-Belief Is the Secret to Winning in Fashion and Creator Economy

Jade Fiona, a Los Angeles-based fashion creator, model, and body inclusivity advocate, has built an audience...

Tech

Creator Payment Platform Blitz Wants to Eliminate Net-90 From the Creator Economy

Blitz is built on a simple premise: creators and independent contractors should not have to wait...

Agency

QYOU Media Launches Performance Media Unit to Scale Creator Campaigns Across Paid Channels

Creator marketing and performance media company QYOU Media has launched QYOU Amplify, a new business unit...

Tech

Audacy Adds YouTube Video Distribution to Podcast Hosting Platform

Audio content and entertainment company Audacy has expanded its Creator Lab podcast hosting platform to support...

Platform

Spotify Adds Audiobook Charts to Help Listeners, Publishers Track Trending Titles

Spotify has launched Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and UK, giving listeners and industry professionals a...

Influencer

Mark Rober’s Netflix Kids Competition Series ‘SCHOOLED!’ Opens Casting

Netflix has announced casting is now open for “SCHOOLED!”, a new kids and family competition series...

Commentary

Patreon, We Are Social, AnyMind Group Among Creator Economy Firms Seeking Summer Talent

Patreon, We Are Social, and AnyMind Group have opened applications for summer 2026 internships and full-time...

Commentary

TikTok Sponsored Content Rebounds After U.S. Ownership Deal, Data Shows

Sponsored content activity on TikTok recovered and surpassed pre-deal levels in the weeks following the platform’s...

Tech

Inside the DM Economy: Cam McMaster on Providing AI Infrastructure for Creator Inboxes

Underneath every creator’s public feed lies a second economy that runs through direct messages. That is...

Agency

Jetpak Media Founder Kai Battaglene on Why Content Substance Matters More Than Delivery in the Creator Economy

Kai Battaglene believes many creator campaigns underperform for a simple reason: they optimize for convenience instead...

Platform

Twitch’s Mary Kish on Why Community (Not the Algorithm) Drives Creator Success on the Service

For Mary Kish, Twitch is not simply a live-streaming service. It is a network of interconnected...

Strategy

LOST iN’s Subway Food TourSignals a New Model for Creator-Led Travel IP

In travel media, the subway map may be the new development slate. With Subway Food Tour,...

Commentary

India’s Ad Watchdog Deploys Influencers to Combat Greenwashing, Dark Patterns

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has launched its first influencer-led campaign to raise consumer...

Agency

Creator-Led Agency The Now Agency Launches, Secures BJ’s Restaurants, MLSE Among Early Clients

The Now Agency, a creator-led, social-native agency co-founded by Gabe Feldman and Jonathan Chanti, launched in...

Influencer

Inside MrBeast’s YouTube Ad Campaign That Helped Him Gain 117M Subscribers in 2025

MrBeast’s main YouTube channel added 117 million subscribers in 2025, the largest single-year subscriber gain in...

Commentary

From Dubai to Miami Beach, Creator Economy Conferences Fill April 2026 Calendar

From New York to Las Vegas to Manchester, conferences spanning multiple continents bring together creators, brands,...

Commentary

The One Question Acast’s CEO Asks CMOs Who Won’t Buy Podcast Ads

Podcast advertising still hasn’t cracked the Fortune 500, but that’s about to change. Greg Glenday, CEO...

Commentary

AiMCO Recognizes Top Creators, Brands, And Agencies At Inaugural Sydney Summit And Awards

The Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AiMCO) held its 2025 AiMCO Awards in Sydney, following the organization’s...

Talent Collectives

NAR Launches Influencer Program To Amplify Realtor Voices

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has launched the NAR Influencer Program, a member engagement initiative...

Platform

TikTok Returns To Albania As Debate Over Online Safety, Political Censorship Persists

TikTok resumed operations in Albania in February 2026 after a year-long government-imposed ban expired, ending a...

Commentary

57 Experts on Brand Safety in the Creator Economy: What Brands Still Get Wrong

Brand Safety has moved from a secondary concern to a board-level priority as creator marketing shifts...