Honest comparisons, real numbers and tactical playbooks for brands scaling with creators. No hype. No agency speak.
Five channels priced side by side. Agency, direct DM, UGC platform, affiliate, and BeBuzz. Hidden fees included.
Read the comparison ComparisonFrom "we want to launch" to "live in feed". Five approaches benchmarked week by week, from creator sourcing to first impression.
Read the comparison ComparisonFive attribution methods, ranked by accuracy, setup time and fraud-proofing. Why post-to-cart API tracking finally cracks the ROI question.
Read the comparison ComparisonFive matching methods compared: gut feel, scouts, audit tools, SaaS marketplaces and AI matching. What 40+ data points really mean.
Read the comparisonPlain-English definition, how it differs from influencer marketing, what it costs, what it returns, and where the category is headed.
A real, copy-paste-ready template. Eight sections, one page. Plus the approval workflow that keeps campaigns from dying in feedback loops.
$44B in spend, 41% fake stats, AI influencers grabbing 30% of budgets. The annual snapshot with sources.
The full walkthrough. Why last-click loses 60% of multi-touch conversions, why server-side beats client-side, and where the BeBuzz tracking API fits.
Where the time actually goes. Phase by phase, with the $150K hidden labor cost most brands forget to price in.
47,000 active creators, 22% rate premium, top three categories. The brand-side playbook for activating in Manhattan and Brooklyn.