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The following is a transcript of "The Influencer Economy" -- A Panel Discussion at Future Smarts 2023. Please excuse any transcription errors.
Duane Stanford:
Brit Starr is senior vice president of marketing for CreatorIQ, an influencer marketing platform for more than 100 of the world's most valuable and innovative brands and agencies. Think of CreatorIQ as the Salesforce of the influencer economy. Clients include Nestle, AB InBev, Disney, and of course, poppi. Brit has a decade of leadership experience in marketing and consulting at consumer brands, including Shiner Beer, Verve Coffee Roasters, Lyft, and Guitar Center. In the pink is Allison Ellsworth, the co-founder and chief brand officer of health focus soda brand poppi. Allison created poppi after discovering ...
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