How Businesses Can Use Influencer Marketing to Their Advantage

There are a lot of factors that make a successful business. But if there is one parameter that stands out from the rest, it would have to be the number of sales made.

Every company is striving to make as much money as they can and is competing against its rivals in a never-ending battle.

As the competition becomes fiercer every year, it is natural that new ways of marketing are emerging as well.

One of the most recent introductions to this whole mix is influencer marketing. YouTube, Facebook, and especially Instagram is running rampant with them and finding someone in your niche with a lot of followers should not be that much of a problem.

The value of hiring an influencer is certainly high, so let’s take a look at how you can boost your business to new heights using this method.

Picking Right Influencers

Depending on your niche, you could end up having multiple candidates to hire. It is quite difficult to make a choice if you have not had any prior experience with this sort of thing.

Even if influencer marketing is growing all the time, you should still be able to find a decent one if you narrow down your options.

Today many influencer marketing platforms give business owners an opportunity to choose the right influencer for their product. These have many filters which let business owners pick influencers’ gender, interests, followers’ age and location, etc. For instance, if you have a local business working with macro-influencers will not give you desired results. However, working with nano-influencers will give results that might be surprising for you. The reason for that is their narrow niche and high engagement rates. These let them advertise the product or service to the right audience which is the main source for increasing your income and brand popularity.

First, figure out which platform makes the most sense. Then, make a list of who you want to contact.

Prioritize Your Audience

The goal of running a business online is to convert traffic into buyers. You can manage Twitter or some other social media to implement this.  The whole strategy should be built upon this. In other words, you need to put the audience in front of anything else.

Most customers have problems trusting big companies, but when it comes to an individual, they are more inclined to follow his or her words. After all, influencers are independent of companies, thus they appear more genuine and unbias. It should be clear why a good relationship with influencers is worth the effort.

Contacting Them

If you are pursuing the big fish, you will likely get ignored. But there is a way to avoid that. Get yourself noticed before you submit a proposal. Engage with their content and once they realize that you are interested, go for the kill.

Contacting them via direct message on a social media channel might not be the best idea. If you can find email information on their profile, use that. Sending an email will look more professional from your part. Not to mention that they have such information available to the public for a reason.

Be the One Behind Content Creation

This should not be a deal that benefits only one party. You should reciprocate and make the influencer look good. Continue to like and share their posts, mention them on your blog, introduce them to people in your industry.

A happy influencer will be more eager to work harder.

Reward Them

You are not obliged to do anything outside your arrangements, but if you are happy with how things are going on, you could always show your appreciation by giving rewards.

It does not even have to be someone you are currently working with. If there is an influencer who is spreading good messages about your brand, send them a token of your appreciation.

This behavior from your side will further incentivize them to continue with positive messages.

Forget Paid Ads

The internet has evolved quite a lot in recent years. There are a lot of comparisons between influencers and various ad networks, but it would seem that more businesses are leaning towards influencers.

If you have been relying on ads, it would be better if you moved on from them and started to put your focus on influencer marketing.

Be for the Long Game

When you establish a partnership with an influencer or two, do not let them disappear after a few posts. Finding a good influencer is difficult, and you can never be certain whether the next one would be as reliable.

Start Immediately

There is no reason to wait. The more time you spend contemplating, the more money you are going to lose. Also, keep in mind that landing an influencer is harder than it looks. The sooner you start, the faster you can get a hold of one.

Track Data

You need to ensure that you are looking at how things are turning out. Digital marketing tools allow you to track virtually everything.

Depending on the results that were directly affected by an influencer, you can decide what your next step should be – looking for someone else or continuing with what you have.

In a word, influencer marketing continues to make leaps and bounds in today’s business world. There is a good reason why they are called influencers, and if you have not had an opportunity to work with one before, do so right now.

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Bogdan Sandu

Bogdan Sandu, a seasoned designer with 15 years of diverse experience, has been designing websites since 2008.

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