Okay, now I will share my social media trend that has influenced products and marketing, which is brands expanding their shade ranges as a result of influencer pressure or encouragement. This isn't new.
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| Apr 10, 2024
The move could help shift influencer engagement toward Facebook and Messenger. The challenge for Meta will be to ensure that users find value in these channels across platforms without feeling overwhelmed. Balancing content delivery with user preference will be key to this feature's sustained success.
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| Oct 23, 2023
Agencies are buying social and influencer firms. At least 15 influencer marketing firms, which tend to be profitable, were acquired in 2023, per The Information. Stagwell’s high-profile purchase of Gen Z-focused agency Movers+Shakers could open the door to more acquisitions, as companies cut down on external partners. Marketers are bringing creators in-house.
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| Jan 12, 2024
We forecast half of all US marketers will use influencer marketing on TikTok, with $989.6 million in US influencer marketing spend going to the platform this year. Here are four specifications TikTok’s own data found improves creator content. 1. Follow basic best practices. “A good creator ad looks like a good TikTok video,” said Rachael Ryan, global research and insights lead at TikTok.
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| Aug 29, 2023
Compared with Instagram Reels, TikTok has a higher engagement rate for accounts with more than 100,000 followers, per September 2023 data from The Influencer Marketing Factory. “We've really been able to see that people's lives are changed overnight [by going viral],” Okamoto said.
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| May 2, 2024
Gen Z expects authenticity from influencers. Millennials using Instagram could identify an influencer and follow them. But TikTok has flipped the script on who can go viral, meaning pretty much anyone can become an influencer.
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| Jul 19, 2023
How we got here: Influencers and online trends promote unattainable standards of wealth, and that adds to younger consumers’ feelings of financial insecurity. Take the Ballerina Farm controversy as just one example—the TikTok account features a happy, helpful family of 10 that makes food together from scratch in a rustic kitchen.
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| Mar 22, 2024
The number of US baby boomers that cite following influencers as a top reason for using social platforms has grown 22% since Q2 2021, per GWI. “Older lifestyle influencers like Barbara Costello, Lynn Davis, and Gym Tan are helping to increase visibility and representation of boomers on social media channels,” said Ashe. The key to getting them to buy? Earning their trust.
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| Nov 20, 2023
Influencer-led livestreaming: TikTok initially focused on replicating the successful model from China, where influencers encourage viewers to make purchases in real time. However, this approach has faced challenges gaining traction outside of Southeast Asia. Private label brands: A “Trendy Beat” shopping section launched in the UK sold viral products under TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
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| Aug 4, 2023
That's my problem with influencers is influencers have a big audience and they're always broadcasting out to that audience, but that audience may or may not be in the market for a new bank account. So why are influencers a valuable tool for this? Tiffani Montez:. I would say influencer are a valuable tool just given the amount of trust that Gen Zers place on influencers.
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| Nov 28, 2023
But doctors are also using public social platforms for medical information and professional networking. 52% use Facebook as their public platform of choice to join private medical groups. 35% say LinkedIn is the most helpful social platform for learning about Congressional actions and key opinion leader presentations. 62% use Twitter to follow hospitals and professional organizations.
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| Feb 16, 2023
Amber Venz Box, co-founder and president of influencer shopping app LTK, said that between 2020 and 2021, there was a doubling of business collaborations between brands and influencers on the platform. It is difficult to compare the trajectories of these industries to affiliate marketing; The PMA did not publish estimates for future growth.
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| Sep 15, 2022
These smaller influencers can offer a more targeted approach that can provide more high-quality leads for less money. We’ve heard this before, from furniture rental company Fernish, ecommerce site Overstock.com, and more. The challenge for brands is finding the right micro-influencers. 3. Reactivity can beat proactivity on social.
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| May 12, 2023
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| Jul 16, 2024
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Overall US influencer marketing spend is growing, up 23.4% in 2023 over last year. TikTok’s US influencer marketing spend growth will slow from 94.6% last year to 35.5% in 2023, though it’s still the fastest-growing platform for creator spend. Instagram’s influencer spend growth will slow to 23.2% from 27.2% in 2022. But Instagram is still way in the lead.
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| Jan 31, 2023
People want to buy from brands and retailers, but there may be an influencer sweet spot. While consumers of all generations are most likely to follow and buy from brands and retailers over influencers, influencer marketing is on the rise, with, what else, TikTok leading the charge.
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| Nov 30, 2022
Flipkart has introduced live shopping that features celebrities and influencers showcasing products in the style of a feed. Similarly, Amazon Live was launched in India in 2022. The long-term success of livestreaming ecommerce remains a big question mark in India, as most consumers remain hesitant to place orders on the spot, according to a January 2023 press release from LocalCircles.
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| Aug 2, 2023
That means paid ad spots in Stories and influencer Stories are still opportune for advertisers. In-feed ads and influencer posts: Time spent with Instagram and TikTok is higher than it’s ever been among US adults, according to our forecasts. Just because people aren’t posting doesn’t mean they’re not scrolling.
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| Sep 5, 2023
For a deep dive into the world of financial influencers, read this next.
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| Feb 9, 2024
Our take: Heating has likely benefitted some influencers and brands—those with whom TikTok has sought business relationships—at the expense of others. Even if TikTok hasn’t engaged in this practice to attract ad dollars or to expressly promote certain accounts, it certainly can give lawmakers and regulators the appearance of impropriety.
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| Jan 20, 2023
FIs will want to get their demos in front of prospective customers before influencers or consumers’ negative reviews reach prospective customers. Is it worth the time? Ensuring customers can try out mobile apps requires ongoing time and effort from FI employees. With every app update, the test version or tutorial will need edits.
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| Oct 20, 2023
Brands should think of creator and influencer content as co-creation. Effective social content should feel like a natural extension of both the creator’s and the brand’s content. This attention to the creator is important because watchtime and engagement are vital metrics for virality on algorithmic social media platforms, especially TikTok.
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| Oct 23, 2023
It’s all about the influencers. Social ad spending is still growing in the US, but not nearly as fast as it was at the height of the pandemic. Instead, influencer marketing is growing at a faster clip, maintaining double-digit growth through 2025 to paid advertising’s single digits, according to our forecast.
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| Sep 19, 2023
In addition, influencer marketing has been key, but our approach is a bit different. We recruit influencers who are going through a life stage that requires rental furniture. There are a lot of people who can look fabulous sitting on our furniture, but what we're selling beyond the furniture is the rental service.
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| Oct 3, 2022
Influencer and creator marketing is a powerful way to get in front of consumers without going overboard on ad spend. On Instagram, nano-influencers, which have under 10,000 followers, can actually be more effective than bigger creators.
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| Mar 29, 2024