May 2026
Your AI Email Assistant is Here: Draft Replies and Follow Up on Autopilot
We’ve just rolled out two new AI-powered email features to all users the AI Response Drafter and AI Followup Suggestions. Together, these tools help your team respond faster, follow up smarter, and spend less time writing emails from scratch.
✨ What’s new
AI Assistant Button Rewrite, translate, or adjust the tone of any email before sending, no draft required.
Campaign and Account Level AI Instructions by adding campaign-specific context or Global Instruction (tone, hard limits, product details) to Email replies.
Followup suggestions by AI where a popup appears with AI-generated followups personalized to that specific email, referencing the conversation.
💡 Why this matters
Take the repetitive writing work off your team’s so they can focus on what matters
Respond faster to influencer emails with AI-drafted replies ready to review and send in seconds with zero extra effort
Full control over tone, pacing, and number of followups to match your brand's style
Higher response rates from followups that reference the actual offer and terms not a generic bump message
📘 Learn more about AI Response Drafter and AI Followup Suggestions here
⚠️ Important notes
The followup popup appears after every send. To suppress it for certain email types, add an instruction to the Followup Drafting Prompt like: "Do not generate followups if the email is a payout confirmation."
AI Followup Suggestions can be fully disabled from settings if you don't want to use them.
May 2026
Pay Smarter, Faster, and at Record-Low Fees with our New Payout Manager
We’ve completely rebuilt the Payout Manager enabling you to one influencer or hundreds, the new system gives you full automation, flexible payment methods, and the lowest fees in the market all in one place.
✨ What’s new
Bulk Payout Select multiple influencers and pay them all at once, saving hours of manual work across large campaigns
Auto-Pay Payout Requests Put influencer payouts on autopilot. Choose a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule and pay influencers automatically using a saved payment method
New Payment Options with Record-Low Fees Pay via bank debit at just 0.1%–0.5% per transaction. We’ve also waived the $2 Stripe KYC fee entirely!
💡 Why this matters
This release upgrade all of the payouts into a fully automated, and cost-competitive system!
Save significant time by automating payout requests and payments across your entire influencer roster
Pay far less in fees — at 0.1%–0.5%, our rates are dramatically lower than industry competitors!
Keep influencers happy with reliable, on-schedule payments that build long-term trust and retention
📘 Learn more about the new Payout Manager here
⚠️ Important notes
Auto-pay requires a saved payment method to be set up before enabling a schedule
Bank debit fees of 0.1%–0.5% apply per transaction depending on payment method and destination
May 2026
A Whole New Influencer Hero Refreshed, Redesigned, and Ready to Scale
We’ve completely overhauled the look and feel of Influencer Hero. From the Influencer Finder to the Campaign Board, every screen has been refined with a cleaner, more modern design making the platform faster to navigate and more satisfying to use every single day. The new UI is built to reduce friction across every workflow so your team can move faster, stay organized, and focus on what actually matters building great campaigns.
✨ What’s new
A Platform-Wide Visual Refresh, redesigned with a cleaner layout, refined typography, and a more intuitive structure.
The Payout Manager has been upgraded with a structured status-based layout that gives you a complete picture of where every payment stands at a glance.
A brand new step-based Email Flow that has been completely reimagined with each step displayed as a distinct card.
💡 Why this matters
Every click saved is a campaign moving faster. The new design puts the right information in front of your team at exactly the right time.
Less time navigating, more time executing, with a cleaner, more intuitive layout so your team always knows where to go
Fewer errors with clearer status indicators and structured workflows across every screen
A platform as professional as your campaigns. polished, consistent, and built to scale with your team
⚠️ Important notes
All existing campaigns, email flows, payout data, and settings are fully preserved this update is UI only
Some menu items may have moved to a new location check the updated sidebar if something seems missing
March 2026
See What’s Really Driving Your Influencer ROI with Automated Campaign Reporting
You can now generate complete campaign performance reports directly inside Influencer Hero. This new reporting system automatically compiles key influencer marketing metrics into a single dashboard, making it easier to track ROI, evaluate campaign performance, and identify your top-performing creators.
✨ What’s new
You can now generate automated reports that consolidate your influencer campaign performance across the platform.
Track campaign ROI and sales performance in one place
Measure social media performance across creators
Compare product costs against campaign returns
💡 Why this matters
Automated reporting turns campaign data into actionable insights so your team can understand what’s working and optimize future campaigns.
Understand exactly where your influencer ROI is coming from
Identify top-performing influencers and content trends
Make faster, data-driven campaign decisions
⚠️ Important notes:
Reporting data depends on the integrations and campaign information available in your account.
Default report data is based on campaign boards (to include influencers imported directly into the board), but you can also do it based on campaign outreach only by clicking in the three dots in the top right corner of the report.
There was a slight update on how we calculate influencer onboarded and posting. We now track influencers who have received products or have posted a tracked UGC as onboarded!
February 2026
Our new and refreshed Content Wall
We’ve released a fully updated Content Wall with a cleaner layout, smarter defaults, and powerful new ways to discover high-quality UGC at scale.
This update makes it easier to surface the best-performing and best-looking content—especially when you’re working with hundreds or thousands of posts.
✨ What’s new
See likes directly from the Content Wall and sort them by performance
A recommended sorting powered by AI that ranks posts by visual quality with better-looking content appears first by default.
Use AI-powered search to find content by keyword, or apply new filters like media type, visual quality score, product visibility, and aspect ratio to quickly surface the most relevant posts.
💡Why this matters
As content volume grows, manually finding the right post becomes impossible.
Surface high-quality UGC faster, even with thousands of posts
Support paid ads and reporting with performance and quality signals
Save time by searching and filtering instead of scrolling endlessly
⚠️ Important notes:
Feed and Story posts may not include view metrics
AI video analysis depth depends on your plan
Engagement metrics will be used in future reporting updates
January 2026
+25 New Integrations are now in Influencer Hero!
We have added 28 new integrations that let you connect Influencer Hero with the tools you already use to run your campaign more efficiently. With one-click partners and guided setups, you can customize your workflow, scale operations, and reduce manual work.
✨ What’s new
Integrations now available:
DocuSign – Send contracts to influencers for e-signature and track when they’re signed.
Dropbox Sign – Send contracts to influencers for e-signature and track signing status.
BoldSign – Send contracts to influencers for e-signature and track signing status.
Thanks.io – Send handwritten letters, postcards, and gift cards to influencers via direct mail.
Slack – Receive real-time Slack notifications for influencer replies, UGC posts, product shipments, and sales.
Gorgias – See whether a support ticket is from an influencer directly inside Gorgias.
Zendesk – Identify influencer support tickets directly within Zendesk.
GoAffPro – Create affiliate links and discount codes and automatically track influencer sales and clicks.
Omnisend – Identify influencers among your contacts and export influencer profiles to Omnisend.
Brevo – Identify influencers among your contacts and export influencer profiles to Brevo.
Zapier – Automate influencer workflows by connecting Influencer Hero with 8,000+ apps via Zapier.
Google Sheets – Sync influencer data, product shipments, UGC posts, and sales with Google Sheets.
Amazon – Track affiliate sales from your Amazon store.
Magento – Track affiliate sales, create discount codes, and identify influencers among your Magento customers.
Magento 2.X – Track affiliate sales, create discount codes, and identify influencers among your Magento 2.X customers.
BigCommerce – Track affiliate sales, create discount codes, and identify influencers among your BigCommerce customers.
WooCommerce – Track affiliate sales and create discount codes for your WooCommerce store.
Prestashop – Track affiliate sales and create discount codes for your Prestashop store.
Custom Website Build – Build custom affiliate tracking, influencer search, or workflow automation using the API.
Mailchimp – Identify influencers among your Mailchimp subscribers and automatically save them in Influencer Hero.
Stripe – Identify influencers among your Stripe customers.
Squarespace – Track affiliate sales and create discount codes for your Squarespace store.
Webflow – Track affiliate sales from your Webflow store.
Square – Track affiliate sales from your Square store.
Wix – Track affiliate sales from your Wix store.
ShopBase – Track affiliate sales from your ShopBase store.
Ecwid – Track affiliate sales from your Ecwid store.
Wisepops – Automatically create influencer pages in Influencer Hero from new Wisepops form sign-ups.
Thinkific – Track affiliate sales from your Thinkific courses.
💡 Why this matters
Integrations help you match Influencer Hero to your existing stack with minimal setup.
Get up and running faster by connecting the tools you already use
Do more from one place without jumping between platforms or doing manual work
Support affiliate tracking across more e-commerce platforms, not just Shopify
⚠️ Important notes:
Some integrations are one-click installs, while others may require additional setup (such as API keys or guided steps).
Integration-based actions will only appear after the integration is connected.
If you connect the same integration multiple times (for different brands), you may be asked to choose which connection to use when performing actions.
Certain integrations (e.g. affiliate or e-commerce platforms) may require external setup on the provider’s side to work correctly.
January 2026
Automate tasks with our Campaign Board Automations!
You can now create and manage automations for your Campaign Board campaigns.
This update replaces the previous Campaign Board logic with flexible, user-managed automation rules giving you full control over how deals progress, while keeping workflows reliable and predictable.
✨ What’s new
You can now configure automations that react to Campaign Board changes and trigger actions automatically.
Define rules based on Campaign Board column changes
Control how and when deals move through your campaign
Replace fixed, system-defined behavior with logic you can edit
💡 Why this matters
Campaign Board automations turn your campaign board from a passive tracker into an active workflow engine.
Save time by removing repetitive manual actions
Reduce errors by enforcing consistent deal page handling
Scale processes without relying on manual work
⚠️ Important notes:
Automation rules are tightly connected to Campaign Board columns.
Columns referenced by automation rules cannot be deleted
Removing or changing a rule may impact deal behavior
If you need to customize your Campaign Board Columns:
First update or remove related automation rules
Then adjust your Campaign Board columns
These guardrails are intentional and designed to prevent broken workflows or unexpected behavior.
January 2026
Custom Columns in Campaign Board are now available!
After multiple requests, users can now customize the columns in their campaign boards allowing them to reorder, rename, add, or remove columns while still keeping automation rules safe and predictable.
✨ What’s new
You can now open “Manage Columns” directly from your Campaign Board and fully control the structure.
Rename existing columns to match your workflow
Remove columns you don’t need
Add brand-new columns
Reorder columns using drag-and-drop
💡 Why this matters
Campaigns aren’t static. Renaming Campaign Board Columns gives you the flexibility to adapt as priorities, strategies, or workflows change.
Customize column names based on your use cases
Adapt to new use cases as a campaign evolves
⚠️ Important notes:
Column deletion is blocked when:
Deals currently exist in that column
Automation rules depend on it
If you want to delete a column:
First move deals to another column
Update or remove any linked automation rules
These checks are intentional and designed as guardrails to prevent unexpected automation behavior.
December 2025
The new Campaign Manager is here!
We’ve introduced a new Campaign Manager and updated naming across campaigns to make everything clearer and easier to navigate. As part of this update, the Dealflow has been renamed to Campaign Board and they are now accessed exclusively from within the Campaign Manager, keeping everything campaign-specific and organized
✨ What’s new
You can now view and manage all campaigns in one place with key information summarized upfront.
All settings and information related to a campaign are in one campaign tab.
See clearer outreach metrics with the renamed New Influencers Contacted graph
Campaigns are now easier to spot with clear icons and visual indicators.
Quickly filter active campaigns by default or sort them in any order.
💡Why this matters
Campaigns can get complex quickly. The new Campaign Manager reduces that complexity by making everything easier to find, understand, and adjust without changing any of your workflows.
Less confusion from clearer naming and structure
Faster navigation across campaigns and campaign details
More flexibility to manage campaigns without switching contexts
Better visibility into what’s happening across all campaigns
⚠️ Important notes:
This update focuses on UI, naming, and organization
No existing campaigns, data, or workflows are affected
August 2025
Let Creators Come to You with Application Forms
Instead of only searching for creators and reaching out, you can now share a customizable application form on your website, newsletter, or social media so interested influencers can apply to work with you directly.
✨ What’s new
You can now create branded application forms where influencers can register their interest in collaborating with you.
Share forms anywhere (website, newsletter, social media bio)
Add custom fields so you collect exactly the information you need from creators
Collect applications from creators already interested in your brand
Why this matters
Application Forms give you more flexibility and control over how you source influencers. Instead of chasing creators, you can build a steady inbound pipeline.
Attract inbound creators instead of relying only on outreach
Save time by pre-qualifying influencers before engaging
Work with more motivated creators who actively want to collaborate
⚠️ Important notes:
Accepted influencers must be added to a Campaign Board
Verifying social media accounts is optional but may limit who can apply
Once accepted, influencers automatically move to the selected Campaign Board.
July 2025
Manage Campaign Tasks at Scale Using the Bulk Tool
You can now automate repetitive campaign tasks by selecting multiple influencers and executing actions in bulk with the Bulk Tool.
Instead of performing the same action deal by deal, the Bulk Tool lets you complete common campaign tasks in just a few clicks—saving time while keeping execution consistent.
✨ What’s new
You can now select multiple influencers and apply actions across them at once.
Perform actions on many influencers simultaneously such as:
Sending emails
Shipping products
Creating affiliate links
Request payouts
And many more actions!
Choose influencers manually, with filters, or using AI-powered selection
💡 Why this matters
Campaign management often involves repeating the same actions across many influencers. The Bulk Tool helps you focus on strategy while the platform handles execution.
Save time by completing tasks in bulk
Reduce manual errors caused by repetitive actions
Scale campaigns without increasing operational workload
⚠️ Important notes:
AI-powered filters consume your monthly GPT credits
Bulk actions apply immediately and cannot be undone
We recommend reviewing selections carefully before executing actions.