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Influencer marketing is a type of social media marketing that involves endorsements and product placement from influencers, people, and organizations that claim to be experts in their fields.
In much simpler terms, influencer marketing is essentially the power influencers hold in persuading the public to buy a product or service. How many times have you ever purchased a product, visited a facility or acquired a service that you saw an influencer that you follow promote on their personal social media? Statistics show that on average, every human has at least once, fallen victim of social media influencers in the past 5 years.
Influencer marketing enlists the help of well-known, specialty content providers to raise brand recognition, boost traffic, and communicate with target audiences. This partnership between brands and creators enables organizations to reach out to a wider range of customer profiles.
A brand influencer is someone who has a large following in a certain specialty and interacts with them on a regular basis. As a result, they have the ability to influence their customers' purchasing decisions.
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The following are the most common forms of brand influencers:
1. Micro-influencers
2. Celebrity influencers
3. Blog influencers
4. Social media influencers
5. Key opinion leaders.
A brand ambassador, on the other hand, is a person recruited by a company to work on a contract basis to assist them achieve specified objectives, such as raising brand recognition and increasing conversions and sales.
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A brand ambassador's contract is usually for a considerable period of time, ranging from several months to years. They reflect the brand and the lifestyle connected with it at this period, and they have extensive understanding of the company's products or services. They don't have to be an influencer to be an ambassador.
To reach their target demographic, several businesses employ influencer marketing. Influencer marketing is used by major businesses such as Motorola, Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, and Dunkin' Donuts. For years, the above mentioned companies, but not only, have successfully used influencer marketing to sell and advertise their products.
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