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How can PR and influencer marketing work together in a crisis?

Sprout Social

Influencer marketing has grown from a $1.7 It’s little wonder, then, that influencer marketing has become an indispensable part of the PR and crisis management approach for most brands. Here are five ways to make PR and influencer marketing work for your brand during a crisis. billion in 2022.

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4 Reasons You Should Act on Influencer Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Other research found that 57% of all internet users over age 16 have made a purchase based on an influencer recommendation and 69% of millennials report buying products that influencers recommend. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Influencer Marketing: Lessons From One of the World’s Largest Software Brands.

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An expert’s guide to influencer marketing

Sprout Social

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. Read on for our tips to determine if influencer marketing is for you.

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Employee Branding: B2B’s Answer to Influencer Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

But employee branding takes influencer marketing to a whole new level. Influencer marketing works best when the influencer is a big shot in a company’s own industry. Which is why we here at Marketing Insider Group believe that employee branding is B2B’s answer to influencer marketing.

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Where do Shoppers Research Products? We Asked 300 Consumers [New Research]

Hubspot Marketing

In 2018, 40% of people used social media channels for aspects of product research. With younger generations getting more and more connected to social media platforms, the amount of product research done on these platforms is likely to grow. Which Social Media Platform Should You Market Products On?

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How Tom’s of Maine Found Success in Micro-Influencer Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Influencer marketing is about growing your audience and leveraging the voice of well-connected people … but using influencers with the biggest audiences isn’t always the answer. Tom’s of Maine uses a micro-influencer model to get the word out about its line of natural products. It was the perfect fit for our needs.

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Influencer Marketing Fraud: The Shady Side of Social Media

Content Marketing Institute

And, even if you aren’t paying popular social stars to help drive interest and increase reach, your content marketing activities still may not be immune to fraud and other influencer marketing pitfalls – as you’ll see from some recent news stories. Read: Unilever Demands Influencer Marketing Business Clean Up Its Act.