Why micro-influencers aren't the only solution to a case of Marketing FOMO. BrightonSEO talk from Allyson Griffiths, Strategy Director at iCrossing, September 2017.
4. Q: How many USD were spend
on influencer marketing on
Instagram in 2016?
Influencer marketing is a big deal
a) $47 million b) $570 million c) $821 million
5. b: approx. $570 million
Influencer marketing is a big deal
Captiv8 Study, cited in NYT, 2016
6. 92% of consumers trust earned
media above all forms of
advertising.
Nielsen, Global Trust in Advertising, 2012
7. 75% of UK marketers will up
their spend on influencer
marketing in 2018.
Rakuten & Morar Consulting, July 2017
18. 85% of brands find & manage
influencers in house.
Econsultancy & Fashion and Beauty Monitor, 2015
19. 84% of them find their
influencers manually through
searching social networks.
Econsultancy & Fashion and Beauty Monitor, 2015
20. Know your target audience
• Female
• 18-24
• AB1
• London & South East
• Uses a mobile phone
• Reads the internet
• Interested in fashion & beauty
• Follows Zoella
22. Algorithmically to your influencer’s
Influencer
Match Index
Early
Adopters
Engages
with
competitor
brands
Engages with
complementary
brands Demographics
match
High action
Branded content
receptivity
Creative match
Match to current
audience
24. 78% of US marketers see
determining the ROI of
influencer marketing as their
biggest challenge in 2017
Linqia, ‘State of influencer marketing 2017’
25. The measurement status quo
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Engagement Traffic Reach Product Sales Audience
Sentiment
Other
Metrics US companies use to measure success of
influencer marketing
Linqia, ‘State of Influencer marketing 2017’
26. But what about our objectives?!
Brand Consideration
Data capture
Direct revenue
Social follower acquisition
Engagement
27. Apply what we know from media
Brand
sentiment
uplift
Brand
awareness
uplift
Sales uplift
Tracking
Links
35. 1. Set a mission
2. Match to your target
audience
3. Make use of tools
4. Think beyond reach
5. Ask for data
6. Negotiate tracking
7. Move towards media
measurement
8. Push to your owned
channels
9. Incentivize interaction
10. Think about discount
codes
Key Takeaways