Influencer Marketing expert and Head of Marketing at Linqia, Keith Bendes breaks down the top stories in social media, influencer marketing and the broader creator economy.
Instagram made a slew of announcements, TikTok's still not banned, YouTube's on the offensive, and ESPN is going all in with creators. It was a busy month in the world of influencer marketing, so let…
We may have witnessed the two marketing campaigns of the year this month with American Eagle and Astronomer. And that was just the tip of the July spear. So let's take a look at the top social platfo…
TikTok's quietly rolling out a new feature called Bulletin Boards, Instagram and TikTok are working on TV apps to compete with YouTube, YouTube announced a new feature called “open call” for brands …
From the Upfronts and Newfronts, to major platform updates, to brand collabs that had us all talking - let's look back at the busy month of May in the world of influencer marketing and the creator ec…
Meta launched their CapCut competitor Edits to mixed reviews, YouTube celebrated their 20th anniversary with a slew of new features, and OpenAI is building its own social media network. This and much…
We are days away from the TikTok ban deadline, but that's not stopping the platform from releasing new features. Nor is Instagram or YouTube slowing down. Let's take a look at the top social stores, …
TikTok is back in the app stores, Instagram may release Reels as a separate app, and YouTube is officially watched more on TV's than phones. This and much more from a busy February in the world of in…
From a 24 hour TikTok shutdown, to a slurry of Meta feature releases, to a look under the hood of the YouTube algorithm, it was an action packed month in the world of social media and influencer mark…
From the Supreme Court agreeing to take the TikTok case to Instagram launching trial reels, it was an action packed month in the world of social. Here are the top stories, best brand influencer activ…
November is in the books, and it was another busy month for the social media platforms and the creator economy. From Instagram mythbusting the belief that the platform reduces reach of sponsored cont…
October brought a slew of social announcements including Digital Business Cards on Instagram, TikTok connecting creators and manufacturers to start brands on TikTok shop, YouTube testing AI powered c…
Google is now highlighting content creators as trusted sources in search results, TikTok introduced a new Delete and re-edit feature, Meta Unveils AI-Powered Video Avatars for Creators, and much more…
August brought President Biden's White House Creator event, a slew of Instagram updates, some well executed brand influencer campaigns, and much more. Let's break down the top stories in social media…
July brought the Olympics, a White House invitation for creator economy experts, one of the largest influencer marketing acquisitions in history, some very well executed brand influencer campaigns an…
June brought Cannes, VidCon, a slew of Instagram and TikTok release including AI avatars, some very well executed brand influencer campaigns and much more. So let's break down the top stories in soci…
May brought the Upfronts, Newfronts, a host of new Instagram features, 60 minute TikTok's and much more. We are breaking down the top stories in social media and influencer marketing, best brand infl…
From President Biden's singing of the TikTok ban bill, Meta looking to help Instagram influencers create AI bot versions of themselves, and YouTube shopping getting a glow up with 4 big updates - we…
March was another busy month in the world of influencer marketing. From Instagram's slurry of carousel news (they are getting longer with comments specific to frames), to the possible TikTok ban (It'…
TikTok getting into photos, OpenAI announcing one of the biggest technology innovations in decades, epic Super Bowl creator collabs, and much more. These are the top social stories, standout brand in…
A viral 9 month cruise makes Atria Books a viral sensation, TikTok introduces 30 minute videos to compete with YouTube, Michael Cera roams the streets of New York with skin cleansers, and much more. …