Nov 6, 2024
The creator economy is barely twenty years old,
but already,
it’s dramatically changed the social landscape for brands and
marketers. Audiences crave real life, not challenge videos;
excessive gifting is seen as out of touch, not aspirational; and
TikTok has levelled the playing field by making creators
out of
everyday people sharing their stories.
But if there’s one thing creators know how to do, it’s adapt.
Creators are testing and learning, leaning into new content formats
and features, and even building empires of their own. And
old-school influencers
who made a name for themselves on YouTube
have diversified their platforms and income streams as their
audiences have grown with them.