How to get influencers help in content marketing and vice versa

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HOW TO WIN INFLUENCERS WITH SMART CONTENT MARKETING By Ann Smarty @seosmarty Brand & Community Manager at Internet Marketing Ninjas Influencer marketing days NYC, September 26th, 2017

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HOW TO WIN INFLUENCERS WITH

SMART CONTENT MARKETING

By Ann Smarty

@seosmarty

Brand & Community Manager at

Internet Marketing Ninjas

Influencer marketing days

NYC, September 26th, 2017

Influencer marketing + content marketing = ?

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1. Content marketing => influence the

influencer

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Association of National Advertisers (ANA) report, The Value of Influencer Content 2017 from Linqia@seosmarty

Influencer-powered content is more authentic and trusted than brand-created content;

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Influencer-powered content sparks audience engagement

Influencer-powered content provides higher ROI

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Types of influencer-driven

content

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Interviews (text, podcast, video, Twitter chats, etc.)

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Expert roundup / Group interview

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Guest post

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Surveys

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Multi-Format Expert Roundup: Case Study

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Multi-Format Expert Roundup: Case Study

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Multi-Format Expert Roundup: Case Study

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Multi-Format Expert Roundup: Case Study

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Multi-Format Expert Roundup: Case Study

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...many of those who took part have

said to me "if I ever need anything,

just ask." You can't buy those sorts

of connections.

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Finding & inviting influencers

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Start by making a list of influencers you already

interact with

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MyBlogU.com: Invite initial contributors

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Buzzsumo.com: Find more active influencers

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Associated ego-bait:

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Associated egobait is when you

flatter a blogger through association

with other powerful and influential

bloggers.

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Associated ego-bait:

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Make yourself known: Work out systems and tools to

continuously interact with influencers you collaborate with

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Twitter lists@seosmarty #InfluencerDays

Private groups (Facebook, Slack, etc.)@seosmarty #InfluencerDays

Formatting & promoting

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Use visual marketing to generate more awareness

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Bannersnack & Canva (Freemium): Visuals incorporating contributors

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Tweetable quotes:

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Visual quotes:

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Mistakes

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Doing too many expert roundups

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Doing too many expert roundups

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Scaling too much: Focus on connections!

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Doing too many expert roundups

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Scaling too much: Focus on connections!

Failing to find an interesting and engaging topic for your content

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AVOID!@seosmarty #InfluencerDays

STAND OUT!

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QUESTIONS?

By Ann Smarty

@seosmarty

Brand & Community Manager at

Internet Marketing Ninjas