Social Media Firm Dash Social Spent Seven Figures Building Its Own Creator Marketing Platform

The battle for influencer tech is heating up

Dash Social, a 10-year-old company that helps brands manage their social media, wants a cut of creator budgets.

Dash Social, formerly known as Dash Hudson, is launching a platform for brands to find and work with creators. Dash Social also sells social media technology that brands like Amazon, Estée Lauder, and Unilever use to schedule and manage social media posts.

Thomas Rankin, CEO and cofounder of Dash Social, said that the goal of the platform, called Creator Management, is to help brands and creators manage all parts of a campaign—from finalizing an idea for content, posting it to the creator and brand accounts, and tracking analytics from the campaign.

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Lauren Johnson

Lauren Johnson is Adweek's deputy editor of commerce, where she runs Adweek's retail and influencer marketing coverage. Before joining Adweek in 2024, she was an advertising reporter at Business Insider for six years and previously covered technology for Adweek.