‘It scared the hell out of me’: What brands have learned from creator partnerships

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Brands and retailers say they’re seeing strong returns from creator content, whether that’s from mini-series or unboxing videos.

While creator programs aren’t new, more retail players are jumping into the space to court consumers, drive engagement and spur sales. This year, Aerie launched a creator program for its most avid fans, while Gap Inc. began an employee creator program. Ugg started working with art students on creative content and product description pages, and Target debuted two new creator programs, Club Target and Target Ambassadors. Meanwhile, Kohl’s began giving its creators a chance to earn a commission on every sale, in addition to getting free products.

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SPUR publishes AI content tracking standard, pitches OpenAI and Google to join

A coalition of media organizations, including the Guardian and the Financial Times, has released a new standard for tracking how AI tools use publishers’ content.

The Standards for Publisher Usage Rights initiative, or SPUR, released the content telemetry standard today and has invited OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft to help shape how the standard is implemented, said Alex Springer, SPUR’s technical lead.

If they accept, they will join SPUR’s new, invitation-only AI Licensing Advisory Board, set up to help ensure the standard reflects the entire AI ecosystem. 

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