Few would argue that influencer marketing, done well, is ineffective. The catch is that often, it’s not done well. Marketers and brands pay too much to receive too little. Why? The core problem is that marketers approach influencer identification in the wrong order. More often than not, the first thing someone asks is, “Who’s influential?…
When I’m asked to participate in events, either as a speaker or as a subject matter expert, my goal is to help bring value to the event by driving additional awareness. It’s not enough to just show up; events need help building awareness and credibility while they’re happening. In this post, I’ll share my promotional…
How hot is influencer marketing? Influencer marketing is now more searched for, via Google Trends data shown above in blue, than email marketing or social media marketing as a whole. Influencer marketing is the latest, the greatest, the hot thing that every marketer has been mandated to master. In this series, we’ll delve into three…
Much has been made of the fees that influencers have been charging brands in recent times. In the past year, I’ve heard influencers’ agents ask for strong six-figure numbers to take a few photos on Instagram, live-stream a video on Periscope or Facebook, or tweet a few times per day at an event. Even influencers…
When it comes to understanding your audience, few things provide as much insight as how your audience describe themselves. What are the words and phrases that they use to talk about themselves? Social media provides this answer to us in the form of profile biographies. Whether LinkedIn profile, Twitter bios, etc., we can learn quite…
