More About Influencer Marketing
So, what is influencer marketing? In simple words, influencer marketing is the process of promoting products and services with the help of influencers who can drive traffic and encourage actions, particularly purchasing, among a brand’s target audience.
Influencer marketing replaces traditional marketing strategies that rely simply on advertising products and services to customers. This new-age online marketing method banks on influencers (renowned personalities whom the public knows and trusts), their word-of-mouth marketing, and content generated by the influencer to endorse and advertise a brand and its offerings.
It’s pretty obvious these days that followers of influencers value what they say, right? Initially, influencer marketing was limited to brand endorsements made by renowned personalities from high-profile fields like sports, music, movies, etc., and a few well-known bloggers.
Now, anyone with a solid follower base and credibility capable of persuading actions by their followers can be approached for promoting a brand’s product or services on social media. Several YouTubers, bloggers, and other social media users have turned influencer marketing into a full-time career by taking on multiple brand collaborations.
Every social media platform, like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc., has influencers who can reach multiple demographics. With the rise of social media platforms, influencer marketing has become a remarkable marketing strategy for brands and businesses. Small businesses, too, use influencer marketing to promote their products or services.
Ever wondered what are the steps involved in influencer marketing?
The process of influencer marketing begins by developing trust between the influencer and targeted social media users. Based on the credibility established, the latter starts to follow and trust in the influencer and their content. Influencers can see a greater degree of success on behalf of the brand by creating and posting good-quality content for their followers.
Here are a few tips a brand can follow to ensure a good influencer marketing strategy:
- Do your research, define goals, and tailor your outreach to popular social media profiles or handles.
- Identify good influencers and ensure that an influencer’s followers comprise your target audience.
- Interact frequently with influencers on social media to nurture the relationships.
- Check the influencer’s previous marketing strategies and campaigns to see what worked.
- Do not expect instantaneous results, and give the influencer creative freedom to ensure they meet your expectations.
- Reward influencers and show your appreciation for the influencers you collaborate with.
The image below is an excellent example of influencer marketing. The social media influencer has collaborated with a brand and posted a picture of themselves with a product from the brand. The social media influencer has tagged the brand in the post, so their followers can click on the brand name mentioned in the caption to purchase the product.
