The power of integrating B2B influencer marketing with content marketing, a presentation given by Lee Odden of TopRank Marketing at the Oracle Modern Marketing Experience MME16 conference 2016.
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41% - Growth in Ad Blocking!
198 Million Ad Block Users Worldwide!
64% never open B2B emails!
Adobe PageFair Ad Blocking Report!
iris B2B Participation Survey!
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Buyers Are Saying No to Ads
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Buyers Trust Experts &
Influencers!
Consumers seek out!
trusted expert content!
when considering a !
purchase!
Expert Over Branded Content:!
88% Lift in Brand Familiarity!
50% Lift in Brand Affinity!
38% Lift in Purchase Intent!
85%
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of the B2B buyer’s
journey is complete
before a buyer ever
reaches out to sales.!
70% Source: Pardot
Self Directed Buyers Rely on Peers/Community
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“Influencer Marketing is the practice of
engaging internal and industry experts
with active networks to help achieve !
measurable business goals.”!
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@TopRank!
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75% of professionals
consider their influencer
engagement effective for
lead generation. Augure !
$6.85 for every $1 spent: The
average media value earned by
brands implementing influencer
marketing. Burst Media aka RhythmOne!
59% of marketers are planning
to increase their influencer
marketing budgets in the next
year. Tomoson!
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Social Savvy Influencers!
Industry Experts!
Brand Executives!
Internal SMEs & Employees!
Clients / Customers!
Industry Media!
Partners!
Prospect Influencers!
“Everyone is influential !
about something.” !
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Tip 1: Famous is Not Your Only Target