For those of you who listen regularly, have read my book or follow me on social channels, you know the difference between influence marketing and influencer marketing. One is focused on the noun. When we say “influencer” marketing, your brain is conditioned to think about Instagram, YouTube or TikTok.
The other, is focused on what you’re trying to accomplish. The verb. You wish to influence. You don’t wish to influencer. That makes no sense.
Still, most brands and agencies are conditioned by the R to be very tunnel visioned on leveraging those who have large or relevant social media audiences. They look at follower counts. Some smarter one also look at engagement rates. The good ones also look at content and brand alignment.
But even those good ones are often still seeing the opportunity with blinders on.
I can help you remove those blinders and really focus on influencing, not just influencers.
I’ll explain how in today’s commentary.
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