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Why Brands Are Choosing Smaller Creators Over Bigger Influencers

2026-09-16
Creator Industry
By: thecontentmaven
On: September 16, 2026

For a long time, influencer marketing seemed to operate under one very simple rule: bigger audience = better creator. If one person had 15,000 followers and another had 1.5 million, surely you wanted the person with 1.5 million. More followers meant more people would see the product, more people wouldContinue Reading

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