10 Key Strategies for Incorporating Influencer Marketing in Your Content Marketing

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Rustin Banks presents at Content Marketing World 2013 and shares best practices for tapping the power of social influencers to scale and amplify content marketing efforts.

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10 KEY STRATEGIES

TO MAKE INFLUENCER MARKETING PART OF YOUR CONTENT MARKETING

Rustin Banks CEO TapInfluence

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WORKING WITH “INFLUENCERS” FOR 15 YEARSFROM DIAL-UP BULLETIN BOARDS

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WORKING WITH “INFLUENCERS” FOR 15 YEARSTO 100,000 REGISTERED INFLUENCERS

WORKING WITH “INFLUENCERS” FOR 15 YEARSNOW BUILDING INFLUENCER MARKETING SOFTWARE FOR THE WORLD’S TOP BRANDS…

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WHAT IS INFLUENCER MARKETING?CONTENT MARKETING ON STEROIDSInfluencer combines the best of content production and content distribution.

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CONTENT MARKETING BUDGETSOVER 30% OF THE MARKETING BUDGET NOW SPENT CREAT-ING AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT.

CONTENT PRODUCTION 12% of marketing budgets spent creating content

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION 30% of marketing budgets spent reaching people with content

12% 30%12% 30%

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INFLUENCER MARKETING IS...

PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION INFLUENCE

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HIGH-QUALITY DISTRIBUTED CONTENT

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INFLUENCER MARKETING VERSUSTRADITIONAL CONTENT MARKETING

NATIVE ADVERTISINGTraditional Content Marketing Influencer Marketing

Content Creator Brand Independent Publisher

Distribution Paid Mediums + Owned ChannelsInfluencer Audience + Owned

Channels

Price per Story ≠$200≠$250 (includes distribution

of audience)Voice Advertiser Influencer / Publisher

Amount of Content Few Pieces Many Pieces

Targeting Broad Narrow

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SPONSORED CONTENT IS MAINSTREAMHOW DO YOU GENERATE REVENUE FROM BLOGGING?

Affiliate Networks

Other

Consulting

Guest Appearances / Speaking

Blog Sponsorships

Advertising Networks

Paid Sponsored / Branded Content

10%

6%

7%

21%

21%

68%

90%

92%

20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Source: Zig Marketing | N = 120

10 KEY STRATEGIES

TO MAKE INFLUENCER MARKETING PART OF YOUR CONTENT MARKETING

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1. THINK SCALE FROM THE BEGINNING10

5 50 500

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NUMBER OF INFLUENCERS

1X

4X

10X

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2. FIND THE RIGHT INFLUENCERS

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2. FIND THE RIGHT INFLUENCERS• WHAT DOES YOUR TARGET MARKET LIKE TO READ?

• HOW DO YOU FIND THOSE INFLUENCERS?

GOOGLE DATABASE

GroupHigh TapInfluence

MARKETPLACES

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3. OFFER A COMPELLING VALUE EXCHANGECASH IS KING

< 5,000

$1,000

$0$100$200$300$400$500$600$700$800$900

5,000 -9,999

10,000 -24,999

25,000 -49,999

50,000 -99,999

> 100,000

Blog Size

Reviews$0

$550$500$450$400$350$300$250$200$150$100

$50

Giveaways Events Sponsored Content

Blog for Brand

Average Activity Fee RangeAverage Review Fee Range by Blog Size

Source: TapInfluence Marketplace and ZigMarketing

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4. CRAFT A COMPELLING ASSIGNMENT• COMBINE ENGAGING CONTENT WITH BRANDING

• ASK YOURSELF: IF I READ THESE POSTS, WOULD I SHARE THEM?

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4. CRAFT A COMPELLING ASSIGNMENT• EXAMPLE A: THE CORRECT WAY

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4. CRAFT A COMPELLING ASSIGNMENT• EXAMPLE B: THE INCORRECT WAY

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5. DON’T APPROVE EVERY POST• DON’T BE A HOVER PARENT

• ENCOURAGE EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE

• INFLUENCERS ARE USUALLY HAPPY TO CHANGE THINGS AFTER THE POST.

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6. KEEP IT LEGIT AND TRANSPARENT

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7. RE-USE THE CONTENT

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8. DON’T MEASURE VANITY METRICSLIKE TOTAL READERSHIP AND TOTAL FOLLOWERS

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9. YES, YOU CAN COMPUTE YOUR ROI

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10. MAKE IT ALWAYS ON

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