Author: Samantha Greene
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.
Third-party cookies are gone. Here’s how brands are rebuilding creator attribution models around consent, clean rooms, and first-party data in 2026.
IBC2026 signals broadcast and creator economy convergence, giving brand marketers new levers for reach, measurement, and CTV budget strategy.
Creator marketplace consolidation is squeezing agencies, but AI run platforms still can’t replace judgment, negotiation, or crisis response.
Chinese AI search optimization firms are pricing into the US market. Here’s what brands need to vet before signing a contract.
AI-run ambassador programs replace one-off campaigns with always-on agents that manage creators, content, and compliance at scale.
Creator TV’s new ad format hit 18.4 million households, signaling CTV and social convergence brands can no longer plan around separately.
Chtrbox’s pivot to a full-stack creator platform shows why brands are ditching one-off campaigns for integrated, always-on programs.
Bot follower vetting now cuts fraud risk for most marketers, here’s what changed in 2026 and how to build it into your workflow.
Reach metrics collapsed at the D2C Summit as brands demanded revenue attribution, forcing a hard reset on creator ROI measurement.
Asian live commerce infrastructure is forcing Western brands to rethink budgets, logistics, and platform bets for real-time selling.