Presentation from Event Marketer's Experiential Marketing Summit 2015 in San Francisco
Session Overview:
INFLUENCER 2.0: HOW TO AMPLIFY AND CONVERT THE CUSTOMERS THAT REALLY MATTER
In this session, we’ll serve up the tools you need to identify, engage and track social influencers with “real-world reach.” Find out how to work with influencers to co-create content. Learn ways to leverage the social reach of influencers to drive brand programming across-the-line and, ultimately, real world consumer conversions. Get tips on how to measure the impact of your influencers and avoid wasting time trying to chase and win “empty” social impressions.
Speaker: Alex Frias, Co-Founder & President, Track Marketing Group
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Influencer 2.0: How To Amplify and Convert The Customers That Really Matter
1. INFLUENCER 2.0: HOW TO AMPLIFY AND
CONVERT THE CUSTOMERS THAT REALLY
MATTER
Alex Frias | @iamalexfrias
President, Track Marketing Group
Founder, talent social
2. What You’ll See Today
• Defining Influencer Marketing
• The Role of an Influencer
• Case Studies
• Best Practices
• Q&A
5. The Evolution of Influencer
Marketing
Public
Relations
Outreach
Editor +
Blogger
Relations
Celebrity
Partnerships
Social
Celebrity
Social
Influencer
s
6. Customers look to people they trust before they make purchase
decisions
Consumers Trust Influencers More Than Brands
Influencer Marketing Is The New King of
Content
Infographic via TheShelf.com
9. Not All Influencers Are Created
Equal
Social influence is not always platform-
agnostic
An Instagram influencer is not necessarily
influential on another social platform both
in terms of community size and
engagement levels
10. Brand Advocate vs
Influencer
ADVOCATE INFLUENCER
TYPICAL
PROFILE
Highly Satisfied Customer Blogger / Celebrity / Socialite
DEFINED BY
How likely they are to
recommend the brand
Size of Audience +
Engagement
MOTIVATION
Help their friends and like-
minded other people
Grow Audience and Personal
Brand
LOYALTY Long-Term Short-Term?
INCENTIVE Typically no $, Free Product, Trials
11. Working With Influencers Can
Fulfill Different Types of Goals
Brand
Awareness
Product Use Cases
User Generated
Content
Social
Following
Consumer
Trust
Education
Sales SEO
Content
Syndication
12. Influencer Roles Within Your Brand Eco-
System
• Sponsored Posts
• Product Seeding
• Content Co-Creation
• Social Ambassador
• Brand Social Takeovers
• Native Content
• Promotion/Sweepstakes
Awareness
• Affiliate E-Commerce
• Offline Event Integration
• B2B
How You Can Work With Influencers
14. Product Seeding + Sponsored Post
GENERAL BRAND OBJECTIVES
Help build buzz for a new product
launch or category
Product Seeding
Influencer posts as exchange for receiving
free product
Sponsored Post
Native advertising with brand paying
influencer to post content
16. Jaguar | Brand Ambassador
BRAND OBJECTIVE
Help build brand buzz and to
connect an IG generation with the
history and allure of Jaguar as a
brand
APPROACH
• Commissioned photograhper
@misshattan as social brand
ambassador
• Chronicled her daily use of Jaguar
through the power of her IG lens
17. American Express | Social Takeovers
BRAND
OBJECTIVE
Raise the brand’s
Instagram profile’s
reach and
engagement levels
APPROACH
• AmEx gave six business
entrepreneurs the keys to its IG
account for day as part of the
#MyAmex campaign
• The group posted a series of pictures
depicting how AmEx impacts their
businesses
RESULTS
• 23% more
engagement than the
brand's other
Instagram pictures
• 10 million impressions
• 40,000 engagements
18. Bevel | Community Adoption
BRAND OBJECTIVE
Build brand awareness and ground
swell within African American
community
APPROACH
Highlight local neighborhood
barbers and regional
influencers to tell the brand
story through the fabric of their
day-to-day lives
19. HTC | Content Co-Creation
BRAND OBJECTIVE
Help build brand buzz and highlight
product features with creative
community for HTC One M8
APPROACH
• Launched Creatography campaign
• Commissioned different lifestyle
personalities and creators to use HTC
One M8 functionality in their daily lives
and chronicle it via social media
22. Customize Each Campaign
Dos
Define your brand challenge
What are your trying to achieve with influencer marketing?
Set clear campaign objectives
Define your target audience
Don’ts:
Don’t define EXACTLY what your influencers need to say, how to say it and when to say it
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A proper program setup will allow you to properly identify the best influencers for your brand,
product and program
Allows your influencers to have the steering room to create something that's truly native to
their audience
23. Co-Create Content
Dos:
Co-create social content with your influencers
The audience can tell authentic content when they see it
Don’ts:
Don’t use stock photos of your brand
Don’t ghost write photo and video captions
KEY TAKEAWAYS
You are tapping into influencers because you are looking to borrow from their
equity
Give the influencer the social authority to integrate your brand organically in
their voice
24. Value Exchange
It’s a Two Way Street
True influencers tend to be right-brain dominant
Money isn't the primary motivation; it's a secondary goal
Their primary motivator, much like many of the Millennials that most of us are
targeting, is passion and excitement for what they do
That's why they are who they are, and that's why they have such a social
following
How To Incentivize a Prospective Influencer
• Know your target influencer
• Research and think about what would resonate most with that individual
besides $
• Don't underestimate what a complimentary Uber car ride and a store credit
can do to persuade someone who's passionate about their craft AND your
brand
25. Set Realistic Goals
Many influencer campaigns fail before they even start because of unrealistic
goals
Define What You Are Trying To Achieve
Are you looking to generate brand awareness?
Are you trying to grow the brand's social footprint?
Looking to drive mobile app installs?
Are e-commerce sales the sole barometer of success?
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Make sure you define the objective and success metrics at the start of the
campaign
• Determine the influencer programming platform
• Consumer call to action
• Realistic cost per acquisition (however you define an acquisition)
26. Can You REALLY Do B2B Influencer
Marketing?
Influencer marketing is just as powerful a tool for B2B and can be
even more powerful as a content catalyst
The target audience is different, but the principles are the same
How To Create a B2B Influencer Strategy
1. Identify Your Brand’s Target Buyers
2. Determine Industry Influencers
3. Know How and and Where to Find Those Influencers
4. Determine How You Want to Work with Influencers Before Your
Reach Out
5. Balance Between Timely and Evergreen Content
27. Identify Your ‘Social Maker’
Influencer 2.0 defines real influence as someone that connects the
social world and the real world.
What is a Social Maker?
Social Makers are influencers who have digital reach AND offline
influence.
Influencers who are shaping, moving and creating things that their
communities can actually look, feel, touch and ultimately consume
KEY TAKEAWAY
Identify your brand's Social Makers and you can create a social
influencer platform that drives social awareness AND real-world
action.