June 6, 2021
Party people, time to be fully transparent. I'm on the road traveling; Vegas, Zion, Grand Canyon, and Phoenix, so things are somewhat hectic at the moment. I'm working to get these emails to your inbox earlier.
Recap: The top clicks in the last send were the YouTuber auctioning his future royalties and Google's area 120 testing the new digital merch platform Qaya.
Today's Highlights:
Creator Coin Watch
Top Weekly Bitclout Creators
1. elonmusk ~$52,293.16
2. naval ~$35,951.31
3. craig ~$27,100.32
4. balajis ~$18,990.22
5. WhaleSharkdotPro ~$18,974.01
6. jakeudell ~$18,871.90
7. dharmann ~$18,748.23
8. 021 ~$18,604.06
9. chamath ~$17,813.95
10. HighKey ~$17,672.43
*BitClout data is taken prior to every newsletter send.
Current BitClout Coin price = $169.48. Up from $166.73.
Top Weekly Rally Creators
1. PTM Coin ~$46.49
2. Kevin Chou Coin ~$39.08
3. KSK Honda Chain ~$32.70
4. Gen.G Strike Coin ~$31.73
5. Allie Coin ~$30.36
6. QuestCrypto ~$21.46
7. TILT Coin ~$17.87
8. Skot Coin ~$11.38
9. PLAY Coin ~$11.17
10.Bee Coin ~$10.54
*Rally Coin data is taken every prior to newsletter send. Current RLY Coin price = $0.53. Up from $0.51.
Talking Creators
The Rise Of BYOA
As platforms become strikingly similar in their features (e.g. Reels, shorts, etc) the companies building for creators that will win, are those that learn how to coexist with discovery platforms.
The concept of bringing your own audience is happening as more companies begin to focus on various parts of the creator funnel outside of discovery.
Creator Rising
The creator economy space is growing rapidly, and more people than ever want to work in the space. Creator Rising is looking to help those builders and creators with a new collective and stimulus.
More On Creators
Talking Social & Platforms
How Binance Plans To Grab NFT Marketshare
The NFT hype has calmed, but the value add they can provide to creators is unmatched. As more creators and platforms begin to offer solutions to allow creators to mint and earn from their NFTs, the competition is becoming increasingly tough.
Crypto exchange Binance, is looking to fight off its competitors by shifting the focus to creators with their 100 creators campaign. The goal is to leverage creators to build a library of IP that attracts more buyers and sellers.
Half of TikTok Users Purchase Products After Seeing Them Advertised
The organic reach on TikTok is high. Like the old rent prices of NYC high. But even with that reach, it doesn't hurt to sprinkle in a paid budget. In a survey from Adweek, 49% of TikTok users end up making a purchase after seeing an advertisement.
For being a new platform not overrun with ads (I'm looking at you FB/IG), TikTok consistently proving they here to stay. They're also proving they're a place for creators to become famous overnight and for brands to increase their revenue.
More On Platforms
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