Browsing: Industry Trends

Ipsos data shows TikTok Shop users deliver 29% higher emotional engagement and 40% stronger brand recall — here’s what that means for your social commerce budget allocation.

Creators building proprietary apps and DTC storefronts are shrinking brand leverage fast. Here’s how to restructure partnership terms before you lose access entirely.

The Culture Quotient Score replaces vanity metrics with outcome-based cultural relevance measurement, helping brands tie influencer spend directly to revenue and business results.

A category-by-category ROI breakdown of vertical video, podcasts, newsletters, carousels, and livestreams across fashion, CPG, finance, health, and tech — with conversion benchmarks brands can act on.

EMARKETER forecasts amplified creator spend overtaking raw sponsorship by 2028. Here’s how CMOs can restructure programs, contracts, and teams to compete now.

Platform ad revenue is shifting away from creator pockets. Here’s how brands should renegotiate partnership rates, exclusivity terms, and deal structures before creators adjust.

Micro-creators with high engagement and algorithmic amplification potential are delivering lower CPAs than mega-influencer deals — here’s how to build that advantage into your program.

As niche creators multiply, brands that curate by format fit and audience depth will outperform those chasing volume. Here’s the strategic framework to do it right.

GEO alone won’t win AI visibility. CMOs need a full-funnel GEM strategy combining organic AI optimization, paid placements, and creator-driven model training to dominate generative search.

A category-by-category ROI breakdown of which content formats—vertical video, podcast, newsletter, carousel, livestream—deliver the highest conversion-per-dollar across five major verticals.