Insights for Creators & Marketers

Creating content takes a lot of time and resources. The last thing any creator wants is to have a brand request a reshoot or significant edits prior to publication. And vice versa, the last thing a brand wants is to miss their content calendar / budgeting goals because videos require significant changes. It is in everyone’s best interest that videos and integrations meet brand requirements on the first round of approvals and that publication is not delayed. Here are three ways I have seen highly professional creators “take control” of the content creation and review process to ensure a quick and easy approval process.

Should creators license their content to brands? The last time you walked into a company’s office, did you see a video studio? Probably not, right? It is hard for brands to create entertaining video content for their audiences. With more than 80% of the content consumed online today being video, it is increasingly important that brands communicate to their customers via video.

Influencer marketing is developing into one of the three most important marketing channels for Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands. For many years Google and Facebook were the only two marketing channels that mattered and influencer marketing was a nice to have. Today, influencer marketing is becoming an increasingly important part of every Direct-to-Consumer brands’ marketing strategy.