5 Steps to Develop an Influencer Marketing Campaign
An influencer marketing campaign uses people with networks and interests that can help share your brand message. There are five steps to develop an effective influencer marketing campaign.
Set the Goal for Your Influencer Marketing Campaign
To build a successful influencer marketing campaign for your business, know your marketing goal and define a campaign goal that supports that goal. You will want to tap into what influencers do best – influence.
Influencers can help:
- Content promotion
- Product
- Product advantage
- Content creation
- Event management
Identify Your Influencers
Social media influencers are social media users who have an established credibility and audience. These are users who persuade others.
Influencers typically:
- Have a large and engaged audience
- Active on social media and post frequently
- Authentic, credible, respected
- Relevant to your brand or industry as evidenced by the content of posts and/or the people in their audience
Know what you are looking for and then find the influencers that fit. The easiest way to find your brand influencers is to use search tools on various social media channels to explore who’s already posting about your brand online.
Also look for recommendations. Social influencers tend to know other influencers. Once you’ve identified influencers , ask them to recommend others who are similar. Some social media networks will give you recommendations when you follow an influencer on the platform.
Reach Out to Influencers
To start these relationships off on the right foot, make sure you focus on building a strong relationship. Reach out directly to influencers and get to know them. Give support and information before you start to ask for anything.
Provide Rewards
Offer appropriate incentives for influencers you partner with. Influencers are not necessarily looking for monetary rewards. Consider their interests:
- Increase their reach/grow their audience
- Quality content
- Perks like insider scoops, product previews
- Unique experiences
Measure Your Marketing Results
Define your measures of success and take periodic assessments. As with all social media, influencer marketing should be viewed over the long-term. If you take time to create healthy relationships with influencers, you should see results over time.
Adjust to do more of what works well and less of the activities that aren’t showing results.
