We may have witnessed the two marketing campaigns of the year this month with American Eagle and Astronomer. And that was just the tip of the July spear. So let's take a look at the top social platform updates, best brand/influencer campaigns, and industry reports worth reading from a busy July

TikTok's quietly rolling out a new feature called Bulletin Boards,  Instagram and TikTok are working on TV apps to compete with YouTube, YouTube announced a new feature called “open call” for brands to audition content from creators 
and Starbucks is hiring two “Global Coffee Creators,” who will travel to different cities around the world. These are just a few of the stories from a busy month of June in the world of influencer marketing. 

From the Upfronts and Newfronts, to major platform updates, to brand collabs that had us all talking - let's look back at the busy month of May in the world of influencer marketing and the creator economy

Meta launched their CapCut competitor Edits to mixed reviews, YouTube celebrated their 20th anniversary with a slew of new features, and OpenAI is building its own social media network. This and much more from a busy April in the world of influencer marketing and social media.

We are days away from the TikTok ban deadline, but that's not stopping the platform from releasing new features. Nor is Instagram or YouTube slowing down. Let's take a look at the top social stores, best brand influencer campaigns, and top reports worth reading from the month of March. 

TikTok is back in the app stores, Instagram may release Reels as a separate app, and YouTube is officially watched more on TV's than phones. This and much more from a busy February in the world of influencer marketing and social media. 

From a 24 hour TikTok shutdown, to a slurry of Meta feature releases, to a look under the hood of the YouTube algorithm, it was an action packed month in the world of social media and influencer marketing. 

From the Supreme Court agreeing to take the TikTok case to Instagram launching trial reels, it was an action packed month in the world of social. Here are the top stories, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading from December.

November is in the books, and it was another busy month for the social media platforms and the creator economy. From Instagram mythbusting the belief that the platform reduces reach of sponsored content, to TikTok taking a page out of Quibi's book with scripted dramas, to Spotify making moves to be a more legitimate player in the creator economy - there is much to unpack from the month of Thanks. 

October brought a slew of social announcements including Digital Business Cards on Instagram, TikTok connecting creators and manufacturers to start brands on TikTok shop, YouTube testing AI powered comment reply suggestions, and more. Not to mention some killer brand influencer activations and three reports very much worth reading on the state of the industry.