6 Proven Steps to a profitable Influencer Marketing Strategy.

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Influence marketing has been around since the day of info commercials. Remember Chuck Norris and his role in advertising total gym, or Susan Summers and the Theigh Master. People that have a large following that can leverage that following to benefit the brand are influencers. Fast forward to today's era, in social media with Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok influences having adapted to the influencer arena to make these platforms not just entertaining but also marketing powerhouse.

What is Inflencer Marketing:

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Influencer marketing is a type of marketing in which a company partners with social media influencers to promote its products or services. Social media influencers are individuals who have a large following on social media platforms and are considered to be experts or influential in their specific niche. They often create content related to their niche and share it with their followers.


In influencer marketing, the company provides the influencer with a product or service to try and review. The influencer then creates content about the product or service and shares it with their followers, often including a discount code or link to purchase the product. This can be an effective way for a company to reach a new audience and increase brand awareness.


It is important for companies to carefully select the influencers they work with and ensure that the content produced aligns with their brand values and message. It is also important for influencers to disclose any sponsored content to their followers in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

The Benefits of influencer marketing:

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Influencer marketing can benefit your business in a number of ways:

  1. Reach a new audience: Partnering with social media influencers can help your business reach a new and engaged audience that may not be aware of your products or services.
  2. Increase brand awareness: Influencer marketing can help increase brand awareness and familiarity among potential customers.
  3. Build trust: Working with influencers who are respected and trusted by their followers can help build trust in your brand.
  4. Drive sales: Influencer marketing can help drive sales by directing potential customers to your website or storefront. Many influencers will include a discount code or referral link in their content, which can encourage their followers to make a purchase.
  5. Improve customer loyalty: Influencer marketing can help improve customer loyalty by building a relationship with your audience through authentic and engaging content.

It is important to carefully research and select influencers who align with your brand values and message, and to track the success of your influencer marketing campaigns through metrics such as website traffic, sales, and engagement.

Here are 6 Steps to develop a influencer marketing stratagy:

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  1. Identify your goals: Before you start reaching out to influencers, it's important to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve through influencer marketing. Do you want to increase brand awareness, drive sales, or something else? Having specific goals will help you choose the right influencers and measure the success of your campaign.
  2. Research influencers: Next, you'll want to research and identify the influencers who are relevant to your brand and audience. Look for influencers with a large and engaged following in your target market, and consider factors like their content style, tone, and values. You can use tools like Social Blade or BuzzSumo to help you find influencers.
  3. Contact the influencer: Once you've identified some potential influencers, it's time to reach out and pitch your campaign. Keep in mind that influencers are busy people, so it's important to make your pitch as concise and compelling as possible. Be sure to include information about your brand, what you're looking for, and how the influencer will benefit from participating in your campaign.
  4. Negotiate terms: Once you've gotten a positive response from an influencer, it's time to negotiate the terms of your collaboration. This may include things like the type of content the influencer will create, the duration of the campaign, and any compensation or incentives you'll offer. Be sure to clearly communicate your expectations and come to a mutually beneficial agreement.
  5. Create and execute the campaign: Once you've settled on the terms of your collaboration, it's time to create and execute the campaign. This may involve working with the influencer to develop a content plan, creating promotional materials, and tracking the performance of the campaign.
  6. Measure and analyze the results: After the campaign is complete, it's important to measure and analyze the results to see how well it performed. This may involve tracking metrics like engagement, website traffic, and sales. Use this information to refine your influencer marketing strategy and improve your results in the future.

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Search Engine Optimization:


Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or web page in search engines via organic or "natural" results. Search engine optimization is a long-term strategy for increasing traffic to your site. For example, if you open a business that sells home decor, your SEO would be focused on attracting customers who are looking for home décor online and thus creating an online presence on websites like Houzz or Pinterest. After they've landed on your site, you can then lead them through customer journey stages that allow them to convert into customers who are ready to make purchases from you.

To increase visibility in search engines:

  • Update content regularly
  • Focus on keywords and phrases related to your industry
  • Link pages together


Social Media Marketing:


Social media marketing is a great way to get your message out there, whether it’s your latest product launch or a new service you offer. It’s also a great place to interact with your customers and receive feedback from them.

Social media is also an excellent tool for driving sales. Consumers are typically on social media during their leisure time, so it makes sense that they would be more receptive to ads while they are enjoying themselves online. You can create ads that appear on users' newsfeeds and target those who might be interested in what you have to offer based on the pages they've liked or visited before seeing your ad.


Content Marketing:


Content marketing is the use of content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience with the objective of driving profitable customer action.

It's a way to build trust and authority with your audience by providing them relevant information they would otherwise have to search for or pay for. Think of it like this: if you're out of town on vacation, your friend will never let you pay for dinner because he knows that you always bring dessert when invited over for dinner. Content marketing works in much the same way--you'll give away some valuable stuff (the dessert) in exchange for access to someone else's valuable stuff (the meal).


Website Optimization



Website Optimization is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines. The most common procedure includes updating content, optimizing titles, tags and descriptions for relevant keywords, checking for broken links and fixing these where necessary, removing unnecessary files from your site (like images or scripts) and making sure it doesn't take too long to load.

The aim of all this is to help Google understand what the page is about so that it can be shown higher up in search results when people are searching for similar things.


Pay-Per-Click Marketing:


Pay-per-click marketing, or PPC, is a way to pay for your ads in order to appear at the top of search engine results. These ads also show up on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

PPC has three main benefits:

  • It's easy to set up and measure.
  • You can target specific customers who are most likely to buy your product or service by their interests, location, and other factors such as age or gender (this is called "demographic targeting"). This helps you focus on reaching people who have already shown interest in what you're selling without wasting money on clicks from those who won't be interested anyway—which can be very useful if your budget isn't large enough for conventional advertising methods such as TV commercials or print ads in newspapers or magazines (known collectively as "mass media").
  • $10 per click? Yes please!


Marketing Analytics:


Analytics is the process of collecting, storing, analyzing, and reporting data about your marketing campaigns. It's used to make better decisions about campaign performance, improve the performance of future campaigns and gain insight into what works best for your business.

Analytics helps you measure how effective your digital marketing is by providing data on things like:

  • What content resonates with prospects?
  • How much traffic a page or ad generates over time (and where they come from).


Conclusion


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Author:Hi I am Rai Lawson, and I have a passion for all things digital as well as delivering information that could benefit your business. I am a publish member of the United States Press Association as well a Certified Marketing Professional through Meta. 

If there are any questions or topics you would like me to cover feel free to email me at contact@digitalworx.io


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