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The Artist Friendly Partner: What to Look for and Where to Find One

It is extremely rare that an independent artist can create and earn passive revenue or, in some cases, live entirely off the content they produce by doing what they love. Finding a partner that can facilitate your needs and help you reach the independence you seek can take quite a bit of exploration. Learn more in our latest article.

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Embracing "Rawthentic": The Key to Winning Over Gen Z

Discover the power of "Rawthentic" content in winning over Gen Z. Learn how genuine, unfiltered stories build trust, emotional resonance, and deeper connections. Embrace imperfections, transparency, and real voices to create impactful marketing. Explore our creator community marketplace for inspiration and authentic storytelling.

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The Endgame of GenAI and What It Means for Marketers

Are Generative AI companies running out of training data? Read the full article to learn more.

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Case Studies

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Oatly Is Praised for Clever and Cheeky “Update Milk” Campaign That Exceeded Goals

Oatly published nine short spots that hilariously retell history by hailing Oatly as the beloved — not just milk, but — drink of choice for America throughout time.

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Johnsonville Licenses 13 Clips for New “Keep It Juicy” Campaign

Learn more about how this beloved American sausage company licensed visual content to share its “Keep It Juicy” message with customers.

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Gatorade Reaches Gen Z Using Historical Sports Footage to Showcase Brand Superiority

Gatorade approached their agency of record TBWA/Chiat Day with the exciting opportunity to work on a new spot that would premier during the 2023 NBA finals, hailing their product as the best sports drink of all time. It’s what the agency calls a “brand superiority” spot.

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eBooks

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5 Marketing Trends for 2024

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.

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Campaigns Made From Content on the Internet in 5 Steps

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

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Why Human Made Content? 5 Things To Consider Before Diving In

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.

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Masterclass

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Learn the Art of Curation | Module 2: Advanced Techniques

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.

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Learn the Art of Curation | Module 1: Foundations

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.

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Webinars

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Creative Boost: Mastering the Collections Features

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.

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License the Internet: The Future of Marketing Campaigns

“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.

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Rip This. How To Use Catch+Release Storyboards To Wow Your Clients

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.

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Musing

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Ep 2: Making Connections

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

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Ep 1: Reading Pictures

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.

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Videos

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Creator: Toby Harriman

Discover the world through the eyes of Toby Harriman, distinguished photographer, cinematographer, and creative aerial director.

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Creator: Christina Redd

Introducing Christina Redd, the heart and soul behind breathtaking travel films, engaging parenthood captures, and mesmerizing underwater content in the Catch+Release Creator Community.

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Catch+Release Walkthrough: Action Needed in Your Workspace

The Action Needed tab in your Workspace lets you know if there are URLs that you've uploaded to Catch+Release that populated multiple results. Click on each item to select the shot you need, and carry on collaborating and licensing content.

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Podcasts

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Lost In Found: Lesly Pyle

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.

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Lost in Found: Ben Harms

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.

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Lost in Found: Katie Riddle

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.

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Newsroom

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IHAF: Boston

November 12, 2024

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ANA: Masters of Marketing, Orlando, FL

October 22, 2024

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Content Marketing World

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Footage Fest, LA

September 26, 2024

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Digital Marketing World Conference, NY

September 26, 2024

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Content Marketing Institution: MasterTHIS Webinar

August 21, 2024

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Rip This. How to Use Storyboards

August 13, 2024

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AICP Catch+Release Lunch n Learn Webinar

August 8, 2024

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July 25, 2024

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Ad Age Small Agency Conf + Awards, Boston

July 23, 2024

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July 17, 2024

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ANA B2B, FL

June 12, 2024

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AICP Base Camp & Awards, NY

June 4, 2024

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ANA In-House Agency Conference, LA

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ADWEEK/BRAND PLAY Sports Marketing Summit, NY

May 9, 2024

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May 8, 2024

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POSSIBLE, FL

April 15, 2024

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AdWeek Social Media Week, NY

April 9, 2024

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Ragan's Social Media Conference, FL

March 27, 2024

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ANA Media, FL

March 18, 2024

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Hidden Gems: A Live UGC 2.0 Demo

December 14, 2023

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Content Marketing Institute: 2024 Trends Webinar

December 7, 2023

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Master of Visuals Storytelling

November 15, 2023

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IHAF Conference & Awards, Pursuing Purpose

November 14, 2023

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Content Marketing World

September 27, 2023