is there any website that can help me connect to an influencer or high ranking blogger?
Anjani Shivam Building business from scratch, Part of three growing startups, developer & sales guy
Last updated on January 23rd, 2018
i am looking to connect with some good vloggers, instagram influencers, but i am unable to find a website where i can connect with them directly. Is there any website where i can get in touch with them?
Rob Rappaport A visionary leader who has built 6 and successfully exited out of 6 companies.
February 10th, 2018
http://www.thebrandbash.com
Mukund Kolhatkar Co-founder
January 23rd, 2018
Why don't you try to create an account on buzzsumo and look up content in your niche you will know whose content is shared the most. Try out buzzsumo.
Hope it helps :)
Andrei Muntean Founder & Managing Partner @ wocoo
January 23rd, 2018
Just a piece of advice: vet them thoroughly! The vast majority of "influencers" and the like are NOT marketing professionals, so you might just end up throwing your money out the window.
If you want to use them, you need to know about their followers: who are the people that are following them? how old are they? where do they live? how often do they interact with the influencer? how many they are? how often do they re-share the influencer's content? etc...
Then, based on your business, if they are in your target group , in your target location, etc; only then should you start to talk to the influencer and start to negotiate a partnership. That partnership should be very clearly defined - what is the service that they provide? How often do they provide that service? based on what success KPI are they being evaluated? etc...
If you don't do that and the influencer cannot provide you such information and/or KPI - you'll be investing money, without knowing ewhat benefit it will bring you, so ultimately it will be a waste.
Good luck!
trevor maruta OWNER-AGENT OF MOBILE BANKING IN ZIMBABWE UNDER ECOCASH-CURRENTLY STUDYING BSC H HUMAN RESOURCES MGT
January 27th, 2018
Rob Rappaport A visionary leader who has built 6 and successfully exited out of 6 companies.
February 4th, 2018
thebrandbash.com
Jennifer Fortney CEO Cascade PR Story Agency: PR, content, branding; for SMB, SME & startups globally since 2001
February 6th, 2018
Great answers here. I would add look at their engagement. How many people are engaging with their posts on all their social platforms?
Good read: https://powerdigitalmarketing.com/blog/why-all-social-media-influencers-arent-influential/
Remember, that the best influencers are almost always media. As consumers wise-up to the fact that bloggers and social personalities are paid, the credibility that traditional media brings is still the most powerful.
Jennifer
Jaakko Timonen Founder & CEO of No No No - A platform where consumers resolve complaints transparently
February 7th, 2018
Here's one platform that was recommended by one angel investor: https://hyprbrands.com/
Mark Pinheiro Cofounder and Biz Dev ar EI Tools
January 23rd, 2018
There are plenty of digital agencies now that manage and coordinate campaigns with microinfluencers (< 100K followers) and influencers (>100K).
Some of them work worldwide, but I am sure that with a quick search you will find one focused on your market/region or niche, but here is one list anyways...
https://influencermarketinghub.com/25-influencer-marketing-agencies/
Hope it helps ;-)
Lyn Kenady VP, Marketing & Product Development at Fin Fun
January 23rd, 2018
Anjani Shivam Building business from scratch, Part of three growing startups, developer & sales guy
January 23rd, 2018
@Mukund Kolhatkar, i have looked at buzzsumo, but i haven't found any website that focuses on the influencers of Indian market. Do you know any website active in the Asian region/Indian region?