Embracing Marketing Mistakes

EP 128: Why CFOs Keep Killing Influencer Budgets

September 15, 2026·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Influencer spend hit $32.55 billion in 2025, and most brands still can't prove it works. In this Prohibition PR webinar, Chris Norton and Will Ockenden break down why influencer marketing keeps losing boardroom arguments, the mistake that turned a Brit Awards influencer activation into a creator revolt, and the six-part framework that turns influencer spend into a revenue channel instead of an awareness line item. Chris covers the boardroom case for influencer marketing, the Mastercard Brit A...

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