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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aug 24, 2026
Where Wasted Marketing Spend Actually Starts
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Wasted marketing spend often starts before a campaign launches. See how weak audience assumptions create costly decisions across creative…

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

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

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

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Briefs

The deeper read.

Research, reports and practical guides built to help marketing leaders understand what's changing, and what to do next.

The Lickly solution brief

Why audience comes before creator, what the platform covers end to end, and who it is built for.

PDF · 2 pages · 1.8 MB

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The M³VR™ technology brief

How the reasoning engine grounds, reasons and validates a marketing recommendation.

PDF · 2 pages · 2.3 MB

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The audience-first influencer guide

How lean teams make confident influencer decisions before budget moves. Twelve chapters, plus a dictionary.

PDF · 18 pages · 7.0 MB

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Case studies

Entertainment

MGM Entertainment

3.3x return on investment

Lickly read the audience in its own language across 2.5 billion data points, and engagement went from 2.1% to 7.1%.

PDF · 3 pages · 0.7 MB

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Footwear

Skechers

3.6M views, 166% of goal

Five audience worlds for one product, and a set of creator investments Skechers could defend.

PDF · 3 pages · 0.8 MB

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Fashion

The Black Tux

1.8M views, 2x return

Segmented by interest instead of occasion, which found the first-time renter legacy data could not see.

PDF · 3 pages · 0.7 MB

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Gaming

Splinterlands

5.52% conversion rate

Personas built from real community conversations earned trust in a skeptical, cooling market.

PDF · 3 pages · 0.7 MB

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Newsroom

What's happening at Lickly.

The latest company news, announcements, media coverage and recognition.

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Global AI Awards Winner for AI Product or Service

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