Joining the Creator Community is completely free. You’ll start by creating a profile, as with any online platform. You’ll pick a username and have the option to add a profile picture and personal bio. Once that’s done, it’s time to add content to your portfolio. The fastest way to do this is to connect your Catch+Release profile to your social media accounts. Anything you’ve posted there will automatically import to Catch+Release. Anything new you post will also show up in Catch+Release automatically.

Catch+Release had a busy week attending, sponsoring and presenting at three industry events; DMLA, Visual1st and ANA. We also publicly launched our Creator Community, powered by search, so that brands and creatives can instantly discover amazing content gems for all types of downstream campaign usage. Let your creativity flow!

Advertising Week in New York took place a couple weeks ago. I went as an evangelist for Catch+Release. My mission was to meet modern marketers and creatives and spread the word about creator content licensing while soaking in everything I could about all the new marketing trends and technologies.

This year, we're witnessing an unprecedented confluence of technology, consumer behavior, and market dynamics. We've distilled these complex changes into actionable insights for modern marketers and creative professionals.

How to find audience insights and create compelling campaigns with content found anywhere

Humans have always connected through content. In this e-book, the content licensing experts at Catch+Release make the case for why Human Made content can be more effective than stock - or even original production. This is the guide for modern marketers who are interested in adding more humanity to their campaigns.

We will explore the strategic value of curation within the marketing ecosystem, learning how a proactive and continuous curation process can lead to deeper audience engagement, enhanced brand narrative, and ultimately, a more compelling marketing campaign.

There’s been an explosion of creator content in recent years. And smart marketing teams are finding it valuable to gather relevant creator content on an ongoing basis. This creative exercise is known as curation. Historically, many marketers have left curation to their creative partners, like a social media manager or social agency. But the act of curation can unearth insights and give you a deeper understanding of your audience. And, honestly, anyone can do it. So we thought it was time to create a class.

Join Catch+Release experts Liz, Head of Curation, and Lisa, Creative Director, who bring over 40 years of combined experience to this insightful session. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to harness the power of the Collections features to supercharge your creativity. Discover how to effectively use Topics to organize content into focused groupings, which can then be developed into Storyboards and transformed into Rip Reels for a streamlined creative process.

“Good, fast, or affordable: pick two” has long been a rule of thumb for content creation in campaign marketing—until now. Join us for an exciting session where we show you how Catch+Release is changing the rules of the game by offering all three “asks” through licensing all kinds of content from the internet.

Every creative in advertising has been there: You spend a week of your life in an edit room putting together a manifesto video for a client using beautiful content from movies, TV shows, and commercials meant to capture the “feeling” of the campaign. The client loves it so much, they want to run it everywhere. That’s when you have to tell them the cold hard truth: this is a rip reel full of unlicensable content.

Explore how gathering diverse visual content in one spot can unveil unexpected connections with Lisa Knoop.

Explore the deeper meaning behind an image or video. Every element contributes to the visual codes we use to better understand the world around us.

Learn more about how to invite team members for collaboration at Catch+Release.

Catch+Release Founder & CEO Analisa Goodin explores how brands can license high-quality, authentic content from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Discover how to create campaigns that are culturally relevant, fast, and affordable—without the legal headaches. Through real-world examples, this session offers actionable insights for navigating content licensing efficiently and transforming your creative strategy.

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We're excited to feature Lesly Pyle, Associate Creative Director and copywriter at TRG, an ad agency in Dallas, Texas. Lesly exemplifies the power of community in the advertising world. She's a connector of people and ideas. With a storied career spanning several prestigious ad agencies and brands (including Apple!), Lesly has a deep well of experiences and relationships.

Ben Harms is the Chief Growth Officer at Archrival, a youth culture agency that's redefining how brands engage with young adults. With a roster of high-profile clients such as Adidas, Red Bull, and Spotify, Archrival leverages its deep understanding of youth culture to create authentic and memorable brand experiences.

Our guest is Katie Riddle, Executive Creative Director at Mono, an award-winning creative agency with offices in Minneapolis and New York City. As marketers, it’s our job to help potential customers by cutting through the clutter with simple, powerful ideas that will spark their imaginations. And that’s exactly what the latest episode of the LOST IN FOUND podcast is all about.