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Digital trend forecasting, influencer intelligence and data analysis. CORQ is the ultimate resource for understanding digital culture, the people shaping it and where your brand fits in.

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Influence by Sara McCorquodale, founder and CEO of CORQ.

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Latest insights

Can the haul survive Generation Z’s aversion to excessive shopping?

For teenagers in the 2010s, YouTube hauls were a way of life. Nobody questioned why Zoe Sugg – then in her mid-twenties – was dictating our back to school shop. We didn’t stop to think which shades of Tanya Burr’s binge purchase of Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink would suit our skin tone, or if it

Fleets: inside Twitter’s controversial new Stories-style feature

Twitter has launched its latest innovation, Fleets. Similar to the Story-like feature that has become synonymous with both Snapchat and Instagram, Fleets allows users to share content – through text, pictures and videos – to their audience, which then disappears after 24 hours. Followers can then react to the feature with emojis or via direct

The Culture Is Black: insights on fashion from CORQ’s podcast with Natalie Lee

The Culture Is Black is a new quarterly three-part podcast series by CORQ, dedicated to helping our clients navigate the post-Black Lives Matter landscape through investigating the nuances of Black culture and how your brand can effectively play a positive role in the community. To do this, our culture reporter Jennifer Adetoro has interviewed key influencers

Daily Breakdown

A digital culture roundup

The Grammys got Black music wrong again, by Complex

Journalist Andre Gee asks why artists continue to give the annual awards power after yesterday's nominations sent Twitter on fire. And not in a good way.

Chocolate mil mil is deeweeshies, otay? By ChezOliz

It's the cutest chef on TikTok, he's making a chocolate milkshake and also sharing what looks like a pretty good recipe. Learning: toddlers are v good at TikTok.

I opened a fake McDonald's Drive Thru! by Niko Omilana

Peak YouTube creativity. Niko opened it at his house and this follows his viral prank NotMcDonald's - when he opened a fake version of the restaurant.

Influencer of the day: Nella Rose

The lifestyle influencer shared her new apartment tour on YouTube last night - her first video in two months - and has been trending on Twitter ever since.

What is CORQ?

WHAT WE GIVE YOU

An easy-to-use platform which helps you find influencers and understand how to work with them in the most dynamic way. Also, understand who is most prolific and trending through our unique algorithm, the CORQ Score. CORQ is staffed by a team of journalists who are dedicated to interrogating the digital space, determining where it will go next and helping our clients use it to their best advantage.

Influencer news

Stay on top of the latest developments in the influencer space from engagement announcements to controversies and new podcasts. Also, see influencer marketing that's driving conversations via our weekly campaign roundups.

Data analysis

Understand who and where each influencer's audience is plus get to grips with their engagement rates across multiple platforms from Twitter and Twitch to YouTube and Instagram. Get all the numbers you need to inform your next campaign.

Trend forecasting

Access daily trends reports detailing the content, aesthetics and conversations defining social media plus stay ahead of your competition with exclusive insights into where they are going next. See future digital first.

Campaign planning

Send us your campaign briefs and our team of journalists will long-list the most exciting and relevant influencers who meet your requirements, based on the latest news and their research. Our campaign planning work is completely agnostic and driven by clients' needs.

Influencer discovery

Search for influencers via key data points but also by their likes, dislikes and life experiences. Every influencer curated onto our platform is researched and profiled by CORQ journalists. Also, find out the influencers they collaborate with using our social-ecosystem tool.

Insight sessions

Access our courses in digital marketing, navigating the official guidelines for brands working with influencers stay up-to-date with monthly seminars and tune into our weekly sessions with leading editors to discover how you can get your brand into their pages.

What our clients say.

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CORQ gives us a brilliant overview of talent and the confidence that in working with them, the editorial standards of the BBC will be upheld.

Head of Content

BBC TalentWorks

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CORQ is a constant source of insight and inspiration. I check it religiously to ensure we are always on the front foot in brainstorms.

Director of Strategy

Global

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We love how CORQ works in partnership with clients. It’s more than a subscription as the workshops, webinars and insights are so helpful.

Digital Marketing Manager

Arcadia

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We have never signed up to another platform like this and have seen many. We love how easy it is to use and the insights on trends.

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Trusted by

Influence by Sara McCorquodale, founder and CEO of CORQ.

Latest insights

Can the haul survive Generation Z’s aversion to excessive shopping?

Fleets: inside Twitter’s controversial new Stories-style feature