Did you know that 92 percent of Gen Z trust influencers more than celebrities? Influencer marketing has changed the way that brands market to customers. There have also been changes in how brands, influencers, and platforms approach this method. Influencer marketing...
As influencer marketing matures, are influencers’ own motivations changing?
As influencer marketing moves past the “passing fad” phase and onto the long-term strategy agenda for communicators, it has clearly become a cornerstone PR practice. But with this newfound sense of ongoing importance, are influencers themselves seeing things...
New research shows influencers’ screen time is shockingly high
The amount of time spent on mobile devices these days is pretty incredible, and you might expect that influencers probably spend more time online than the average person. But new research from Danish influencer-focused marketing firm Influencer Agency reveals some...
Three crucial keys to authentic influencer marketing campaigns
Individuals spend an average of 11 hours on some form of media within a given day—with almost an hour being dedicated solely to social networking, as cited by Nielsen in 2018. As users scroll through their endless newsfeeds, they are met with bright images of...
Small businesses are increasingly using influencers to create social media content
New research from business portfolio website Visual Objects reaffirms that influencers are an accessible source of content and engagement for small businesses looking to build a brand on social media, and on Instagram in particular—in fact, a full quarter of small...
The competitive advantage of using influencer marketing for your growth strategy
For organizations experiencing high periods of growth, the implementation of a successful marketing campaign can be the difference between sinking or swimming. There are several high-impact strategies that can significantly move the needle and showcase ROI, but one in...
Do influencers influence influencers? New fashion study seeks answers
The fashion industry is a hotbed of influencer activity (and persuasion), and may be the poster-child sector for displaying the real power of influencer marketing—even among fellow influencers. In new research revealing the full capability of fashion influencers,...
To battle influencer fraud, brand and marketing coalition releases industry’s first guidelines
Leave it to web-trolling troublemakers to try to ruin a good thing. With influencer marketing skyrocketing as a leading (and effective) branding strategy, fakes and posers are starting to pop up across the social terrain, forcing comms pros—who were just starting to...
Majority of consumers prefer micro-level social media influencers
A new survey from PR and social media agency Uproar PR addresses the growing interest in influencer marketing—and finds that even though they may have smaller audiences, micro-influencers deliver big results when it comes to impacting consumer decisions. The research...
Influencer marketing tactics to take your brand center stage
As the season of sun, fun, and music festivals fast approaches, a marketer’s mind can’t help but turn to one particular strategy—influencer marketing. Just like the intertwining blooms and stems of the quintessential Coachella flower crown, influencers seamlessly...
Influencer marketing joins the big leagues, enters the regular rotation of strategy
Influencer marketing has matured beyond a test-and-learn tactic into an ongoing and effective digital marketing channel. So how are brands and agencies using influencer marketing—and how they plan to leverage the channel during the remainder of 2019? New research from...
Fakes and posers—how to see through influencer fraud
Can you tell the real influencers from the fake when you’re scrolling through Instagram? Unless you know what you are looking for, the fakes can be difficult to identify. A classic model that influencer marketing follows is that the amount of pay an influencer...