It’s time to put in place a well-defined advertising plan that will increase sales and readership.
Most marketers have put their faith in content marketing since it is a time-tested method. But in the last several years, influencer marketing has emerged as a serious contender.
Each has its merits and is straightforward to execute, so both are valid options. But in the end, what marketers really want to know is, “What’s the best way to boost organic traffic and brand awareness for a company?”
Marketing to Influencers vs. Content Marketing
You shouldn’t feel that you have to pick just one of these tactics and use it exclusively for your company. See which one works better through trial and error!
So, let’s take a quick look at both of them and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.
The benefits of influencer marketing for marketing campaigns:
When you combine the traditional celebrity endorsement with the content-driven approach of modern marketing, you get influencer marketing.
Influencers aid in establishing credibility and raising brand recognition by conversing in a natural and authentic manner with their target consumers. Consider a dialogue rather than a conversion.
broadens the brand’s potential audience and sustains efforts to raise brand recognition. Choose your interactions with an influencer and their followers carefully and strategically.
Customer confidence is bolstered as a result of the endorsement of influential persons through influencer marketing.
Helps Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) since it increases the likelihood of backlinks and content discussions. More recent SEO algorithms place equal weight on talk activity and direct backlinks when determining page ranks. Having an influencer retweet, reblog, or otherwise support external material will increase its visibility in search engine results pages.
Difficulties that arise
However, this approach to advertising does present certain difficulties, such as:
Increasing calls for openness – To rely solely on influencers to spread your message is no longer effective. In comparison to even a short time ago, consumers are far more critical of certain companies nowadays. Celebrity endorsing products is on its way out. The modern customer cares less about whether or not an influencer endorses your brand and more about how your brand stacks up against those of the influencers.
More value is being placed on the number of people who actively engage with businesses than on the total number of followers they have. These days, a large number of followers doesn’t mean much in terms of establishing reputation or defining a brand’s dependability. The importance of increasing interaction, initiating meaningful dialogues, and nurturing connections with fans and followers has never been higher (and this is something that genuine influencers already know, understand, and are actively doing).
As more and more companies join the influencer marketing trend, the price tag for doing so rises. Micro-influencers might be a cost-effective alternative to the $1 billion that marketers have already spent on influencers on Instagram in 2018.
Creating Sustainable Success
There are a number of factors to think about regardless of the approach you use to planning marketing for next year. First, it’s important to track return on investment (ROI) closely to see if a change in strategy (to either influencer marketing or content) would improve financial results.
Next, make sure your material is always up-to-date, original, and branded consistently and explicitly. The success of any marketing effort now depends on, and will always depend on, the quality of its content. Engage in as many real-time discussions as possible, both on your own channels and those of important influencers, to boost participation.
Prepare to reach out to influencers of all sizes, from major celebrities to microbloggers and YouTubers. Frequently, the scope of their influence exceeds initial estimates.
Finally, think about tailoring your marketing to an older demographic. Don’t undervalue the impact that Generation X has on major consumer markets. The average Facebook user is older than the average user on any other social media network.