Resources

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Ideas, research and news for marketers who want to make better decisions, and understand what's shaping them.

Insights

What we're seeing. What it means.

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

What Explainable AI Means for Marketing Decisions
Insight

Explainable AI helps marketers understand the evidence and reasoning behind AI recommendations before making decisions about audiences…

Nita Patel · Oct 2, 2026
What UNBOUND 2026 Confirmed for Us About Marketing Decision Intelligence
Insight

After launching Lickly’s expanded Decision Intelligence vision at UNBOUND 2026, one theme kept surfacing in conversations with marketers…

Nita Patel · Sep 23, 2026
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…

Nita Patel · 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…

Nita Patel · 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…

Kaan Gural · 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…

Nita Patel · 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…

Kabir Mahmudul · 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…

Nita Patel · 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.

Kaan Gural · Aug 19, 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

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

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