Is influencer marketing just hype or is it here to stay? Fourteen percent of marketers believe it’s “overhyped” while 92 percent of consumers trust influencers. Influencer marketing is fast replacing traditional marketing with 61 percent of marketers working with...
One of the key metrics when it comes to the influencer marketing industry is the size of the audience. At the same time, the fight for followers has driven the influencer marketing industry into a position where that is the only thing that matters to both brands and...
New research from AI analytics platform HypeAuditor offers key learnings from brand experiences with influencer marketing and where we are now, as well as industry-pioneering best practices. The firm’s second annual State of Influencer Marketing 2021 report also...
In just a few years, the influencer marketing industry has risen to top-tier status among communications tools and strategies, and brands are now spending more on influencers to generate solid leads and more sales for their business. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Clubhouse is quickly rising in popularity to the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Influencers on this platform are known as speakers. On this platform, you can find lifestyle influencers hosting weekly or monthly rooms and speaking on topics ranging from...
The digital marketing space has a lot of scope for social media influencers. In fact, some of the top trends in digital marketing revolve around social media networks like Instagram and Facebook. To have a great career as an influencer, you need to have a media kit....
During the past year, buyer journeys have shifted significantly because of a COVID-driven rush toward ecommerce. Marketing budgets and strategies have moved in a similar fashion, as dollars and efforts are allocated to support the shift to a buying cycle that revolves...
Do you want to use influencer marketing? It can be a great option for some businesses. But consider a few things before you start working with influencers: Your goals Before you use influencer marketing, you should consider your goals from it. Perhaps you want to grow...
Cast your mind back to the early 2000s. It was an age in which the concept of the social media influencer was taking its first tentative steps into our cultural consciousness, and nobody could reliably foresee the marketing behemoth it would eventually become. Indeed,...
To no one's surprise, social media use has reached an all-time high since the pandemic’s onset. While the world faced unprecedented changes, engagement increased by 61 percent, according to Kantar. As people spend more time at home, social media is the predominant...
Influencer marketing has quickly become one of the most sought after modes of marketing and this has skyrocketed the demand for influencers, too. One of the major reasons for this is that consumers engage with them regularly. In fact, 61 percent of consumers said that...
The widespread halt of travel and decrease of in-person activities after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 has radically changed the way we work and live, causing PR and social media pros to reexamine their plans—and, in many cases, shift course. The impact of these...