Author: Marcus Lane
Marcus has spent twelve years working agency-side, running influencer campaigns for everything from DTC startups to Fortune 500 brands. He’s known for deep-dive analysis and hands-on experimentation with every major platform. Marcus is passionate about showing what works (and what flops) through real-world examples.
A practical framework for setting TikTok Shop affiliate commission tiers that attract top creators without wrecking your margins.
Liquid Death sells canned water like a punk album, proving absurdist creator partnerships can build a billion-dollar rebellion brand.
Ask Ad Manager will soon act autonomously. Here’s the governance stack brand media buying teams must build before ceding control.
A tactical TikTok livestream commerce playbook showing how organic live selling can spike sales fast without a paid boost budget.
Instagram’s user-declared topic controls demand new creator briefs and paid targeting logic built around interest signals, not just demographics.
How Alo Yoga built a TikTok-first creator engine to manufacture lifestyle credibility ahead of its IPO push.
Unfiltered apps are having a moment again—here’s how brands can participate authentically without killing what makes them work.
A tactical guide to using WhatsApp Channels for direct-to-consumer broadcast relationships, superfan retention, and measurable ROI.
A brand playbook for Discord server partnerships that builds trust with mods and communities without tripping FTC or platform ad rules.
A practical Amazon Live Shopping playbook for structuring creator-hosted streams that convert, from Prime Day to always-on programming.