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What we're seeing. What it means.

Perspectives on the audiences, creators, culture and technology changing how marketing decisions get made.

Every piece starts where the decision starts, with the audience: who you actually need to move, which creators earn their attention, and where budget quietly goes to waste.

42 pieces · Audience · Creators · Measurement · Culture · Technology

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The Most Expensive Marketing Decision Is the One You Can't Explain
Measurement

A good result can hide a bad decision. Learn how Decision Intelligence helps marketers evaluate decision quality using evidence and reasoning before…

Sep 11, 2026
Marketing Keeps Fixing Measurement When the Problem Is the Decision
Measurement

Marketing measures what already happened. Decision Intelligence brings evidence to the decision itself — the move from hindsight to foresight.

Sep 4, 2026
Influencer Brief: How to Write One + Template & Examples
Creators

Learn how to write an influencer brief that gives creators clear direction. See what to include, common mistakes, examples and a practical template.

Sep 2, 2026
A Brand-Safe Creator Can Still Be the Wrong Investment
Creators

Traditional brand safety checks can miss audience and community risk. Learn why audience context matters before choosing creators and committing…

Aug 28, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Influencer Marketing (And What an Influencer Marketing Platform Actually Saves You)
Measurement

Running influencer campaigns manually doesn't just cost staff hours. It drains budget and ROI at every stage. See what a purpose-built platform…

Aug 24, 2026
Where Wasted Marketing Spend Actually Starts
Measurement

Wasted marketing spend often starts before a campaign launches. See how weak audience assumptions create costly decisions across creative, creators…

Aug 21, 2026
Influencer Outreach: How to Get Replies in 2026
Creators

Learn how to do influencer outreach that gets replies. Templates, scripts, and a step-by-step workflow for contacting the right creators.

Aug 19, 2026
A Creator Score Is Only as Good as the Audience Behind It
Audience

Creator scores simplify influencer selection, but a number means little without audience context. Learn what marketers should consider before…

Aug 14, 2026
Why Generic AI Is Quietly Hurting Your Influencer Marketing ROI
Measurement

Generic AI can't see your audience data or your campaign stakes. Here's why influencer decisions need a purpose-built system, not a chatbot.

Aug 10, 2026
The Hidden Audiences of Back-to-School Marketing
Audience

Back-to-school season isn't just for students. Discover how audience insights uncover shared behaviors across life stages to improve back-to-school…

Aug 7, 2026
Competitive Analysis Is More Than Watching Creator Partnerships
Creators

Creator partnerships only tell part of the story. Learn how competitive analysis uncovers audience shifts, market trends and new opportunities before…

Jul 31, 2026
Influencer Marketing ROI vs. Paid Social: The 2026 Benchmarks
Measurement

Influencer marketing delivers 3x the ROI of paid social. See the data, why it works, and how CMOs and founders should rebalance their media mix.

Jul 27, 2026
What Is an Influencer Marketing Platform? Looking Beyond the Feature List
Technology

What is an influencer marketing platform? Most look alike on paper. Learn how to compare them by the decisions they improve, not their feature list.

Jul 24, 2026
Why Most Comic-Con Marketing Looks the Same
Culture

Most Comic-Con marketing starts with the same audience assumption. Learn how audience-first strategy leads to stronger briefs, creators, and…

Jul 17, 2026
Influencer Marketing KPIs: What to Track to Prove ROI
Measurement

Leadership wants proof of ROI, not just campaign metrics. Learn which influencer marketing KPIs help explain both performance and the decisions…

Jul 10, 2026
What the World Cup Reveals About Audience Intelligence
Culture

The World Cup shows why audience intelligence matters more than creator categories. Discover how audience behavior shapes better influencer marketing…

Jul 3, 2026
What Actually Drives Results in TikTok Influencer Marketing
Creators

Creative doesn't make TikTok campaigns successful. Audience alignment does. Learn why the best influencer campaigns are built before a video is ever…

Jun 26, 2026
The Next Generation of Audience Insights Starts With Language
Audience

Behavioral data shows what happened. Audience language reveals why. Learn why conversational intelligence is the next evolution of audience insights.

Jun 19, 2026
Why 'Find Influencers in Your Niche' Is Bad Advice
Creators

Stop spending valuable time attempting to find influencers in your niche. Learn why a niche is not an audience and the better way to build a detailed…

Jun 12, 2026
Brands Are Choosing Micro Influencers for the Wrong Reasons
Creators

Micro influencer campaigns perform best when audience fit comes before creator selection. Learn why audience alignment drives stronger influencer…

Jun 5, 2026
Influencer Marketing Trends Don't Appear Overnight. Here's Where They Start.
Culture

Learn about the three biggest influencer marketing trends shaping 2026, what traditional influencer reporting misses and why optimizing for audience…

May 29, 2026
The Audience AI Problem Nobody in Influencer Marketing Is Talking About
Technology

Audience alignment is critical for a successful influencer marketing campaign. Learn how you can apply an audience-first AI strategy to your…

May 22, 2026
The PGA Championship Proved Influence Doesn’t Start on Social
Culture

The PGA Championship showed how communities decide credibility before social amplification begins. Here’s how lean teams use audience intelligence to…

May 21, 2026
Stop Building Strategy Around One Moment.
Culture

Why lean teams often outperform big brands around live moments by moving earlier, mapping communities, and earning relevance first.

May 14, 2026
Reach Looks Good. Relevance Performs.
Audience

Why brand awareness isn’t enough for marketing performance. Learn how audience insights and alignment drive better campaign results.

Apr 20, 2026
Why Creator Selection Is a Performance Decision
Creators

Choosing the right creator impacts performance and workflow. See how audience behavior and fit help small teams run better influencer campaigns.

Apr 8, 2026
Influencer and Content Marketing Got Audited
Measurement

Lickly is built for influencer and content teams that need a repeatable way to run the channel.

Jan 30, 2026
The One-Stop Shop Problem in Influencer Marketing
Creators

Why consolidation works when intelligence comes first

Jan 21, 2026
Performance Prediction in Influencer Marketing
Creators

Why prediction starts with micro-communities, not metrics.

Jan 15, 2026
A Conversation with Lickly Leadership
Audience

RAD Intel is the holding company behind Lickly.

Jan 8, 2026
Building Enterprise-Grade Influencer Performance for Mid-Market
Creators

Building Enterprise-Grade Influencer Performance for Mid-Market

Jan 5, 2026
Why Influencer Marketing Works Better When You Start With the Audience
Audience

How influencing marketing works and begins with the audience.

Jan 5, 2026
Creative Intelligence Disrupting Influencer Marketing
Creators

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every aspect of business, but influencer marketing has lagged behind the curve.

Nov 11, 2025
Enterprise Pressure, Mid-Market Resources
Audience

We should bury this in blogs so there's a normal/direct one too (not tied to launch of company).

Oct 8, 2025
Is AI About to Flatten Every Brand
Technology

Examining whether AI threatens brand voice—or creates new opportunities for differentiation.

May 12, 2025
The Creator Economy Changed in 2025: Here's What Actually Mattered
Creators

Big TikTok moves and bold 2025 predictions shaping the future of creators and brands.

Jan 27, 2025
Influencer Trend + RAD Milestones
Culture

A look at key influencer marketing trends alongside major milestones achieved by Lickly.

Dec 19, 2024
Localize to Dominate AI Approach
Technology

Learn how AI-driven localization helps brands dominate regional influencer marketing efforts.

Oct 31, 2024
Discover Lickly's Game Changing State-by-State Functionality
Technology

Discover how Lickly’s state-by-state data unlocks smarter, more localized influencer strategies.

Jul 31, 2024
Persona-Based Influencer Marketing Explained
Creators

See how persona-based strategies help brands lead the industry with more relevant influencer campaigns.

Mar 26, 2024
Turning B2B Influencers Into Key Opinion Leaders
Creators

Discover how brands can elevate B2B influencers into trusted voices that drive authority and growth.

Mar 13, 2024
Opaque Nature of Influencer Marketing
Creators

Why lack of transparency has challenged influencer marketing—and how data is changing the landscape.

Feb 14, 2024

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