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Gillian Follett

Covers creators and agencies. Bylines at adage.com. Desk record: 6 signals cited since August 2026, 5 published. Updated November 3, 2026.

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Creators are restructuring as holding companies to court brand dollars

Creators are restructuring as holding companies to court brand dollars

Ad Age’s Gillian Follett reports that top creators like Cody “Clix” Conrod are reorganizing under holding companies, hiring CEOs and executives to run diversified businesses spanning media, products and events.

Agencies

Advertising Week 2026: creators dominate, AI chatter cools, agentic buying debated

Ad Age reports that Advertising Week New York returned to the Penn District with creators at the center of the conversation and noticeably less AI talk than prior years.

Oct 12
Creators

Brands enlist creators to shape what AI chatbots say about them

Ad Age reports brands are working with creator marketing leaders at agencies to build strategies aimed at improving visibility in AI search results.

Sep 11
Creators

YouTube raises ad revenue-sharing bar as brand deals surge

Ad Age’s Gillian Follett reports that brands are pouring record money into YouTube creator partnerships. But YouTube is raising the bar creators must clear to share in ad revenue, per Ad Age.

Aug 26
Creators

A four-person friend-group account books 30 brand deals in four months

Ad Age’s Gillian Follett reports that The 4 in the 5 grew to 430,000 followers since April and has already worked with Walmart, DoorDash, Poppi and Coach.

Aug 13