Scaling Creator Marketing Without Killing Creativity
As creator marketing grows, brands optimise for efficiency: formats, paid amplification, media performance and process. The risk is that creator work becomes brand-led paid social disguised as authenticity, rather than distinctive, effective creative. The core question is: how can brands scale creator marketing without losing the creativity and authenticity that make it work in the […]
We Need to Touch Grass: An Influencer Industry Intervention
The influencer kool-aid isn’t hitting like it used to. The same references recycled. The same formulas rewarded. The same ideas applauded. The echo chamber became the strategy. If you’ve ever felt quietly unsatisfied despite doing everything “right”, this session is for you. Part intervention, part invitation, Charlie Oscar offers a two-step guided trip for marketers […]
Licence to Influence: How We Built the Creator Campaign Behind 007 First Light
At CreatorFest 2026, Kolsquare and Substance Global will be coming together to deliver a session on one of the biggest game launches of the year… 007 First Light. Substance Global worked with the game studios IO Interactive to help launch the game with some mega creators, using Kolsquare’s platform for the creator data intelligence and results […]
Inspiring Creativity In A World Trending Towards AI Slop
The creator economy has reached a critical point. While AI has made content production easier, it has also flooded our feeds with algorithmic “slop” – high-volume content that lacks soul and genuine perspective. The good news is that as audiences grow increasingly weary of this, the value of authentic, emotionally resonant storytelling has never been […]
Building Creator Wealth: Securing A Book Deal
Always dreamed of writing a book but no idea how to go about it? Sober and mental health influencer Abi Feltham has used her platform to pivot into authoring her own life story, while also continuing to build a really strong and engaged social following. Abi is a content creator from London whose advocacy for […]
Redefining Long-Term Creator Relationships In The Fight Against ‘Authenticity’
Each year, ITV brings together forward thinking and culturally relevant content creators that have become an extension and integral part of the ITV brand. For a while now the way that broadcasters work with creators has been changing, but this session will explore how this relationship has changed and the opportunities that avail for creators […]