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.
Thu, Nov 191:00 PM ET · 10:00 AM PTLive on Zoom
Nita PatelCMO, LicklyLed 100+ marketers and $20M+ budgetsJoycelyn DavidCEO, AVCMulticultural agency CEOKabir MahmudulSr PMM, Lickly15+ years in B2B go‑to‑market
Set the business outcomes your influencer investment has to deliver, before anyone asks.
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Find the audiences worth the spend
Identify the audiences worth investing in, using behavioral, social and cultural intelligence.
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Pick creators on fit
Select creators on audience fit and relevance, not follower counts or engagement alone.
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Size the investment
Decide where and how much to invest from audience intelligence, creator fit and predicted performance.
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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.
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.