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Latest · The Forecast · H1 2026
The market moved off reach.
The half-year value moved off reach and onto carried, verifiable authority. The question now is who owns the read on it.
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Engagement and brand equity rarely arrive together.
Of fifteen thousand creator assets analyzed, six percent were both highly engaging and strong at building brand equity. The number does not explain the gap. It confirms the market is measuring two different things.
Kantar · cited in The Forecast, H1 2026Receive the record
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