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Multi-Billion Dollar Boom for Affiliate Marketing, Restyle Your Stories with Instagram's AI, & Key Takeaways from the Digital Content Forum

In this edition: how affiliate marketing became a multi-billion dollar engine for creators, Instagram’s new AI tool to transform your stories, and the biggest insights from the Digital Content Forum.

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Affiliate Marketing’s Multi-Billion Dollar Boom

Shopify explains how affiliate marketing programs typically work.

With brands investing nearly $12 billion into affiliate programs this year, creators are turning clicks into commissions.

The model is simple: share products you already love, and earn when followers buy through your link.

It’s not just influencers. Writers, podcasters, and YouTubers are building sustainable income by recommending products that align with their content. Anyone can start by joining networks like Shopify Collabs, Impact, or Amazon Associates to access thousands of brands.

Creators who treat affiliate marketing as long-term strategy see steady growth, stronger partnerships, and a recurring source of income that compounds with every post. Want in?

Restyle Your Stories with Instagram's AI

From erasing photobombers to swapping skies or changing hair color, creators now have deeper creative control, all without leaving the app.

The new Restyle tools let users transform photos, videos, and text in Stories with AI-powered edits.

Instagram is expanding Restyle beyond images with Restyle Text and Restyle Video, letting users:

  • Prompt it with phrases like “make it look cinematic” or “add a vintage filter.”

  • Apply custom AI fonts and visual themes across their content.

  • Add seasonal effects like Halloween’s “haunted mirror” or Diwali’s “fireworks

Creators can find these tools by tapping the paintbrush icon in Stories. It’s Instagram’s biggest step yet toward making AI-driven editing mainstream for everyday creators.

Key Takeaways from the Digital Content Forum

What happens when creators and traditional media finally share the same stage?

The Digital Content Forum showed how creators, media execs, and digital producers are shaping the next phase of online entertainment.

Sony Pictures Television is building a new YouTube division launching three to four channels a year, signaling that major studios now view creator-led content as a long-term play.

Meanwhile, Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO announced an eight-figure valuation and an animated spin-off, proving creator IP can scale across formats.

“We’re not just making content anymore. We’re building media companies,” said Claire Geddie of Electrify, highlighting how creator ventures are maturing into full-scale businesses.

Creators are no longer the disruptors. They are the new establishment.

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  • Google raised its estimate to $93 billion for 2025.

  • Microsoft is following suit, investing heavily in AI data centers and decision layers.

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💸 Locals Seeks Wellness/Finance/Tech Content Creators (Paid Partnerships & Referral Program)

Locals is seeking content creators in wellness, finance, and tech niches for paid partnerships and referral collaborations. They’re looking for creators with 25K+ followers who are passionate about monetizing their audience and building community. Based in US, London, or Dubai, they offer flexible compensation structures including pay-per-post opportunities and an attractive 50% referral commission ($35 per successful referral) to help creators maximize their earning potential while sharing valuable content with their communities.

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DogBase is an AI-powered platform built for working dog teams — from Search & Rescue to Detection, Sport, and Service Dogs. They’re seeking authentic, passionate creators in the dog training, K9, and working dog spaces to collaborate on videos, content, and product showcases. You'll provide early access to DogBase, share story ideas and creative freedom to show how technology supports better training, tracking, and performance for dogs and handlers. This is ideal for K9 handlers, trainers, dog sport competitors, and dog content creators passionate about working breeds and influencers with active dog-lover audiences (IG, TikTok, or YouTube).

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  1. The Creator Economy, YouTube & Digital Production Meet Legacy Media: Highlights From The Digital Content Forum - https://deadline.com/2025/11/digital-content-forum-creator-economy-youtube-london-1236610598/

  2. Affiliate Marketing: What It Is and How It Works - https://www.shopify.com/blog/affiliate-marketing

  3. Instagram's AI can now Restyle your Stories — text, video, and all - https://mashable.com/article/instagram-ai-restyle-feature-stories-tools-effects