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Linqia growth playbook

Diagnosis

Linqia has strong ingredients: 650+ brand partnerships, award-winning creative, a proprietary platform, and new hires in paid media and measurement, client strategy, account growth and sales across CPG, QSR, finance and health.

Its website sells reach more than results: only two of twenty customer stories show a sales or visit outcome, the homepage numbers are invisible to search and AI, Linqia DM is missing from the main pages, and there are no vertical pages for the industries the sales team targets.

This playbook leads with measured outcomes, cleans up what search and AI read, and builds vertical pages and audit-led outreach first, then uses the measurement hire to make proof a product: benchmarks, standard lift studies, DM attribution and an annual sales-impact study.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Become the influencer agency that proves sales: Linqia already runs the lift studies its buyers say they cannot do themselves.

Biggest Risk

Agencies like Obviously, Open Influence and Viral Nation, and platforms like Captiv8, make similar Fortune 500 and ROI claims, so without published outcomes Linqia competes on creative and price alone.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Lead "Our Work" with measured business outcomes, starting with the two stories that already prove sales

    List every current program with a sales-lift or brand-lift study and ask the client for permission to publish.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Put the homepage numbers in the page itself, and retire the "guaranteed ROI" description

    Rewrite the homepage meta description today.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  3. 3

    Clean up what AI assistants read about Linqia: llms.txt, old event pages and the sitemap

    Draft a hand-written llms.txt.

    Medium impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

22 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Linqia is hiring a Paid Media and Measurement Strategist to design brand lift and sales lift studies and bring them to new business pitches, and its own survey says 79% of enterprise marketers struggle to measure influencer ROI. Yet of the 20 customer stories on linqia.com, only MiraLAX (+10.1% dollar sales in 12 weeks) and McDonald's (+23% incremental store traffic) show a sales or visit result; most of the rest report impressions and engagement, and six older stories repeat the same "highest performing post" block word for word. A buyer looking for ROI proof finds it in two places out of twenty.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Paid Media and Measurement St…

    First action

    List every current program with a sales-lift or brand-lift study and ask the client for permission to publish.

    How to measure it

    Contact-sales submissions from Our Work

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory results

      Every story tagged by outcome, partner, vertical and channel.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 days

    2. 2

      Retire the duplicates

      Remove the repeated block; merge or redirect pre-2018 programs.

      Marketing lead 2 days

    3. 3

      Rewrite the cards

      Measured outcome and partner in the first line.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Add filters

      By outcome and vertical on /case-studies.

      Fullstack Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Find new proof

      Two current programs with sales-lift studies.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 month

    6. 6

      Brief sales

      One outcome story per vertical for first calls.

      Director / VP Sales 1 day

    7. 7

      Measure

      Visits to stories and demo requests by story.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Paid Media and Measurement Strategist

    Smallest test

    Move MiraLAX and McDonald's to the top of /case-studies with their outcome in the card title.

    Why it works

    Rebuild the case study index as a results library: tag every story by outcome (sales lift, store visits, brand lift, engagement), vertical and channel, and put the measured outcome and the measurement partner in the first line of each card. Open with MiraLAX and McDonald's, add the Dynata brand-lift results from Instacart and Three Olives, retire or merge the Google+ era stories and remove the repeated block. Then have the new strategist write one fresh sales-lift story per quarter from current programs.

    Enterprise buyers already believe in creators; what they lack is proof that influencer spend moves sales. Leading with outcomes turns the homepage line "we don't believe in grading our own homework" into evidence, and gives sellers a page to send after every first call.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistResults card template

    [ ] Outcome first: "+10.1% dollar sales in 12 weeks"
    [ ] Measurement partner and method
    [ ] Vertical, channels, creator count
    [ ] Organic vs paid split
    [ ] One line on the creative idea
    [ ] Year of the program
    [ ] Link to request a similar study

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Clients decline to publish sales data

      Publish lift as an index or percentage, with the measurement partner named.

    • Older stories still bring search traffic

      Redirect each to the closest current story.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing (San Francisco, posted October 16, 2026): will "turn creator content into high-performing paid media and prove its impact", "Design, execute, and analyze third-party measurement studies, including brand lift and sales lift", "Contribute paid media strategy and learning agendas to new business pitches", and "Partner with Sales and Client Success to spot new revenue opportunities, measurement solutions". Nice to have: Partnership Ads and Spark Ads.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories (20 in the sitemap, read October 21, 2026): only MiraLAX ("dollar sales were up +10.1%" in 12 weeks) and McDonald's ("+23% incremental lift in store traffic") report a sales or visit outcome; Instacart and Three Olives report Dynata brand lift; the rest report impressions, engagement and reach. Seven are featured on /case-studies; most of the other 13 describe blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ era programs, and six of them (Beck's, Herdez, Natrol, Nestle Pure Life, Nestle Toll House, Stella) carry the same "Highest performing post" block with the same creator and the same 4.9% engagement rate.Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
  • 02

    The three headline numbers on the homepage ($2B products added to cart, 650+ brand partnerships, the satisfaction score) are filled in by script, so search engines, link previews and AI assistants reading the page source see only the labels. The meta description still sells "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI", while the page now says "the leading independent influencer marketing agency". The satisfaction figure is labelled NPS but shown as 9.2, which reads like a rating out of 10, not a Net Promoter Score.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Marketing lead

    First action

    Rewrite the homepage meta description today.

    How to measure it

    Homepage click-through rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Render numbers server-side

      Final values in the HTML.

      Fullstack Engineer 2 hours

    2. 2

      Fix the label

      Rating or true NPS.

      Marketing lead 1 hour

    3. 3

      Rewrite descriptions

      Homepage, About, Resonate.

      Marketing lead 2 hours

    4. 4

      Check previews

      LinkedIn and Slack link previews.

      Marketing lead 1 hour

    5. 5

      Audit top pages

      Same check on the top 20 pages.

      Marketing lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Search Console click-through.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Change the homepage meta description and the NPS label.

    Why it works

    Render the final numbers in the HTML and animate from there; relabel 9.2 as the rating it is (or show the real NPS); rewrite the homepage, About and Resonate meta descriptions around the agency positioning with one proof point each.

    The first thing a buyer's search result or an AI summary says about Linqia should match the pitch sellers make, and numbers that are visible to machines get quoted.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims need backing

      Footnote how each number is calculated.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
    • Your websitellms.txt (the file AI assistants read) is generated by the SEO plugin: it describes the homepage as "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI", About as "a full-service, tech-enabled platform", and lists the 2024 ProcureCon dinner, the Cannes 2025 request and thank-you pages among the site's pages.Source
  • 03

    Linqia published "How Creator Content Boosts AEO", but its own llms.txt, generated by the SEO plugin, tells AI assistants that Linqia is a "platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI" and lists a 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 request page and thank-you pages as key pages.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Marketing lead

    First action

    Draft a hand-written llms.txt.

    How to measure it

    Prompts where Linqia is cited, out of 30 tracked

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft llms.txt

      Positioning, services, proof.

      Marketing lead 2 hours

    2. 2

      Noindex old pages

      Events and thank-you pages.

      Marketing lead 1 hour

    3. 3

      Clean sitemap

      Only live, useful pages.

      Marketing lead 1 hour

    4. 4

      Pick prompts

      30 buyer questions to track.

      Marketing lead 2 hours

    5. 5

      Baseline

      Check ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity answers.

      Marketing lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Recheck

      Monthly.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Replace the homepage line in llms.txt.

    Why it works

    Write llms.txt by hand: what Linqia is (independent agency plus Resonate), services, verticals, measurement approach, the best case studies and reports. Set expired event and thank-you pages to noindex and remove them from the sitemap.

    AI answers about "best influencer marketing agency for CPG" draw on what sites say about themselves; a clean summary makes Linqia easier to cite correctly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Plugin overwrites the file

      Turn off the generated version.

    Evidence

    • Your websitellms.txt (the file AI assistants read) is generated by the SEO plugin: it describes the homepage as "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI", About as "a full-service, tech-enabled platform", and lists the 2024 ProcureCon dinner, the Cannes 2025 request and thank-you pages among the site's pages.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
  • 04

    Linqia DM, launched in May, turns comments on creator posts into automated follow-ups with product links and sign-ups across Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and TikTok. It answers the lower-funnel question buyers ask most, but it appears only in a news post, not on the homepage, the platform page or the process page.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Chief Product & Business Offi…

    First action

    Record one comment-to-link flow from a live program.

    How to measure it

    Share of new proposals with DM

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather results

      First programs using DM.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Record a demo

      Comment to product page.

      Creative Coordinator 2 days

    3. 3

      Write the section

      Resonate and Our Process.

      Marketing lead 2 days

    4. 4

      Homepage tile

      Link to the section.

      Fullstack Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Update templates

      Canva proposal decks.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Track

      Proposals and wins with DM.

      Director / VP Sales monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Chief Product & Business Officer

    Smallest test

    Add one paragraph and a link on the Resonate page.

    Why it works

    Add a Linqia DM section to Resonate and Our Process with a short screen recording of a comment-to-link flow, a homepage tile, and a results line from the first programs (reply rate, clicks, sign-ups). Add it to the pitch deck template.

    A visible conversion feature makes the "full-funnel" claim concrete, and sellers need a page to point to.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Platform rules change

      Name the supported platforms and review quarterly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteLinqia DM launch (May 13, 2026): with Manychat and Stampede Social, a viewer who comments on a creator's post "will automatically follow-up with approved brand links, product pages, or answers", across Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and TikTok. The homepage, the Resonate platform page and Our Process page do not mention Linqia DM.Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
    • Your websiteOur Process: annual planning, Linqia Lookouts, narrative mapping; brand input at "just three key touch points"; FTC-compliant content; allowlisting with "short, focused paid flights that deliver statistically significant insights"; a Learning Agenda per campaign; End of Program reports. Cuisinart's paid CTR was "3.4% (31% above Linqia benchmark)", and Creator Ads cites creator content outperforming brand content "by 2.7X - 4X (per our latest Linqia split test)".Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
  • 05

    The three Director / VP Sales posts ask for relationships in CPG, QSR, finance and healthcare/pharma, but linqia.com has no page for any vertical. Proof already exists: MiraLAX and Natrol (health), McDonald's, Noodles & Company and Jersey Mike's (QSR), and a dozen CPG brands.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Director / VP Sales

    First action

    Write the QSR page from three existing stories.

    How to measure it

    Demos from vertical pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    15 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick proof

      Two stories per vertical.

      Director / VP Sales 1 week

    2. 2

      Write pages

      Outcomes, process, compliance.

      Marketing lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Route forms

      Vertical to seller.

      Marketing lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Add to outreach

      Sequences by vertical.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    5. 5

      Add finance proof

      One financial services story.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits and demos per page.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director / VP Sales

    Smallest test

    Publish the QSR page.

    Why it works

    Build one page per vertical with the best two results, the measurement approach, compliance notes (FTC, and medical-legal review for health), and a vertical-specific contact form routed to the right seller.

    Enterprise buyers search and shortlist by category; vertical pages rank for "influencer marketing agency for QSR" and give sellers a link for outreach.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin finance proof

      Launch three pages first; add finance when a story is approved.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories (20 in the sitemap, read October 21, 2026): only MiraLAX ("dollar sales were up +10.1%" in 12 weeks) and McDonald's ("+23% incremental lift in store traffic") report a sales or visit outcome; Instacart and Three Olives report Dynata brand lift; the rest report impressions, engagement and reach. Seven are featured on /case-studies; most of the other 13 describe blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ era programs, and six of them (Beck's, Herdez, Natrol, Nestle Pure Life, Nestle Toll House, Stella) carry the same "Highest performing post" block with the same creator and the same 4.9% engagement rate.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
  • 06

    The new Creative Coordinator in Bogota will run content audits for "client prospects, and client competitors" and weekly trend reports. Those audits are exactly what a Fortune 1000 brand manager would open from a cold email.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Creative Coordinator

    First action

    Pick 10 target brands and make the first audit.

    How to measure it

    Meetings booked per audit sent

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick targets

      Top 30 accounts per seller.

      Director / VP Sales 2 days

    2. 2

      Set a template

      Two pages, three opportunities.

      Creative Strategy Manager 2 days

    3. 3

      Produce audits

      Five a week.

      Creative Coordinator weekly

    4. 4

      Send

      Personal email from the seller.

      Director / VP Sales weekly

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Offer a short Lookout.

      Client Strategy Lead weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Replies, meetings, pipeline.

      Director / VP Sales monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Creative Coordinator

    Smallest test

    Send three audits this week.

    Why it works

    For each of the sellers' top 30 target brands, produce a two-page audit: the brand's creator activity, competitors' creator content from the Meta Ads Library, and three trend opportunities. Sellers send it with an offer of a 30-minute Lookout.

    A specific, free piece of work earns meetings that a generic deck does not, and it uses capacity Linqia is already hiring.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Audits take too long

      Cap at three hours each with a fixed template.

    Evidence

    • HiringColombia hiring: a Creative Coordinator (Bogota) who builds trend monitoring "leveraging YouScan", compiles weekly trend reports, and runs "ad hoc content audits for Linqia clients, client prospects, and client competitors"; Backend and Fullstack Engineers (Medellin/Bogota) building the platform in Vue.js, Python and Trino, "incorporating AI, machine learning, and video analysis".Source
    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source
    • HiringClient Strategy Lead (New York): leads strategy for "1-2 of Linqia's biggest accounts", runs client workshops "aka Linqia Lookouts", delivers "monthly client newsletters, surfacing influencer campaign performance data, industry trends, and competitive activity", and designs annual influencer plans for new business pitches. Creative Strategy Manager (New York): will "Lead the creation of new business proposals" and manage 5+ Creative Strategists.Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Linqia's case studies compare results with a "Linqia benchmark" (Cuisinart's paid CTR was 31% above it) and Our Process promises statistically significant paid flights, but the benchmarks themselves are not published. With 650+ brands behind them, they are a reference other marketers would cite.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Paid Media and Measurement St…

    First action

    Pull last year's campaign medians by platform.

    How to measure it

    Downloads from target accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    300 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define metrics

      Engagement, view rate, CTR.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Pull data

      From Resonate via Trino.

      Backend Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Check samples

      Suppress small groups.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 week

    4. 4

      Design the page

      Headline open, table gated.

      Marketing lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      LinkedIn, press, sales emails.

      Marketing lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Paid Media and Measurement Strategist

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart: TikTok engagement by vertical.

    Why it works

    Publish a benchmarks page updated each quarter: median engagement rate, view rate and allowlisted-ad CTR by platform and vertical, with sample sizes and method. Gate the full table; show the headline numbers openly.

    Benchmarks earn links, press and AI citations, and every visitor who compares their own numbers is a prospect.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Clients recognise their data

      Aggregate across at least ten programs per cell.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOur Process: annual planning, Linqia Lookouts, narrative mapping; brand input at "just three key touch points"; FTC-compliant content; allowlisting with "short, focused paid flights that deliver statistically significant insights"; a Learning Agenda per campaign; End of Program reports. Cuisinart's paid CTR was "3.4% (31% above Linqia benchmark)", and Creator Ads cites creator content outperforming brand content "by 2.7X - 4X (per our latest Linqia split test)".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories (20 in the sitemap, read October 21, 2026): only MiraLAX ("dollar sales were up +10.1%" in 12 weeks) and McDonald's ("+23% incremental lift in store traffic") report a sales or visit outcome; Instacart and Three Olives report Dynata brand lift; the rest report impressions, engagement and reach. Seven are featured on /case-studies; most of the other 13 describe blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ era programs, and six of them (Beck's, Herdez, Natrol, Nestle Pure Life, Nestle Toll House, Stella) carry the same "Highest performing post" block with the same creator and the same 4.9% engagement rate.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
  • 08

    Linqia's survey says ROI and attribution are marketers' biggest gaps, and the new strategist is hired to run sales-lift studies. Offering one by default turns the main objection into the reason to start.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Paid Media and Measurement St…

    First action

    Price a standard study with one partner.

    How to measure it

    New programs with a sales-lift study

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick partners

      One retail-data, one panel.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Set the design

      Test and control, timing.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Price it

      Threshold and cost.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 week

    4. 4

      Add to proposals

      Standard slide.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Train sellers

      How to position it.

      Director / VP Sales 1 day

    6. 6

      Report

      Results to case studies.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Study costs per program
    Owner
    Paid Media and Measurement Strategist

    Smallest test

    Offer the study in the next three proposals.

    Why it works

    Package a fixed-scope sales-lift study (with a retail-data or panel partner from the 15+ measurement partners) included in first programs above a budget threshold, with a clear test design shared before launch.

    Buyers who see a plan to prove sales commit faster, and every study becomes a new outcome story.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inconclusive results

      Agree minimum spend and duration up front.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing (San Francisco, posted October 16, 2026): will "turn creator content into high-performing paid media and prove its impact", "Design, execute, and analyze third-party measurement studies, including brand lift and sales lift", "Contribute paid media strategy and learning agendas to new business pitches", and "Partner with Sales and Client Success to spot new revenue opportunities, measurement solutions". Nice to have: Partnership Ads and Spark Ads.Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
  • 09

    Linqia Lookouts are custom strategy sessions on past performance, competitors and future plans, run for the biggest accounts. A 45-minute version for qualified prospects shows Linqia's thinking before any proposal.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Client Strategy Lead

    First action

    Run one prospect Lookout.

    How to measure it

    Lookouts that turn into proposals

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the format

      45 minutes, three ideas.

      Client Strategy Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Build the deck

      Canva template.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Add the offer

      Contact page and outreach.

      Marketing lead 2 days

    4. 4

      Qualify

      Budget and fit first.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    5. 5

      Run

      Two a month.

      Client Strategy Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Proposals and wins.

      Director / VP Sales monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Strategy time
    Owner
    Client Strategy Lead

    Smallest test

    Offer one Lookout to a live prospect.

    Why it works

    Offer a prospect Lookout on the contact page and in outreach: the brand's creator activity, competitor content and three ideas, delivered by the Client Strategy Lead with a seller.

    Strategy up front is the top reason marketers pick a specialist agency (creative strategy, per Linqia's survey), and a workshop is easier to say yes to than an RFP.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Free work for unqualified buyers

      Offer only to qualified accounts.

    Evidence

    • HiringClient Strategy Lead (New York): leads strategy for "1-2 of Linqia's biggest accounts", runs client workshops "aka Linqia Lookouts", delivers "monthly client newsletters, surfacing influencer campaign performance data, industry trends, and competitive activity", and designs annual influencer plans for new business pitches. Creative Strategy Manager (New York): will "Lead the creation of new business proposals" and manage 5+ Creative Strategists.Source
    • Your websiteOur Process: annual planning, Linqia Lookouts, narrative mapping; brand input at "just three key touch points"; FTC-compliant content; allowlisting with "short, focused paid flights that deliver statistically significant insights"; a Learning Agenda per campaign; End of Program reports. Cuisinart's paid CTR was "3.4% (31% above Linqia benchmark)", and Creator Ads cites creator content outperforming brand content "by 2.7X - 4X (per our latest Linqia split test)".Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
  • 10

    Three new Senior Strategic Accounts Managers are measured on repeat business. Albertsons Own Brands shows the path (75+ creators, 15 campaigns in under two years), but most stories are single campaigns.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager

    First action

    Map sister brands for the top 10 clients.

    How to measure it

    Net revenue retention

    Now
    –
    Target
    120%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map accounts

      Brands, moments, budgets.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 1 month

    2. 2

      Set targets

      Expansion per account.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Add to Lookouts

      Plan reviewed each session.

      Client Strategy Lead quarterly

    4. 4

      Introduce sister brands

      With results from the first brand.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Offer paid amplification

      Where not yet used.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Track

      Expansion revenue.

      Chief Product & Business Officer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager

    Smallest test

    Map one parent company.

    Why it works

    For each account, map other brands in the parent company, tentpole moments and paid amplification not yet used. Review the plan in each Lookout and track expansion revenue per account.

    Growing existing enterprise clients is cheaper than winning new ones, and parent companies own many brands.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pushing too hard

      Tie each ask to a result.

    Evidence

    • HiringClient-service hiring posted October 12-13, 2026: three Senior Strategic Accounts Managers (New York, Chicago, San Francisco) whose "primary goal" is "excellent customer experiences and repeat business" while managing "the relationship between Media Agency, Creative Agency and Brand"; Influencer Marketing Campaign Associates and Senior Campaign Associates (internally Brand Success Managers) in San Francisco and Chicago; an Influencer Marketing Talent Associate for creator sourcing, negotiation and contracting.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories (20 in the sitemap, read October 21, 2026): only MiraLAX ("dollar sales were up +10.1%" in 12 weeks) and McDonald's ("+23% incremental lift in store traffic") report a sales or visit outcome; Instacart and Three Olives report Dynata brand lift; the rest report impressions, engagement and reach. Seven are featured on /case-studies; most of the other 13 describe blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ era programs, and six of them (Beck's, Herdez, Natrol, Nestle Pure Life, Nestle Toll House, Stella) carry the same "Highest performing post" block with the same creator and the same 4.9% engagement rate.Source
    • HiringClient Strategy Lead (New York): leads strategy for "1-2 of Linqia's biggest accounts", runs client workshops "aka Linqia Lookouts", delivers "monthly client newsletters, surfacing influencer campaign performance data, industry trends, and competitive activity", and designs annual influencer plans for new business pitches. Creative Strategy Manager (New York): will "Lead the creation of new business proposals" and manage 5+ Creative Strategists.Source
  • 11

    The Creative Coordinator will compile weekly reports of trending videos, sounds and styles, and the Client Strategy Lead sends monthly client newsletters. Linqia has a subscribe page, but its Insights posts stopped in March.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Creative Coordinator

    First action

    Send the first issue to current subscribers.

    How to measure it

    Subscribers at target accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    500
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set format

      Five trends, one data point.

      Creative Coordinator 1 week

    2. 2

      Set up the list

      HubSpot.

      Marketing lead 2 days

    3. 3

      Publish

      Every two weeks.

      Creative Coordinator biweekly

    4. 4

      Promote

      LinkedIn and email signatures.

      Marketing lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Score

      Opens from target accounts to sellers.

      Director / VP Sales weekly

    6. 6

      Review

      Growth and replies.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Creative Coordinator

    Smallest test

    Send one issue.

    Why it works

    Publish a weekly or fortnightly "what's trending for brands" email from the trend reports, with one data point from Linqia's programs. Promote it on LinkedIn and track subscribers from target accounts.

    A useful, regular email keeps Linqia in front of brand marketers between RFPs at almost no extra cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Client confidentiality

      Use public trends only.

    Evidence

    • HiringColombia hiring: a Creative Coordinator (Bogota) who builds trend monitoring "leveraging YouScan", compiles weekly trend reports, and runs "ad hoc content audits for Linqia clients, client prospects, and client competitors"; Backend and Fullstack Engineers (Medellin/Bogota) building the platform in Vue.js, Python and Trino, "incorporating AI, machine learning, and video analysis".Source
    • HiringClient Strategy Lead (New York): leads strategy for "1-2 of Linqia's biggest accounts", runs client workshops "aka Linqia Lookouts", delivers "monthly client newsletters, surfacing influencer campaign performance data, industry trends, and competitive activity", and designs annual influencer plans for new business pitches. Creative Strategy Manager (New York): will "Lead the creation of new business proposals" and manage 5+ Creative Strategists.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
  • 12

    The Insights section has 93 posts, but the newest is from March 26. Linqia's survey says ROI and attribution are the top challenges, so the topics are known.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing lead

    First action

    List 12 buyer questions.

    How to measure it

    Insights organic sessions

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List questions

      From sales calls.

      Director / VP Sales 1 week

    2. 2

      Assign experts

      Paid, measurement, creative.

      Marketing lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Write

      Two a month.

      Marketing lead monthly

    4. 4

      Link

      To vertical pages and stories.

      Marketing lead monthly

    5. 5

      Promote

      Newsletter and LinkedIn.

      Marketing lead monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits and demos.

      Marketing lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one post on sales-lift studies.

    Why it works

    Publish two posts a month answering buyer questions (how to run a sales-lift study for creators, allowlisting vs brand ads, Spark Ads vs Partnership Ads), written with the measurement and paid team.

    Fresh, expert answers bring search and AI traffic from the buyers Linqia wants.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin posts

      One expert interview per post.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
    • HiringPaid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing (San Francisco, posted October 16, 2026): will "turn creator content into high-performing paid media and prove its impact", "Design, execute, and analyze third-party measurement studies, including brand lift and sales lift", "Contribute paid media strategy and learning agendas to new business pitches", and "Partner with Sales and Client Success to spot new revenue opportunities, measurement solutions". Nice to have: Partnership Ads and Spark Ads.Source
  • 13

    Linqia has an RFP guide and an /rfp page from 2024 and has courted procurement teams (a ProcureCon dinner). Enterprise deals of $1M+ go through procurement.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Director / VP Sales

    First action

    List the questions in the last five RFPs.

    How to measure it

    Days from proposal to signature

    Now
    –
    Target
    -15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect questions

      Last five RFPs.

      Director / VP Sales 1 week

    2. 2

      Write answers

      Security, privacy, rights.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Update guide

      2027 edition.

      Marketing lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Gated download.

      Marketing lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Promote

      To procurement contacts.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Cycle length.

      Director / VP Sales quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director / VP Sales

    Smallest test

    Write the security and privacy answers.

    Why it works

    Update the RFP guide for 2027 and add a downloadable procurement pack: security and privacy answers, FTC compliance process, usage-rights terms, measurement partners and standard contract terms.

    Making procurement easy shortens long enterprise cycles and gets Linqia onto shortlists.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Out of date answers

      Review twice a year.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
  • 14

    Strategic Accounts Managers manage "the relationship between Media Agency, Creative Agency and Brand", and the sales role sells to media agency teams. The partner page lists tech and measurement partners but offers agencies nothing specific.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager

    First action

    List agencies already on current accounts.

    How to measure it

    Agency-sourced pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    $3M
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List agencies

      On current accounts.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Design the offer

      Rates and reporting.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 month

    3. 3

      Build the page

      Partner program.

      Marketing lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Recruit

      Five agencies.

      Director / VP Sales 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Co-pitch

      First joint proposals.

      Creative Strategy Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline by agency.

      Director / VP Sales monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Partner margins
    Owner
    Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager

    Smallest test

    Pitch the offer to one agency.

    Why it works

    Create an agency program: white-label reporting from Resonate, a margin or volume rate, co-pitch support and a named contact. Recruit five holding-company or independent media agencies.

    Media agencies control influencer budgets for many brands; one agency relationship can bring several clients.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Channel conflict

      Clear rules on direct accounts.

    Evidence

    • HiringClient-service hiring posted October 12-13, 2026: three Senior Strategic Accounts Managers (New York, Chicago, San Francisco) whose "primary goal" is "excellent customer experiences and repeat business" while managing "the relationship between Media Agency, Creative Agency and Brand"; Influencer Marketing Campaign Associates and Senior Campaign Associates (internally Brand Success Managers) in San Francisco and Chicago; an Influencer Marketing Talent Associate for creator sourcing, negotiation and contracting.Source
    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
  • 15

    Creators praise Linqia ("They help me get more brand deals") and talk to brand marketers directly. Linqia has a creator sign-up but no route for creators to introduce brands.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Influencer Marketing Talent A…

    First action

    Ask 20 top creators for one brand introduction.

    How to measure it

    Creator referrals

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design the reward

      Bonus or priority casting.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Add to Resonate

      Refer-a-brand form.

      Fullstack Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Brief talent team

      Mention at wrap.

      Influencer Marketing Talent Associate 1 day

    4. 4

      Route leads

      To sellers.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    5. 5

      Pay out

      On signed programs.

      Finance ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Referrals and wins.

      Director / VP Sales quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Referral rewards
    Owner
    Influencer Marketing Talent Associate

    Smallest test

    Email 20 creators.

    Why it works

    Add a "refer a brand" option in Resonate for creators, with a bonus or priority casting when a referral becomes a client. Talent Associates mention it at campaign wrap.

    Creators know which brands want to scale creator work, and an introduction from a trusted creator opens doors.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Conflicts of interest

      Disclose the referral to the brand.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCreator page: a sign-up for Resonate with creator testimonials ("They help me get more brand deals") and satisfaction counters; the YouTube channel has 194 videos, 127 subscribers and about 47,000 total views; the podcast pages (Behind the Influence, Under the Influence, Culture Creators interviews) sit in the Insights section.Source
    • HiringClient-service hiring posted October 12-13, 2026: three Senior Strategic Accounts Managers (New York, Chicago, San Francisco) whose "primary goal" is "excellent customer experiences and repeat business" while managing "the relationship between Media Agency, Creative Agency and Brand"; Influencer Marketing Campaign Associates and Senior Campaign Associates (internally Brand Success Managers) in San Francisco and Chicago; an Influencer Marketing Talent Associate for creator sourcing, negotiation and contracting.Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
  • 16

    The Creator Ads page cites "our latest Linqia split test" for 2.7X-4X better performance, without a date or method, and 81% of surveyed marketers already believe creator content outperforms. A fresh, documented test is stronger proof.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Paid Media and Measurement St…

    First action

    Pick three clients willing to test.

    How to measure it

    Citations of the test

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 external mentions
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Same budget and audience.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Recruit brands

      Three clients.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Run

      Four weeks.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 month

    4. 4

      Analyze

      Significance.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      Method page.

      Marketing lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Use

      Proposals and outreach.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Media test budget
    Owner
    Paid Media and Measurement Strategist

    Smallest test

    Add the date and method to the existing claim.

    Why it works

    Run a new test across three brands (creator vs brand assets, same budget and audience), publish the method, dates and results, and update Creator Ads and the proposal template.

    A documented, current number survives procurement scrutiny and is cited by others.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Smaller gap than before

      Publish anyway with context.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOur Process: annual planning, Linqia Lookouts, narrative mapping; brand input at "just three key touch points"; FTC-compliant content; allowlisting with "short, focused paid flights that deliver statistically significant insights"; a Learning Agenda per campaign; End of Program reports. Cuisinart's paid CTR was "3.4% (31% above Linqia benchmark)", and Creator Ads cites creator content outperforming brand content "by 2.7X - 4X (per our latest Linqia split test)".Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
    • HiringPaid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing (San Francisco, posted October 16, 2026): will "turn creator content into high-performing paid media and prove its impact", "Design, execute, and analyze third-party measurement studies, including brand lift and sales lift", "Contribute paid media strategy and learning agendas to new business pitches", and "Partner with Sales and Client Success to spot new revenue opportunities, measurement solutions". Nice to have: Partnership Ads and Spark Ads.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    Linqia runs brand-lift and sales-lift studies with 15+ partners and its survey shows marketers cannot measure ROI. A meta-analysis of what drives lift (creator size, format, paid amplification, vertical) would be a category reference.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Paid Media and Measurement St…

    First action

    Count the lift studies run in the last two years.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect studies

      Two years.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 month

    2. 2

      Normalise

      Comparable metrics.

      Backend Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Analyze

      Drivers of lift.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 month

    4. 4

      Partner review

      Co-signed method.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 1 month

    5. 5

      Publish

      Report and press.

      Marketing lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Sell with it

      Vertical findings.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst and partner time
    Owner
    Paid Media and Measurement Strategist

    Smallest test

    Publish one finding from existing studies.

    Why it works

    Combine anonymised results from all lift studies into an annual report on what moves sales, with a measurement partner co-signing the method.

    Original outcome data separates Linqia from agencies that report reach, and earns press and AI citations.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too few studies

      Start with brand lift; add sales as studies grow.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing (San Francisco, posted October 16, 2026): will "turn creator content into high-performing paid media and prove its impact", "Design, execute, and analyze third-party measurement studies, including brand lift and sales lift", "Contribute paid media strategy and learning agendas to new business pitches", and "Partner with Sales and Client Success to spot new revenue opportunities, measurement solutions". Nice to have: Partnership Ads and Spark Ads.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Linqia is the leading independent influencer marketing agency in the US", "We don't believe in grading our own homework", "Integration with a suite of 15+ third-party measurement partners". Its three headline numbers ($2B "Products Added to Cart", 9.2 "Customer Satisfaction (NPS)", 650+ "Brand Partnerships") are counters filled in by script, so the page source carries only the labels. The meta description still says "the leading influencer marketing platform that delivers guaranteed influencer ROI for the enterprise".Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
  • 18

    Linqia DM sends viewers to product pages and sign-ups. If Resonate also reported the clicks, sign-ups and retailer sales from those conversations, Linqia would have attribution most agencies cannot offer.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Chief Product & Business Offi…

    First action

    Track one DM flow to a retailer page.

    How to measure it

    Programs with DM attribution

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Track links

      Per creator.

      Fullstack Engineer 1 month

    2. 2

      Integrate

      Commerce partners.

      Backend Engineer 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Report

      In Resonate.

      Fullstack Engineer 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Pilot

      Three clients.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Use in paid

      Pick creators to amplify.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Sell

      Proposal slide.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Chief Product & Business Officer

    Smallest test

    Report clicks for one pilot.

    Why it works

    Add tracked links and retailer or commerce integrations to DM flows, report conversions per creator in Resonate, and feed results into paid amplification choices.

    Attribution is marketers' biggest gap; owning it inside creator programs makes Linqia harder to replace.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Privacy rules

      Aggregate reporting and consent.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteLinqia DM launch (May 13, 2026): with Manychat and Stampede Social, a viewer who comments on a creator's post "will automatically follow-up with approved brand links, product pages, or answers", across Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and TikTok. The homepage, the Resonate platform page and Our Process page do not mention Linqia DM.Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
    • Your website2026 State of Influencer Marketing report (200+ enterprise marketers): "79% of marketers struggle to measure ROI, and 48% cite attribution as the biggest gap"; "49% of marketers now partner with specialist influencer agencies, with creative strategy being the top differentiator"; "62% of marketers are increasing influencer budgets in 2026, with 33% planning to spend more than $5M"; "81% saying it outperforms brand-created assets". Gated behind a form.Source
    • HiringColombia hiring: a Creative Coordinator (Bogota) who builds trend monitoring "leveraging YouScan", compiles weekly trend reports, and runs "ad hoc content audits for Linqia clients, client prospects, and client competitors"; Backend and Fullstack Engineers (Medellin/Bogota) building the platform in Vue.js, Python and Trino, "incorporating AI, machine learning, and video analysis".Source
  • 19

    Linqia's own post argues creators are becoming a source AI assistants cite, especially experts who state their credentials. Brands will pay to be recommended in AI answers.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Chief Product & Business Offi…

    First action

    Track AI answers for 50 prompts for one client.

    How to measure it

    Programs sold

    Now
    –
    Target
    5
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define prompts

      50 per brand.

      Paid Media and Measurement Strategist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Baseline

      Citations today.

      Creative Coordinator 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Cast experts

      Credentialed creators.

      Influencer Marketing Talent Associate 1 month

    4. 4

      Produce

      Answer-style content.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Citations after.

      Creative Coordinator monthly

    6. 6

      Package

      Case study and offer.

      Marketing lead 1 month

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Pilot program costs
    Owner
    Chief Product & Business Officer

    Smallest test

    Run a baseline for one client.

    Why it works

    Package an "AI answer" program: expert creators (dietitians, chefs, pharmacists) answering the questions buyers ask assistants, with tracking of citations for 50 prompts per brand before and after.

    It turns a thought-leadership post into a product with a measurable outcome.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • AI answers change often

      Report trends over months, not single checks.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    The sales roles target healthcare and pharma, and MiraLAX and Natrol are already clients. Health brands need medical-legal review, claims control and brand safety, which Resonate's approval workflows and Brand Shield already support.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Director / VP Sales

    First action

    Interview two health clients on their review process.

    How to measure it

    Health-category pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    $2M
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview clients

      Review process.

      Sr. Strategic Accounts Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Set the workflow

      MLR steps in Resonate.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 month

    3. 3

      Build claim library

      Approved language.

      Creative Strategy Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Write the page

      With MiraLAX proof.

      Marketing lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Target

      OTC and wellness brands.

      Director / VP Sales ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline.

      Director / VP Sales monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director / VP Sales

    Smallest test

    Publish the health page.

    Why it works

    Package a health program: credentialed creator sourcing, MLR-ready approval steps in Resonate, Brand Shield checks and claim libraries, with the MiraLAX sales result as proof.

    Regulated categories pay for safety and process, and few influencer agencies sell them explicitly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory errors

      Client legal approves all content.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source
    • Your websiteResonate platform page: creator search and filters, approval workflows ("legal, comms, brand managers"), real-time organic and paid performance, Conversation Analytics, Resonate Studio editing, usage-rights tracking, Linqia Brand Shield ("an AI research assistant with expert human oversight" for brand-safety checks) and Marco AI, the conversational copilot.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories (20 in the sitemap, read October 21, 2026): only MiraLAX ("dollar sales were up +10.1%" in 12 weeks) and McDonald's ("+23% incremental lift in store traffic") report a sales or visit outcome; Instacart and Three Olives report Dynata brand lift; the rest report impressions, engagement and reach. Seven are featured on /case-studies; most of the other 13 describe blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ era programs, and six of them (Beck's, Herdez, Natrol, Nestle Pure Life, Nestle Toll House, Stella) carry the same "Highest performing post" block with the same creator and the same 4.9% engagement rate.Source
  • 21

    Linqia has 194 YouTube videos but 127 subscribers, and its interview series sit inside Insights. Brand marketers spend more time on LinkedIn than on an agency's YouTube channel.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing lead

    First action

    Cut five clips from the last three episodes.

    How to measure it

    Clip views from target accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick episodes

      Best five.

      Marketing lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Cut clips

      Captioned.

      Creative Coordinator 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Post

      Company and staff pages.

      Marketing lead weekly

    4. 4

      Link

      To episodes and newsletter.

      Marketing lead weekly

    5. 5

      Track

      Views by company.

      Marketing lead monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      Keep or stop after a quarter.

      Marketing lead 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Editing time
    Owner
    Marketing lead

    Smallest test

    Post three clips.

    Why it works

    Cut each interview and campaign into 30-60 second clips with captions for LinkedIn, posted by Linqia and by the strategists who appear, and link to the full episode.

    Existing content gets a second life with the audience that buys, at low cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low reach

      Post from staff profiles too.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCreator page: a sign-up for Resonate with creator testimonials ("They help me get more brand deals") and satisfaction counters; the YouTube channel has 194 videos, 127 subscribers and about 47,000 total views; the podcast pages (Behind the Influence, Under the Influence, Culture Creators interviews) sit in the Insights section.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (225 URLs): 93 Insights posts, the newest dated March 26, 2026 ("How Creator Content Boosts AEO"); 55 news posts, updated weekly with awards; no pages by vertical (CPG, QSR, financial services, healthcare); an RFP guide and /rfp page from 2024; a CPG Influencer Staffing Report (August 2026); a Linqia AI page; past event pages (a November 2024 ProcureCon dinner, a Cannes 2025 meeting request) still listed.Source
  • 22

    The site runs on WordPress with a theme and plugins, and the enrichment scan shows the site software and two plugins are behind their current releases. Enterprise procurement and security reviews check site upkeep and email authentication.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Chief Product & Business Offi…

    First action

    List every service that sends email as linqia.com.

    How to measure it

    DMARC policy

    Now
    –
    Target
    reject
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      List senders

      HubSpot, Workspace, others.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 week

    2. 2

      Read reports

      DMARC aggregate reports.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Enforce

      After all pass.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 day

    4. 4

      Confirm

      After a month.

      Chief Product & Business Officer 1 day

    5. 5

      Update site

      Software and plugins on staging first.

      Fullstack Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Schedule

      Monthly updates.

      Fullstack Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Chief Product & Business Officer

    Smallest test

    Turn on DMARC reporting review this week.

    Why it works

    Update the site software and plugins on a monthly schedule with a staging check, and review email authentication for all sending services (HubSpot, Google Workspace) and keep policies at enforcement.

    Basic upkeep avoids procurement questions and protects the brand from fake email to clients and creators.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Legitimate email blocked

      Move one step at a time and watch reports.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedChrome UX Report (real Chrome visitors to linqia.com): largest contentful paint 1.9 s, interaction to next paint 50 ms, layout shift 0.01 at the 75th percentile, so the site passes Core Web Vitals. The site runs WordPress with the Enfold theme and HubSpot forms and chat.Source
    • HiringDirector / VP Sales, open in San Francisco, New York and Chicago (posted June 25, 2026): consultative selling to "Fortune 1000 brand, shopper, and media agency teams" with relationships in "CPG, QSR, finance, or healthcare / pharma verticals"; deals of "large ($1M+) annual and multi-year contractual commitments"; sellers must "educate them on the merits of creator marketing".Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Outcome-led case studies, homepage numbers and descriptions, llms.txt cleanup, Linqia DM on the main pages, vertical pages and audit-led outreach; start site and email upkeep.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Benchmarks, standard lift studies, prospect Lookouts, account expansion, the trend newsletter, Insights, the procurement pack, agency and creator referral channels and the refreshed split test; the health program and LinkedIn clips.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the big bets: the annual sales-impact study, DM attribution and the AI-answer program.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value creative that wins awards. The most cited problem: proving influencer ROI and attribution.

  • Hands-off execution with brand input at three touch points
  • Managing many creators, contracts and approvals
  • In their words: “full-funnel”

Market

Competitive landscape

5 competitors compared: Obviously, Open Influence, Viral Nation, Billion Dollar Boy and 1 more.

  • Gap to exploit: Published sales outcomes for influencer programs
  • Obviously: Similar claims to Linqia
  • Open Influence: Less platform-led

Hiring signals

Linqia is hiring to prove and grow results.

  • Paid Media and Measurement Strategist, Influencer Marketing: Brand lift and sales lift studies for pitches. Ideas 1, 7, 8, 16, 17.
  • Client Strategy Lead: Linqia Lookouts and monthly client newsletters. Ideas 9, 11.
  • Creative Strategy Manager: Leads new business proposals. Ideas 1, 6.

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