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title: "Creators as Change Agents"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/5f0fd201-3614-4603-b1ad-54aa65791c3e
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2024/05/how-your-business-should-tap-into-the-creator-economy"
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summary: "Content creators are transforming business innovation and strategy by driving demand for specialized products, accelerating product life cycles, and changing consumer values across consumer goods and services industries. This article from Harvard Business Review explores how creators like MrBeast and Charli D'Amelio are rewriting the rules for established companies through their influence on product development and marketing."
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# Creators as Change Agents

Harvard Business Review Logo Social marketing How Your Business Should Tap into the Creator Economy by Rebecca Karp , Carolyn Fu and Simon Friis May 22, 2024 retales botijero/Getty Images Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Summary. Creators aren’t just changing marketing. They’re transforming product development, too. Creators can drive demand for specialized products, accelerating product life cycles and even ... more Leer en español Ler em português Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Forget what you knew about creators, or influencers like Mr. Beast and Charli D’Amelio who make content for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Content creators are silently rewriting the innovation and strategy rule book for a multitude of established companies, particularly in the consumer goods and services industries. By changing how consumers search for and use products, creators are: 1) driving demand for increasingly specialized products and services; 2) accelerating product life cycles; and 3) changing what customers actually value. Post Post Share Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Read more on Social marketing or related topics Marketing , Product development and Consumer behavior