{"id":28480,"date":"2020-05-18T11:32:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T09:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/?p=28480"},"modified":"2020-05-18T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T09:33:31","slug":"examples-influencer-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/examples-influencer-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Inspiring Examples of Influencer Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our hyper-connected digital age\u00a0it\u00a0is essential to\u00a0establish\u00a0a social media presence\u00a0in order\u00a0to\u00a0forge meaningful relationships with prospective consumers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern marketers across sectors should leverage the likes of Facebook, Twitter&nbsp;and Instagram to boost brand awareness and enhance&nbsp;promotional initiatives. If you fail to embrace the growing power of social media marketing, you&nbsp;<em>will&nbsp;<\/em>fall behind your competitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As today\u2019s digital natives value the\u00a0opinions\u00a0of their peers over traditional forms of advertising, businesses need to find new ways to influence and engage their audience. Cue\u00a0<em>influencer marketing.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the planet&#8217;s fastest-growing customer acquisition techniques,\u00a0influencer marketing\u00a0is a potent promotional force.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaweek.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/social-media-influencing-purchase-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"74%\u00a0of consumers trust social networking platforms (opens in a new tab)\">74%\u00a0of consumers trust social networking platforms<\/a> to help guide their buying decisions,\u00a0whilst\u00a049%\u00a0lean on influencer recommendations when looking to commit to a product or service.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Influencer marketing should be a pivotal part of\u00a0any effective\u00a0marketing\u00a0strategy.\u00a0To put its brand-boosting advantages into perspective, here are four inspiring examples to help you on the path to success.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>H&amp;M<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world-renowned high street retailer partnered up with\u00a0influencers\u00a0Julie\u00a0Sari\u00f1ana\u00a0and\u00a0Ela Velden\u2014two of the world\u2019s most beloved fashion bloggers\u2014to plug its Fall Studio Collection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hm.com\/entrance.ahtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"H&amp;M (opens in a new tab)\">H&amp;M<\/a> encouraged Julie and Ela to wear their\u00a0favorite\u00a0garments from the collection when posting content on their Instagram accounts.\u00a0The level of engagement generated by this influencer-led content has transformed\u00a0H&amp;M\u2019s Instagram\u00a0page into one of the most popular accounts in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"fashion sector (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/careers-fashion-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">fashion sector<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lagavulin<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a brand advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malts.com\/en-gb\/visit-our-distilleries\/lagavulin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lagavulin Whisky (opens in a new tab)\">Lagavulin Whisky<\/a>, actor Nick Offerman helps the brand develop\u00a0clever\u00a0video content to\u00a0boost its profile.\u00a0One great example is\u00a0this Father\u2019s Day campaign video.\u00a0Nick asked his dad for a helping hand\u00a0to deliver something that\u2019s amusing, emotive\u00a0and\u00a0centered\u00a0on the\u00a0age-old\u00a0father-son message that<em>\u00a0&#8216;the apple doesn&#8217;t fall far from the tree.&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video\u00a0earned more than 46,000 YouTube\u00a0views alone,\u00a0while gaining a wealth of positive responses from both the press and consumers. A\u00a0great example of influencer storytelling\u00a0where brevity, creativity, and influencer marketing meet to deliver incredible results.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"atbs-ceris-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nick Offerman&#039;s Father&#039;s Day: Part Three - Like Father, Like Son\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qpa6TIuZOyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dunkin\u2019 Donuts<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By launching a timely influencer marketing campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunkin%27_Donuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dunkin' Donuts (opens in a new tab)\">Dunkin&#8217; Donuts<\/a> squeezed\u00a0every last\u00a0drop of promotional value from National Donut Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Focusing its efforts on Snapchat in particular, the brand nurtured relationships with eight hand-picked lifestyle influencers (those with direct relevance&nbsp;to&nbsp;its target audience\u2019s values and interests) and allowed them to take over the platform for the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each\u00a0influencer shared their unique voice through Dunkin\u2019 Donut\u2019s Snapchat channel throughout the course of the day,\u00a0while offering its customers a limited special offer. This\u00a0perfect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/influencer-marketing-trends-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"influencer-centric marketing (opens in a new tab)\">influencer-centric marketing<\/a> storm\u00a0resulted in over\u00a040,000\u00a0positive brand engagements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>JetBlue<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all brand-boosting&nbsp;influencers are human. In fact, animal influencers encourage an incredible level of engagement across social media channels.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aware of this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetblue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"JetBlue Airlines (opens in a new tab)\">JetBlue Airlines<\/a>\u00a0requested the services of four-legged influencer\u00a0Marnie the Dog\u00a0to boost its commercial reach and connect with a wider audience.\u00a0One\u00a0post\u00a0with Marnie\u00a0generated more than triple their typical level of post engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adopted\u00a0from\u00a0a shelter over a 10 years ago, Marnie\u00a0is a hugely popular canine and\u00a0boasts a 1.8 million-strong\u00a0Instagram following. By developing a cute Instagram post featuring the beloved doggy influencer, JetBlue enjoyed a total of\u00a03,900 likes\u00a0and 157 comments. A testament to the unrivalled power of the\u00a0<em>animal influencer.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/influencer-marketing-strategies-2020.png\" alt=\"influencer marketing strategies 2020\" class=\"wp-image-28485\" width=\"824\" height=\"291\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marniethedog\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Screenshot (opens in a new tab)\">Screenshot<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;examples&nbsp;included here&nbsp;demonstrate that if you take the time to forge mutually beneficial relationships with influencers&nbsp;who appeal to your&nbsp;customers,&nbsp;you will propel yourself ahead of the competition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With these campaigns for inspiration, think about your target audience, the influencers that appeal to them,\u00a0and those\u00a0most appropriate for your brand\u00a0and core messages.\u00a0It is in the intersection between these\u00a0that\u00a0you will find\u00a0exciting opportunities to\u00a0forge partnerships with influencers\u00a0to boost brand awareness and increase\u00a0business success.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gain More Insights at EU Business School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re looking to\u00a0gain\u00a0digital marketing\u00a0expertise\u00a0and\u00a0business\u00a0skills fit\u00a0for the modern age, EU Business School can help.\u00a0Take a look at our\u00a0broad range of\u00a0programs, including\u00a0the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BA (Hons) in Business Management (Marketing) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/Programs\/Bachelor-s\/BA-Hons-in-Business-Management-Marketing-Barcelona\/Overview\/Overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">BA (Hons) in Business Management (Marketing)<\/a>,\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Master in Marketing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/Programs\/Master-s\/Master-in-Marketing-Barcelona\/Overview\/Overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Master in Marketing<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/en\/Programs\/Master-s\/Master-in-Digital-Business-Barcelona\/Overview\/Overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Master in Digital Business (opens in a new tab)\">Master in Digital Business<\/a>, amongst\u00a0others. 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If you fail to embrace the growing power of social media marketing, you&nbsp;will&nbsp;fall behind your competitors.&nbsp; As today\u2019s digital natives value the\u00a0opinions\u00a0of their peers over traditional forms of advertising, businesses need to find new ways to influence and engage their audience. Cue\u00a0influencer marketing.\u00a0 One of the planet&#8217;s fastest-growing customer acquisition techniques,\u00a0influencer marketing\u00a0is a potent promotional force.\u00a0\u00a0 74%\u00a0of consumers trust social networking platforms to help guide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1771,1770],"tags":[4059,4060,4061],"class_list":["post-28480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-trends","category-career-development","tag-influencer","tag-influencer-marketing","tag-marketing-trends","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>4 Inspiring Examples of Influencer Marketing ?? | EU Business School<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To put its brand-boosting advantages into perspective, we present four inspiring influencer marketing examples to help you on the path to success.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/examples-influencer-marketing\/\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EU Business School\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/examples-influencer-marketing\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"EU Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Business Trends\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.euruni.edu\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/business-trends\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"4 Inspiring Examples of Influencer Marketing\"}]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"4 Inspiring Examples of Influencer Marketing ?? | EU Business School","description":"To put its brand-boosting advantages into perspective, we present four inspiring influencer marketing examples to help you on the path to success.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/examples-influencer-marketing\/","author":"EU Business School","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/examples-influencer-marketing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"EU Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Business Trends","item":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/category\/business-trends\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"4 Inspiring Examples of Influencer Marketing"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28480"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28493,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28480\/revisions\/28493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euruni.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}