How to create your influencer
engagement plan
Luke Brynley-Jones
@lbrynleyjones
First, let’s address the money
question
Should you pay influencers?
• Paid activity is advertising, not
influencer marketing.
• Once paid, influencers may
expect/require payment.
• The priority of influencers is to
retain their own brand image.
• Badly planned paid activity can
reduce your credibility and turn
fans off.
But paid can work…
• Timeframe: January 2017
• Objective: raise awareness of
10 Cal during the #1 dieting
period.
• Strategy: a mixture of celebrity
endorsement and Instagram
influencers to drive reach.
• Value proposition: payment
and/or gift packs, plus
association with a iconic FMCG
brand.
Paid/unpaid options…
• Paid celebrity endorsement
with social posting.
• Paid influencer endorsement
with gift packs.
• Unpaid influencer engagement
with gift packs.
Unpaid results…
• Unpaid influencer outreach to
100 ‘Power Middle’ influencers
(>10,000 followers) delivered:
• 300 product posts
• 600 hashtag mentions
• 1 million+ estimated reach
• Engagement on the unpaid
influencers’ posts was noticeably
more positive and genuine than
on the paid posts.
Now, let’s create your
influencer engagement plan
What is your primary opportunity?
How can you connect with
and with engage them?
Social media is an open door
1. Follow them.
2. Engage with them regularly.
3. Monitor the conversations they contribute to.
Direct recognition is a great introduction
You need to track your engagements (IRM)
Publishing shareable content helps
• Infographics
• Social posts
• Blog posts
Video content trumps everything…
How will you take your
relationship to the next
level?
Direct outreach works – if done well
Inviting influencers to an event also works
Co-creating content has dual value
Could you invite them to join / start a group?
What will success look like?
What are the tricky bits?
1. Identifying the best opportunity.
2. Taking the time to engage – and give value.
3. Reaching out in the right way.
4. Creating sharable content.
5. Maintaining momentum…
Any questions?
@lbrynleyjones
luke@ostmarketing.com

How to create your influencer engagement plan

  • 1.
    How to createyour influencer engagement plan Luke Brynley-Jones @lbrynleyjones
  • 2.
    First, let’s addressthe money question
  • 3.
    Should you payinfluencers? • Paid activity is advertising, not influencer marketing. • Once paid, influencers may expect/require payment. • The priority of influencers is to retain their own brand image. • Badly planned paid activity can reduce your credibility and turn fans off.
  • 4.
    But paid canwork… • Timeframe: January 2017 • Objective: raise awareness of 10 Cal during the #1 dieting period. • Strategy: a mixture of celebrity endorsement and Instagram influencers to drive reach. • Value proposition: payment and/or gift packs, plus association with a iconic FMCG brand.
  • 5.
    Paid/unpaid options… • Paidcelebrity endorsement with social posting. • Paid influencer endorsement with gift packs. • Unpaid influencer engagement with gift packs.
  • 6.
    Unpaid results… • Unpaidinfluencer outreach to 100 ‘Power Middle’ influencers (>10,000 followers) delivered: • 300 product posts • 600 hashtag mentions • 1 million+ estimated reach • Engagement on the unpaid influencers’ posts was noticeably more positive and genuine than on the paid posts.
  • 7.
    Now, let’s createyour influencer engagement plan
  • 8.
    What is yourprimary opportunity?
  • 9.
    How can youconnect with and with engage them?
  • 10.
    Social media isan open door 1. Follow them. 2. Engage with them regularly. 3. Monitor the conversations they contribute to.
  • 11.
    Direct recognition isa great introduction
  • 12.
    You need totrack your engagements (IRM)
  • 13.
    Publishing shareable contenthelps • Infographics • Social posts • Blog posts
  • 14.
    Video content trumpseverything…
  • 15.
    How will youtake your relationship to the next level?
  • 16.
    Direct outreach works– if done well
  • 17.
    Inviting influencers toan event also works
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Could you invitethem to join / start a group?
  • 20.
  • 21.
    What are thetricky bits? 1. Identifying the best opportunity. 2. Taking the time to engage – and give value. 3. Reaching out in the right way. 4. Creating sharable content. 5. Maintaining momentum…
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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Earlier we went through STRATEGY Now we need to look at how we ENGAGE (i.e. take an action)
  • #7 The questionable influence of celebrity is due to a psychological phenomenon called “diffusion of responsibility.” “Power-Middle influencers drive an average of 16x higher engagement rates than paid media and owned alternatives”.
  • #9 ‘Influencers’ are solicited an average of 10 times per week by brands / the top 27% of influencers receive between 10 and 99 requests per week. How can you demonstrate your credibility to them and bring them closer to you?