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No. 0036

The best brand campaigns of 2026 all put creators in the room at brief stage

Why it matters

The structural difference in this year's best performing social campaigns is when the creator enters: at ideation, not after production. Brands that co-develop narrative, format and proof points before production get content that reads as creator native; brands briefing after the fact produce content audiences recognise as brand directed and scroll past. Brief creators like you would brief a creative agency, on the audience problem and the brand truth, not with a finished script.

The source

ALM Corp

The best brand campaigns of 2026 all put creators in the room at brief stage

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