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How to defend your 2027 influencer marketing budget.

Finance is about to question your 2027 influencer line. In one live hour, a CMO who has run $20M+ budgets, a multicultural agency CEO and a go-to-market leader with 15+ years across three continents show you how to answer.

, 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PT, live on Zoom.

Nita Patel, CMO, Lickly
Nita PatelCMO, LicklyLed 100+ marketers and $20M+ budgets
Joycelyn David, CEO, AVC
Joycelyn DavidCEO, AVCMulticultural agency CEO
Kabir Mahmudul, Sr PMM, Lickly
Kabir MahmudulSr PMM, Lickly15+ years in B2B go‑to‑market
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For CMOs, VPs and directors, brand and influencer leads, and agency strategists who will defend an influencer line in the 2027 plan.

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Time
1:00 PM ET · 10:00 AM PT
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  • Nita Patel
  • Joycelyn David
  • Kabir Mahmudul

Nita Patel, Joycelyn David and Kabir Mahmudul

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Why now

Finance is going to ask three questions.

The question is no longer whether influencer marketing belongs in the mix. It is whether you can show why the next dollar should go there.

Answer them honestly here. Nothing you click is saved or sent.

  1. 01

    Can you show what last year's influencer spend returned?

  2. 02

    Can you explain why each creator was chosen, beyond follower count?

  3. 03

    Can you forecast what next year's budget will return, before you spend it?

Answer all threeBe honest. Finance will be.

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Run of show

What you will leave with.

  1. 01

    Define the outcome

    Set the business outcomes your influencer investment has to deliver, before anyone asks.

  2. 02

    Find the audiences worth the spend

    Identify the audiences worth investing in, using behavioral, social and cultural intelligence.

  3. 03

    Pick creators on fit

    Select creators on audience fit and relevance, not follower counts or engagement alone.

  4. 04

    Size the investment

    Decide where and how much to invest from audience intelligence, creator fit and predicted performance.

  5. 05

    Close the loop

    Compare predicted and actual performance, and turn what you learn into the 2027 business case.

Speakers

Three views on one budget.

Nita Patel

CMO, Lickly

Chief Marketing Officer at Lickly and founder of Studio CMO. Nita has led global teams of 100+ marketers, managed $20M+ budgets and built demand engines past $500M in pipeline.

The CMO and business view

What the budget has to prove, and how to frame it for finance.

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Joycelyn David

CEO, AVC

CEO of AVCommunications, the multicultural marketing agency in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles that reaches Chinese, South Asian, Filipino, Arab, Hispanic and more communities across Canada and the US.

Audience and cultural intelligence

Who is worth reaching, and the cultural context that makes a campaign land.

Kabir Mahmudul

Sr PMM, Lickly

Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Lickly. A former B2B tech cofounder with 15+ years bringing AI-first products to market across North America, Europe and Asia.

Decision intelligence and technology

Forecasting fit and return before the budget is committed.

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Hosted by Lickly a RAD Intel company Winner, AI Product or Service, 2026 Global AI Awards

Thursday, November 19 · 1:00 PM ET

Walk into budget season with the answer.

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