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The 2026 Influencer Marketing Operators Directory
The complete 2026 directory of influencer marketing agencies, platforms, and creator-economy infrastructure firms — organized by operator category and positioning tier.
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Patreon: The Creator-Direct Subscription Economy in 2026
Patreon built the creator-direct subscription economy — $3.5B+ paid to creators since 2013. Jack Conte's evolution through three CEO eras and the post-OnlyFans positioning.
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Night Media: The Talent Agency Behind the MrBeast Era
Night Media represents MrBeast, Dude Perfect, Preston, Karl Jacobs. How Reed Duchscher built the talent agency that scaled with the YouTube creator-magnate class.
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Jellysmack: The Creator Distribution Engine at Scale
Jellysmack runs cross-platform creator distribution for hundreds of YouTube creators — repackaging long-form video for Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok. Inside the model.
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Spotter: How Creator Capital Built the Back-Catalog Economy
Spotter built the creator capital model — buying YouTube back-catalog rights upfront from MrBeast, Dude Perfect, Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud. The infrastructure layer of the creator economy.