Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2025

Influencer marketing will be pivotal in most brands’ marketing tactics in 2025. Recent research reveals a remarkable increase in Australian influencers, prompting digital marketers and brands to pour significant resources into this approach. An example is influencer Michaela Ludlow , who works with Olay.

Influencer Marketing

Sprout Social

JULY 23, 2025

Where you land in the affiliate marketing vs. influencer marketing debate will depend on your goals and desired outcomes. Both are powerful digital marketing strategies—but failing to grasp their unique strengths, how best to combine them or how each delivers real ROI can lead to missed opportunities and wasted budget.

Affiliate Marketing

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It’ll show you how it works with influencer marketing and how to measure its return on investment. TikTok branded content can take several forms, including: Paid promotions : Where a creator is compensated with money or free products to feature a brand. TikTok users value authenticity above all else.

Branding

Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a world driven by content marketing , understanding how your target audience prefers to consume information is critical to getting your messages seen and heard. However, the specifics can differ dramatically based on age and generation. Content Consumption Habits By Generation To be real, I don’t like to put anyone in a box.

Gen Z

Martech

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Companies can showcase products and services, generate leads, build brand awareness and establish “thought leadership” within their industry. Demographics and usage According to LinkedIn : It has more than 830 million users worldwide. The United States has the most LinkedIn users at over 180 million. billion by 2027.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

If these users like your content enough, they may want to check out your profile and even follow you. Boost credibility To the average Instagram user, a post that has tons of engagement means other people are enjoying it. Food influencers saw an average engagement of 0.63%, while engagement rates for health influencers dropped to 0.4%.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Influencers and creators play a pivotal role in global social media marketing. Many leading brands rely on influencer marketing to raise awareness about their products, build brand recognition and increase their overall sales. But the first hurdle can be challenging: influencer outreach.

Influencer Marketing

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Whenever you’re running a sale, launching a new product or promoting a special offer, you need to let your social media followers know. Promote your products on social media. Research by Deloitte shows that 64% of consumers are influenced by social media posts from brands when making purchasing decisions. Cross-promotion is key.

Retail

Sprout Social

JUNE 18, 2025

Generation X (Gen X), born between 1965 and 1980, was one of the first generations to grow up with traditional media and go digital later in life. As with any generation, to successfully engage with them and develop an impactful social media strategy, you need to know them first.

User-Generated

Search Engine Land

JULY 23, 2024

Getting started with digital marketing Every time a business opts for online marketing, the first and foremost thought is how to establish a presence on Google and other search engines. Most user searches are conducted on search engines first. Hence, SEO and PPC are the two most crucial aspects of digital marketing.

Digital Marketing

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For example, KFC’s Kazakhstan account uses the country’s local language and influencers, while promoting country-specific promotions and products. A global social media marketing strategy enables you to clearly define your new audience. You can create audience personas using your current social media data.

Social Media Marketing

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They were the largest and most influential generation in the history of modern consumerism, yet their social movements and corporate distrust confounded advertisers who had to completely rethink their playbooks. After decades of consistently marketing to young people, marketers are again mystified by a new generation.

Gen Z

Vertical Response

JULY 7, 2024

Instagram excels in visual content and influencer marketing, providing numerous creative formats and strong e-commerce features, making it essential for brands targeting younger demographics. With over 2 billion monthly active users, it’s particularly popular among younger adults, especially those under 35. With over 2.5

Gen Z

Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

TikTok has a massive user base of over 1.69 monthly active users — and the number of Americans using TikTok weekly has quadrupled since 2021. The social media site isn’t limited to younger users anymore. TikTok report showed weekly TikTok users aged between 35-44 have only grown since 2022. billion (!!)

SEO

Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 21, 2025

Brands will prioritize partnering with smaller influencers to create social media videos. Here's my hot take: Influencer marketing will always be among the top strategies for marketers. They're the new generation of celebrities but are more relatable and accessible than their predecessors. Don't believe me?

Social Media Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Generation Z, or those born between 1997 and 2012, make up more than 20% of the U.S. The generation is at an interesting place developmentally—while its youngest members are attending middle school, older Gen Zers are graduating college, building professional careers, and raising families. population. Leverage social media platforms.

Gen Z

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 26, 2025

The concept goes hand-in-hand with a surging creator economy the term used to describe influencers or content creators who leverage their digital platforms to produce, distribute, and monetize their content, often generating revenue from brand partnerships, paid advertisements, and affiliate links. Dont be afraid to self-promote.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

JANUARY 27, 2025

Whenever youre running a sale, launching a new product or promoting a special offer, you need to let your social media followers know. Promote your products on social media. Research by Deloitte shows that 64% of consumers are influenced by social media posts from brands when making purchasing decisions. Cross-promotion is key.

Retail

Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2025

Remember a few years ago when op-eds used to claim influencer marketing was a fad? Fortunately for influencers, creators and brands, that turned out to be completely wrong. Consumers proved with their loyalty, engagement and purchasing power that influencer marketing is here for the long-haul.

Gen Z

Sprout Social

JULY 15, 2025

Source aligned influencers Analytics platforms give you detailed insights into an influencer’s content, audience and authenticity to help you find creators that align with your brand’s target market and values. These solutions also analyze historical data from past social media influencer campaigns to see which had the best ROI.

Analytics

Martech

JANUARY 20, 2025

I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals. Story-driven marketing goes beyond simply promoting features and benefits; it aims to create a compelling and memorable brand experience. How will you use story-driven marketing in a multichannel digital campaign that includes social media?

Brand Management

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Influencer Marketing : Without retail or wholesale partners, having relevant influencers and creators promote your product can significantly impact how people perceive your brand. With these areas in mind, let’s dig into some specific D2C marketing tips and D2C ecommerce best practices. Lean into your mission.

Manufacturing

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Loyalty boosts customer lifetime value, reduces acquisition costs, and generates powerful word-of-mouth promotion. Building brand loyalty involves understanding customer needs, leveraging user-generated content, personalizing all touchpoints, rewarding repeat customers, and providing stellar customer service.

Branding

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

At least, that’s how this marketer’s story arc went. The platform has gone from a simple feed of blurry photos for our friends to a powerhouse for businesses looking to build awareness, generate leads, and sell. of Instagram users report following or researching brands and products on the app. But is it really worth the hype?

Product

Martech

JULY 30, 2024

Dig deeper: Why startups need more than just press releases Recognizing the similarities in strategies While startups and established brands often have different marketing strategies, they share similar tactics for attracting leads. Email marketing is a powerful method for nurturing leads and converting them into customers.

CRM

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Understanding key YouTube stats and figures is the best way to develop a YouTube marketing strategy that works and lasts. Read on for the YouTube user, usage, and business stats you need to know to hit the ground running (and get that camera rolling). YouTube user statistics Wondering what YouTubes user base looks like?

Gen Z

Vertical Response

AUGUST 5, 2024

This guide covers actionable strategies like ads, subscriptions, and affiliate marketing. Key Takeaways Content monetization is essential for creators to generate income and sustain high-quality production, leveraging methods like ads, subscriptions, and affiliate marketing. What is Content Monetization?

Affiliate Marketing

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The contracting phase of an influencer marketing partnership might not be the most exciting step, but its essential for setting expectations and protecting both parties. A well-structured, flexible influencer contract template can cut through the friction, ensuring smoother negotiations without endless legal back-and-forth.

Affiliate Marketing

Neil Patel

JUNE 25, 2025

If you can make paid media work, you’ll generate a supply of customers that isn’t dependent on the whims of Google, the shifting priorities of social media algorithms, or unpredictable referrals. Paid media is any form of promotion that meets both of the following criteria: it happens on a platform you don’t own, and you pay for it.

User-Generated

Sprout Social

APRIL 21, 2025

Micro and nano-influencers frequently play a role in bringing burgeoning trends from their niche circles to other platforms. For more on how social media affects culture, download our influencer marketing report. It lets users get advice from each other and join even more specific groups within the niche makeup space.

Branding

Hootsuite

APRIL 22, 2025

Key takeaways Facebook marketing involves promoting your company on Facebook to build awareness for your products, grow an audience, and generate leads and sales. A Facebook marketing strategy can include various types of content such as organic posts, Stories and Reels, as well as paid ads. What is Facebook marketing?

Gen Z

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Paid media advertising is a cornerstone of digital marketing, allowing businesses to reach targeted audiences and maximize their visibility online. According to an Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers study, the digital marketing industry generated $225 billion in ad revenue in 2023.

Advertisers

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I spoke to Lia Haberman , who founded and writes the successful ICYMI newsletter and teaches social media marketing and influencer marketing at UCLA. She says that “the difference between email marketing and [B2B] newsletters is really a difference between performance marketing and content marketing.”

Promotion

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Unlike traditional marketing and advertising, social marketing fosters two-way communication between brands and social media users. What is social media marketing? Social media marketing is the practice of using social media platforms and tools to promote your business and connect with your audience.

Social Media Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 23, 2025

Influencer marketing: When influencers, bloggers, or vloggers organically hype up your product/service to their audience. Word-of-mouth: The strongest marketing tool people recommending your brand to friends, family, business partners, teammates, etc. For influencer marketing: Use engagement + view-based EMV.

PR

Buffer Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Cross-promote your Instagram handle on other channels 5. Build an Instagram marketing strategy 7. Use  free hashtag generators  to help you find relevant hashtags for your Instagram post. At a glance: 13 ways to get more followers on Instagram 1. Avoid buying fake followers 2. Optimize your Instagram bio 4.

Social Media Marketing

Sachs Marketing Group

JANUARY 13, 2025

In this blog, well explore why a multi-channel strategy is no longer optional and how Sachs Marketing Group serves as the all-in-one partner businesses need to navigate and thrive in todays dynamic world of digital marketing. Adaptability in a Fast-Changing Digital Environment The only constant in digital marketing is change.

Digital Marketing