Cannes Lions underscored the institutional embrace of creators, with significant investment now flowing into brand-funded entertainment. Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation. However, a critical gap persists: strategic rigor.

At Cannes Lions 2026, KitKat, Vaseline, Twitch and NBA Take-Two Media showed how giving audiences a genuine stake drives results. Here is the creator economy strategy behind the…

Cannes Lions 2026 was the year the industry came to the creators. Follower counts mattered least, and the best creators stopped being counted and started being courted.

Cannes Lions underscored the institutional embrace of creators, with significant investment now flowing into brand-funded entertainment. Creators are increasingly viewed as media…

At Cannes Lions, the creator economy took front and center. Is it Worth the invesment?

How creators became the talent behind marketing’s entertainment pivot. Cannes didn't so much reveal that shift as rubber-stamp it.