Author: Samantha Greene
Samantha is a Chicago-based market researcher with a knack for spotting the next big shift in digital culture before it hits mainstream. She’s contributed to major marketing publications, swears by sticky notes and never writes with anything but blue ink. Believes pineapple does belong on pizza.
Forbes World Cup data shows creators outperform broadcast on engagement and cultural credibility. Here’s how brand strategists should present that ROI case to non-marketing executives.
Forbes’ World Cup data shows creator ad spend outpacing broader digital growth — here’s how brand investment committees should reweight creator budgets in annual planning.
Marriott’s Google AI Summit insight on rebuilding workflows before automating them offers brand leaders a governance blueprint for AI in creator programs.
AI infrastructure is splitting creator economy programs into two tiers. Here’s what brands with AI-ready operations are doing differently — and the operational gap you need to close now.
YouTube creator channels are competing directly with NBC and Disney for upfront ad dollars. Here’s how brand media buyers must restructure annual video budgets now.
Goldman Sachs projects a $480B creator market by 2027. Here’s why mid-tier creator rates are rising fast and what procurement teams must do now to lock in competitive pricing.
The industry consensus is clear: experience alone no longer qualifies senior marketers. Here’s how to sequence AI skill development against your existing strategic expertise.
Redesign your marketing org for AI fluency: new role specs, reporting structures, and capability programs that replace manual execution with system design and governance.
The hybrid marketer standard is reshaping senior role specs — here’s how brand leaders should redefine hiring criteria and career frameworks for the AI-integrated marketing era.
The $14.15B amplified creator revenue projection for 2027 demands CMOs rethink budget architecture, vendor contracts, and creator deal economics before the market reprices around them.