Newsdesk / Members-only / AI Chatbot, Creator or a Combo of the Two. Who Do Shoppers Trust on the Path to Purchase? Shoppers who place trust in AI are six times more likely to value and trust creators, new research suggests. By Newsdesk / 17 Aug 2026
Performance Marketing / As Shoppers Cut Back on Non-essentials, Brand Competition Heats Up in Golden Quarter While shoppers are expected to spend £17.9bn in the Golden Quarter, 71% are cutting back on non-essentials. By Newsdesk / 14 Aug 2026
Newsdesk / YouTube Doubles Watch Hour Monetisation Threshold: What It Means for Creators YouTube has just made the huge decision to double its monetisation threshold from 4,000 hours to 8,000 hours. By Sofia Aira / 13 Aug 2026
Newsdesk / Members-only / 32 Marketers vs. 1 Creator: How Top Brands Really Structure Their Influencer Marketing Teams Linqia’s new staffing report suggests that brands are keeping internal content creation on a surprisingly short leash. By Sofia Aira / 13 Aug 2026
Affiliate Marketing / Paid-only / Anthropic Introduces AI Content Watermark: What it Means for the Industry With more transparency around AI-generated content incoming, is the era of AI slop coming to an end? By Madaline Dunn and Sofia Aira / 12 Aug 2026
Affiliate Marketing / Members-only / New Research Suggests Shoppers Trust AI More Than Social Feeds According to RTB House, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT are beating TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook on shopper trust. By Newsdesk / 11 Aug 2026
Affiliate Marketing / Paid-only / AI Chatbots Aren’t Good at Finding Discounts, New Research Shows According to new data, LLM chatbots’ most-relied-on source had one of the lowest hit rates. By Madaline Dunn / 11 Aug 2026
Newsdesk / Members-only / X Launches Original Content Rewards for Content Creators X has just rolled out a huge new creator program to reward original content on its platform. By Sofia Aira / 10 Aug 2026
Performance Marketing / Members-only / VideoAmp Axes 20% of its Workforce in AI Push Included in these staff cuts is the CTO of the ad measurement platform, a role that will reportedly not be refilled. By Madaline Dunn / 10 Aug 2026
Newsdesk / Members-only / Disney and TikTok Partner to Bring Creator Content Directly onto Disney+ in Landmark Global Deal The first-of-its-kind agreement gives digital creators access to Disney IP while launching a joint Ambassador Programme to nurture top talent. By Sofia Aira / 10 Aug 2026
Newsdesk / PubMatic Rolls Out Guardrail Architecture For Agentic Advertising According to the adtech company, the framework aims to provide buyers with control and agent auditing capabilities. By Newsdesk / 7 Aug 2026
Performance Marketing / Teads Launches Lawsuit Against Google Over “Exclusionary” Ad Tech Practices Teads is just the latest SSP to file against the tech titan in the last year. By Newsdesk / 6 Aug 2026