Most of us now know that one of the most effective ways to build an audience and create credibility is to collaborate with relevant industry influencers. And what are the ways that your brand could become an influencer too? Interview Other Influencers Forbes noted that influencer marketing can function exactly as word of mouth (WOM) marketing with adjoining social media amplification. One way to grow your influence is by partnering with other influencers who already have an established audience in your industry, or an industry closely related to yours. Invite one to do a video interview with you; whether it’s a livestream or a YouTube video, there are many channels to choose from to distribute your influencer interview. The social network is rivalling YouTube for video views, so make sure your brand is up-to-date on what’s trending and appealing to your Facebook audience. In an industry report, Grapevine, a YouTube influencer marketing marketplace, explored how much work it takes to reach influencer status on YouTube. While there are many actionable steps your brand can take to become an industry influencer, you will still have to put in the hours to achieve influencer status. It gets shared to your followers' Disqus feeds, and gives the creator kudos! Attach Log in with or sign up with Disqus or pick a name Disqus is a discussion network Disqus never moderates or censors.
Most of us now know that one of the most effective ways to build an audience and create credibility is to collaborate with relevant industry influencers. These influencers are considered thought leaders and experts in their fields that can drive engagement and results with credibility.
But how did they become digital influencers? And what are the ways that your brand could become an influencer too?
If you have a genuine following and a consistent stream of helpful content and insights, one of the key ways you can accelerate your influencer status is by investing in video. The rapid growth of YouTube, Facebook, and social video platforms (Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook Stories and so on) has fueled the popularity of using video to market a person or a brand as an expert in a specific industry. Just look at the massive online followings of influencers like Casey Neistat and FunForLouis. Video offers endless new ways to connect with audiences on social media and engage them in a quick, captivating way.
So what else draws audiences to an influencer? More often than not, it is also his or her ability to provide high quality, actionable content — and video can help your brand do just that. Video content not only gets others to pay attention but also results in action.
In this post, we want to show you a few ways you can use the power of video to go from just another brand in the crowd to a leader and influential voice in your field.
1. Interview Other Influencers
Forbes noted that influencer marketing can function exactly as word of mouth (WOM) marketing with adjoining social media amplification. In fact, WOM-inspired marketing can produce 37% greater customer retention and twice the amount of sales when compared to paid advertising.
One way to grow your influence is by partnering with other influencers who already have an established audience in your industry, or an industry closely related to yours. Think about the type of information your audience could benefit from, then pinpoint other experts in your field who are excellent at relaying this information. Invite one to do a video interview with you; whether it’s a livestream or a YouTube video, there are many channels to choose from to distribute your influencer interview. Not only will your interview be potentially more viral, but you can also transcribe your interview and create additional content, such as a blog post and social media quotes, to spread the word.
If you can land an interview with an established leader in your industry, you will automatically gain WOM interest from his or her audience who faithfully follow and listen to what he or she has to say about topics closely related to your brand.
2. Focus on Your Niche
Being an influencer doesn’t have to mean being an expert in everything related to your industry — this would be incredibly time-consuming and require an extraordinary amount of knowledge. Instead, decide on one topic in which you have the most experience and can offer the most expertise, and focus on building your influencer status in that niche….
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