How Brands Use Influencer Marketing
Paige Watts BTS A common strategy marketers use to build attraction to their brand, is to build relationships with online influencers throughout the social media platforms (E.g. TikTok, Instagram, twitter, etc) ideally with a high following and strong influence. Essentially, smart marketers collaborate with influencers who are trusted figureheads who possess a loyal following within the same niche/community as the brand that's trying to gain more awareness for their goods or services. But why? It's simple. If you upload an ad for your brand, viewers immediately catch on and know that it is promotional, they know you want them to buy your product. Influencers (the right ones) don't do that. They post the usual content that does relate to your ideal niche with their unique personality, but here's the catch... They just reference your brand, not "promote". They just bring it up organically, in the conversation to seem less promotional. Still promoting, but don...