Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2025

Influencer marketing will be pivotal in most brands’ marketing tactics in 2025. Recent research reveals a remarkable increase in Australian influencers, prompting digital marketers and brands to pour significant resources into this approach.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 25, 2025

Over the past several years, social media completely changed how people interact with brands. Advertisements that once dominated feeds now compete with user-generated content, personal recommendations, and influencer endorsements. Quick Takeaways Influencer marketing uses trusted voices to build connections.

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Hootsuite

MAY 1, 2025

Influencer marketing campaigns are a multi-billion-dollar business , and each year, more and more savvy brands partner with influential social creators to drive revenue, boost visibility, and connect with motivated audiences. Key takeaways Influencer marketing campaigns that work are built on strategy, not just follower count.

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Vertical Response

JULY 7, 2024

Wondering which social media platforms to use to elevate your brand in 2024? Key Takeaways Facebook remains the top choice for businesses, offering extensive advertising tools, customer engagement options, and effective community-building through groups. One of Facebook’s standout features is its robust advertising capabilities.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 21, 2025

Brands can tap the power of these creators highly engaged, niche audiences to increase awareness and loyalty. By listening to and engaging with niche communities, brands can also stay culturally relevant and keep a pulse on their audience. This can boost loyalty over time, turning your audience into brand advocates.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Key takeaways Brand loyalty is the emotional connection that drives repeat purchases from a specific brand, even when alternatives exist. Building brand loyalty involves understanding customer needs, leveraging user-generated content, personalizing all touchpoints, rewarding repeat customers, and providing stellar customer service.

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Buffer Marketing

JULY 22, 2024

Enter: Social media advertising. It’s an arm of social media marketing where you spend money to reach the right audience. Getting started with social media advertising is overwhelming, to say the least. In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know to kickstart your social media advertising efforts.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They were the largest and most influential generation in the history of modern consumerism, yet their social movements and corporate distrust confounded advertisers who had to completely rethink their playbooks. In this guide, we explain how Gen Z wants brands to show up on social media and what it takes to market to them the right way.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Paid media advertising is a cornerstone of digital marketing, allowing businesses to reach targeted audiences and maximize their visibility online. According to an Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers study, the digital marketing industry generated $225 billion in ad revenue in 2023.

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Martech

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Sales teams are unimpressed by marketing leads; marketing has little insight into what sales is doing; sales is more interested in getting a signature on the dotted line than polishing brand reputation. Another is the standard structure of most organizations, where marketers report to the CMO and sales reps don’t.

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Spiralytics

JANUARY 26, 2023

This phenomenon is the main reason why the influencer marketing industry is worth a whopping $16.4 Thanks to emerging personalities through parasocial relationships on social media, influencer marketing has become an effective strategy for brands to reach a wider audience. Is Influencer Marketing Really Worth It?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Social marketers rate influencer marketing as having a significant impact on their brand’s marketing efforts including customer loyalty (87%), awareness (89%) and reputation (87%), according to our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States. What is an influencer marketing campaign?

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2022

If you’re a marketer looking to reach new audiences, partnering with influencers can be a great way to do that. Influencer marketing is an incredibly effective strategy. As a result, influencer marketing has naturally become one of the most popular marketing methods. Influencer Collaboration.

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When one of my freelance clients needed some brand growth on a budget, I was pumped to jump into the influencer marketing game. Who hasn't seen or read about the hype around influencer power, right? However, I hit a wall as it was time to take the following steps to work with influencers. percent) Instagram (46.7

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Running influencer marketing campaigns that are engaging and FTC-compliant is a tricky balance. You want your influencer partnerships to feel natural and engaging. But at the same time, brands and influencers must be upfront about partnerships to avoid hefty penalties. DO: Be crystal-clear.

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Martech

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We’re swamped with cold ads and meh campaigns from brands that seem to miss the mark. Yet, there’s a light cutting through this online haze: influencer marketing. Before swiping that company card, join me as we uncover the genuine power of influencer marketing and how it can redefine your brand’s narrative.

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As audiences put a significant amount of trust in their favorite influencers, it makes sense that marketers would want to pay more attention to influencer marketing than before. This post will go over the data-backed benefits of using influencer marketing, along with insight from a HubSpot social media expert.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If you’re considering running an influencer marketing campaign, it’s a good idea to have a basic understanding of the industry, platforms to use, access to influencers and more. The influencer marketing industry is expected to reach $21.2 The influencer marketing industry is expected to reach $21.2

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Hubspot Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Influencer marketing harnesses the power of word-of-mouth — and scales it via social media. As a result, it's become a leading marketing strategy in 2023. Here, we've rounded up 31 stats to give you a better picture of the influencer landscape, its effectiveness, and the platforms that get the most traction in this space.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The ROI on influencer marketing is undeniable. Whether you’re a social media creator or running a streaming service , streaming platform influencer collaborations can significantly boost your reach and engagement. So, why should you invest in influencer marketing? Let’s break it down.

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2024

The brands are the DJs, guiding the tone of the party with music (products) while consumers are the crowd. Then, there’s influencers—the dancers commanding the room with their magnetic energy and vibrant moves. Trendsetters and culture drivers like Lia have made influencer marketing an essential piece to social media strategies.

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Martech

APRIL 2, 2025

With inbox fatigue at an all-time high, brands need more than static messages to capture attention. Interactive emails turn passive readers into engaged participants whether through quizzes, carousels or gamification creating experiences that boost engagement, conversions and brand loyalty. Interactive elements : Quiz.

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Practical eCommerce - Marketing

MAY 23, 2022

Learn from leading direct-to-consumer brands how to engage shoppers at various stages of the buyer's journey in 2022. The post Advertising Trends from Top DTC Brands in 2022 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Building brand reputation and loyalty is the top business priority for leaders in the current economic climate, according to the 2023 State of Social Media report. Influencers play a growing role here—these digital trendsetters help brands establish credibility with target audiences while extending their reach.

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illumin

APRIL 9, 2025

Join us for an insightful Inside Scoop discussion on the ethics of influencer marketing in 2025 with industry leaders Garett Senez ( Quark (HQ) ) and Lyndsie Wise (illumin). Advertising made easy Learn how illumin unlocks the power of journey advertising Get started!

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Enter “Influencer Marketing,” an effective way to reach your target audience and generate leads. Influencer marketing is the bridge to building trust, expanding your reach, and driving conversions like never before. Global Spending on influencer marketing has increased to USD $34.08

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Jeff Bullas

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Other Ad Networks You can also get traffic to your YouTube channel from other advertising networks, such as Facebook ads or native advertising platforms like Outbrain. In saying that, it also exposes your brand to a wider network of users and can be great for awareness and brand reinforcement purposes.

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illumin

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

illumin is so grateful to have attended the Brand Innovators Marketing Leadership Summit at Advertising Week October 7 through 10, 2024 We were thrilled to participate in so many engaging discussions about key issues facing the advertising industry. We can’t wait to see what incredible insights we can garner next time.

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With nearly 556 million monthly active users, Twitter influencer marketing has emerged as a focal point for connecting brands with their audience. More than 60% of Twitter users follow at least one influencer, higher than any other social media channel. What Is Twitter Influencer Marketing?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Fran Cassidy, founder of Cassidy Media, discussed the findings of a recent study conducted by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). to understand their perspectives on the importance of brand and marketing investments in assessing organizational performance. and the U.S.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 24, 2024

Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment. It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy.

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Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Put simply, when B2B2C marketing is utilized effectively, everybody wins. Elevated Brand Awareness and Growth It’s also important to note that the benefits of B2B2C marketing often go far beyond increasing sales. Pro tip: Using unified marketing software like Marketing Hub can be a big help here as you collaborate on campaigns.

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Buffer Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Meta ad library dives deeper for ads under issues, elections, or politics The Meta ad library only shows the ads that are currently running (aka, they are “active ads” on Meta) — unless an advertiser is running an ad that’s classified under the ad category “issues, elections, or politics.”

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 23, 2025

Most brands chase exposure. In this article, Ill break down what EMV is, why EMV isnt just your marketing teams concern, how to calculate EMV to prove its impact, and real-world examples of brands doing it right. In other words, how much would you have to spend on advertising to get the same level of attention?

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In today’s ever-changing retail landscape, brands are divided into two groups. Those who see social media marketing as a key part of their customer engagement strategy and those who view it as a nice to have. A UK brand that has done a great job integrating email marketing with Instagram is Sweaty Betty. Don’t be shy.

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Martech

APRIL 17, 2025

Brandlight introduced a platform for measuring and shaping brand visibility in AI-generated search results. The platform enables brands to influence AI-generated answers to align with business objectives. Azerion acquired Advanced Contextual, a company focused on contextual advertising.

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Businesses Grow

MARCH 10, 2025

2) From big campaigns to small acts of cultural relevance A few years ago, Pepsi announced that the big brand “bonfires” were over. Brands had to connect to moments of cultural relevance. But it became clear as brands became part of music, sports, fashion and leaned into emerging consumer signals. My guess is: ZERO.

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