2. Influencer marketing is a
type of marketing that
focuses on using key
leaders to drive your
brand's message to the
larger market. Rather
than marketing directly to
a large group of
consumers, you instead
inspire / hire /
pay influencers to get out
the word for you.
WHAT IS
INFLUENCER
MARKETING ?
4. Planning Your Influencer Marketing Strategy
Developing a successful influencer marketing strategy takes
careful thought and planning. To get started you’ll want a
workbook that contains helpful worksheets and examples
that will lead you through the process we use with our
clients to build influencer marketing plans.
5. Most influencer campaigns have some sort of social-media component, whereby
influencers are expected to spread the word through their personal social channels. Many
influencer campaigns also carry a content element in which either you create content for
the influencers, or they create the content themselves. Though social-media and content
marketing often fit inside influencer campaigns, they are not synonymous with influencer
marketing.
6. MARKETING INFLUENCER
IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION
GOOGLE
NETWORKS
HIGH QUALITY
CONTENT CREATORS
CELEBRITY
INFLUENCERS
DATABASES
PROMOTERS
ADVOCATES AND
EMPLOYEES
MARKETPLACES
7. This use to be the main way brands and agencies found influencers to connect
with. This method requires individual searches, then scanning webpages for
contact info, and then populating spreadsheets to keep track of it all.
8. Do site scraping for you, pulling publicly available data.
These are good places to start but be prepared to spend time
vetting each influencer and communicating with them
directly.
9. This method of connecting with influencers sits in the middle of a
database and a marketplace. A network has relationships with
the influencers, but will require that you go through them to
reach out.
10. A marketplace will offer the best of database by
pulling in real-time information, along avoiding the
middleman like you get with a network
11. Influencers come in all shapes and sizes and with varying levels of
influence. We bucket them into categories because each bucket
serves a different purpose and is motivated differently.
12. These social media stars have broken out and command a
pretty penny to work with, but leveraged for their own brand
name and cache’ of followers. They can deliver on a large scale
and are great to use as the face of a campaign.
13. These are the high volume content producers that have
attracted a sizeable audience because they’ve gotten to know
them during their building process. These people know how to
create content for a certain type of audience and have data to
understand what works and what doesn’t.
14. Are great at getting the word out and have audiences that
range in size. Some are large deal focused bloggers and other
are know for spreading the word on what’s hot and can help
get your brand the attention you are looking for. They will help
you scale your outreach efforts with little collaboration
15. These brand ambassadors naturally love your brand and can be
found online talking about you already. Pay attention to your
social channels and invite them to share and create content.
These people already love your brand and are willing to talk
about what you are doing.
17. The key to any great Influencer Marketing campaign is creating
great content. Content that is compelling to its target audience,
authentic to the storyteller’s voice, and delivers against your bran
objectives. If even one piece of this equation is missing, the content
will fall flat. How do you create great content?
18. One way this can be done is by giving your influencers an
experience or brand immersion they won’t be able to stop talking
about. Experiences provide the creative inspiration influencers
crave, and also align nicely with your brand messaging since you
control the atmosphere.
Other ways you can engage your audience is to create a
conversation, promote sharing, let them shop content, drive them
to a brand destination, or crowd source new ideas.
20. Most influencer campaigns have some sort of social-media component, whereby
influencers are expected to spread the word through their personal social channels.
Many influencer campaigns also carry a content element in which either you create
content for the influencers, or they create the content themselves. Though social-
media and content marketing often fit inside influencer campaigns, they are not
synonymous with influencer marketing.
21. However, before you start looking for influencers or create a strategy,
you’ll want to determine a few key things to help set the stage. You’ll need
to: know your audience, set clear goals, and define how you’ll measure
success.
22. A common mistake brands and agencies make is to decide first the type of influencers
they would like to work with. We recommend stepping back and looking at your
audience. Who are you trying to reach? Who is the target market for your message?
23.
24. Many of the common goals for influencer
marketing campaigns are: Brand Awareness,
Get people to try a product, Gain Social
Media followers, and Increase sales.
25.
26. The last key ingredient is how you or your client plan to measure
success. These often roll up to higher level marketing goals or key
performance indicators (KPIs) you hope to achieve. By setting up
the right tracking methods you’ll be able to identify where a
consumer is in the decision journey. i.e. Awareness, Purchase
Consideration, Preference, or Loyalty.
27.
28. Using influencers to create content that will attract the right audience is the
bedrock of any influencer marketing strategy. But it doesn’t just stop with the
content being posted on their site, or across their social channels. So what else can
you do with it? Build a content strategy to extend its usefulness over your whole
marketing strategy. Use influencer content in quotes and testimonials. Feature top
tier celebrity influencers in your TV or print ads. Even share your content in a
dedicated section of your brand newsletter.
29. EARNED
OPTIMIZED DISTRIBUTION
PAID
SHARED OWNED
PUBLICITY
MEDIA RELATIONS
BLOGGER RELATIONS
INVESTOR RELATIONS
INFLUENCER RELATIONS
INFLUENCER MANAGEMENT
RESPOSE TO DETRECTATOR
DETRECTATORS TURNED TO LOYALLISTS
LOYALLISTS TURNED TO ADVOCATES
SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
YOUTUBE
LINKED IN
PINTEREEST
INSTAGRAM
GOOOGLE+
AUTHORITY
SHARABLE CONTENT
OPTIMIZED CONTENT
ENGAGING CONTENT
GOOGLE AUTHORSHIP
PARTNERSHIPS
CHARITY TIE-INS
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CO-BRANDING
CONTENT
CREATE FROM EXPERTS
EMPLOYEE STORIES
CUSTUMER STORIES
USER GENERATED CONTENT
BRAND GENERALISATION
REVIEWS
WEBINARS,VIDEOS,PODCASTS
INCENTIVE
AFFILIATE
BRAND AMBASSADORS
SPONSORED CONTENT
NATIVE ADVERTISING
PAID MEDIA
FACEBOOK SPONSORED POSTS
SPONSORED TWEETS
TWITTER CARDS
FAN ACQUISITION
LEAD GENERATION
OUT BRAIN
30. Different metrics and methods for measurement can be used to define your
success as it ladders to your original goals. Take a look how online actions
map to the consumer decision journey.
MONITOR AND ANALYTICS