Influence – Christopher S. Penn – Marketing AI Keynote Speaker: Recent Episodes
None
In this series, I answer questions from the B2B Influencer Marketing Summit hosted by SAP and Onalytica. I participated in a panel discussion, a format that doesn’t really allow for deep dives into particular questions, so we’re tackling these questions individually here. Today’s question is: What kind of content best resonates with your audience? Tune […]
In this series, I answer questions from the B2B Influencer Marketing Summit hosted by SAP and Onalytica. I participated in a panel discussion, a format that doesn’t really allow for deep dives into particular questions, so we’re tackling these questions individually here. Today’s question is: How do you manage brands’ expectations? Tune in to hear […]
In this series, I answer questions from the B2B Influencer Marketing Summit hosted by SAP and Onalytica. I participated in a panel discussion, a format that doesn’t really allow for deep dives into particular questions, so we’re tackling these questions individually here. Today’s question is: What makes you say yes to a brand collaboration? What […]
In this series, I answer questions from the B2B Influencer Marketing Summit hosted by SAP and Onalytica. I participated in a panel discussion, a format that doesn’t really allow for deep dives into particular questions, so we’re tackling these questions individually here. Today’s question is: Do you like short-term or more long-term partnerships? Tune in […]
In this series, I answer questions from the B2B Influencer Marketing Summit hosted by SAP and Onalytica. I participated in a panel discussion, a format that doesn’t really allow for deep dives into particular questions, so we’re tackling these questions individually here. Today’s question is: What is the best way for a relationship to form […]
Are you tired of influencer marketing yet? I have bad news for you: it’s about to become much more important. First, let’s define what we mean by influencer marketing so we’re working from the same definition. Let’s define influencer marketing as a kind of word of mouth marketing where a persuasive entity – usually a […]
Salil asks, “Can reviewers of products on YouTube that have a large following ie. 1 million or more but are not paid by companies to promote their products (example: the channel – Dope or Nope) be called “influencers”?” The definition of influence in this context is someone that can motivate others to take action, to […]
Erik asks, “What do you think of Facebook adding Instagram to its Brand Collabs Manager? Is it going to put influencer marketing agencies out of business?” At this exact moment? No. The targeting is fairly horrendous. Will it improve? Yes. Does Facebook want that money? Yes. Should influencer marketing agencies be concerned? Yes – and […]
A few core themes stuck out from this year’s Content Marketing World: – Social as we knew it is toast. Treat social as an ad channel. – Content without strategy is noise. No surprise there. – SEO has retaken center stage in importance to content marketers. – Analytics and effective use of data still elude […]
How do we make our content more valuable? In the most recent CMO Survey, CMOs are demanding greater impact from marketing activities as their top priority by a wide margin. Why would such a demand exist in the first place? The answer: marketing activities aren’t delivering impact – not real business impact. What sort of […]
In today’s episode, I take you behind the scenes for what went into the Trust Insights 2019 Social Media Influencer Benchmark report. Learn why we chose the measures we did, what surprises we found along the way, and how the report could save you a whole bunch of money on influencer marketing. Watch the video, […]
Kirill asks, “If you were starting from scratch in 2019 with no budget, what would you do to gain traffic for your project?” The answer to this question is contingent on what the project or product is. One of the flaws of modern marketing is that we spend too little time on product marketing itself […]
Jim asks, “What should we be looking for in influencer marketing software? We need a BS detector for all the sales pitches.” Influencer marketing software has to fulfill at least one of three functions: Identification – finding influencers through proven methods. Outreach and management – managing the outreach, assets, contracts, etc. of influencers like a […]
Mark asks, “How do you find the value in influencer marketing? What’s the best way to determine what’s working?” Influencer marketing is nothing new. Companies have been marketing with celebrities for decades, and we have well-defined ways to work with celebrities – and measure their outputs. Let’s take a walk through an effective way to […]
Robert asks, “This is good information, but I have a more basic question about B2B influencer marketing. My company manufactures specialty chemicals for a niche market. We know that companies use our products, but we need some influencers to help drive our sales more. The problem is that companies that use our products are typically […]