In this episode, Josh and Lauren break down the heat, the hype, and the massive industry shifts happening at the 73rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. We explore how Hollywood views the creator space, why restrictive brand briefs are officially dead, and the new tools creators need to know about.

What you’ll learn:

-- Why brands like PepsiCo are shifting resources to influencer management and open-ended briefs.

-- The critical difference between creators, influencers, and personalities.

-- Why comparing YouTube views to Nielsen television ratings is a massive mistake.

-- How Facebook’s reimagined Creator Studio is using AI to separate business and creator tools.

00:00 Introduction & Cannes Heat

02:02 Is Cannes a Corporate Boondoggle?

05:31 The Rise of the Creator Track

08:12 PepsiCo's Creator Strategy Shift

12:26 Tubefilter & Comscore Roundtable

12:58 Creators vs. Influencers vs. Personalities

16:36 YouTube Views vs. Nielsen Ratings

22:31 Facebook Creator Studio Returns

26:48 Hot Ones Spinoff on Netflix

Creator Upload is your creator economy podcast, hosted by Lauren Schnipper and Joshua Cohen.

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Original music by London Bridge: https://www.instagram.com/londonbridgemusic/

Edited and produced by Adam Conner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamonbrand