An upstart company has created a new revenue stream for creators. Cameo, based in Chicago, has launched a marketplace on which notable people, including athletes, TV personalities, and social stars, can sell personalized shout-outs to their fans for a set fee.
Cameo offers a roster of more than 1,400 notable people, all of whom deliver custom messages to specified recipients. Each individual star sets the price of his or her own shoutouts. The Australian YouTube channel Ozzy Man Reviews, for example, has his messages available for $30 a pop, while big-time YouTube star Guava Juice is requesting $200 for his how-do-you-dos.
Online video creators aren't the only people who are connecting with their fans through Cameo, but as the company's founder Steven Galanis told The Chicago Tribune, the list of the most active Cameo pages is led by social stars. Galanis said that former Vine stars Evan Breen (pictured above) and Nick Colletti...
Cameo offers a roster of more than 1,400 notable people, all of whom deliver custom messages to specified recipients. Each individual star sets the price of his or her own shoutouts. The Australian YouTube channel Ozzy Man Reviews, for example, has his messages available for $30 a pop, while big-time YouTube star Guava Juice is requesting $200 for his how-do-you-dos.
Online video creators aren't the only people who are connecting with their fans through Cameo, but as the company's founder Steven Galanis told The Chicago Tribune, the list of the most active Cameo pages is led by social stars. Galanis said that former Vine stars Evan Breen (pictured above) and Nick Colletti...
- 4/16/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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