{"id":53396,"date":"2024-03-21T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hec.ca\/?p=53396"},"modified":"2024-04-01T20:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:11:32","slug":"the-future-of-influencers-marketing-navigating-evolving-trends-and-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digital.hec.ca\/en\/blog\/the-future-of-influencers-marketing-navigating-evolving-trends-and-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the Future of Influencer Marketing: Trends, Best Practices and Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, we discuss about one of the essential strategies for digital marketing, influencer marketing. While talking about this field, one can easily see some trends being born. This article touches on the power of micro-influencers, the importance of authenticity, and the expectations for ROI. Moreover, success stories with several campaigns allow one to see how much micro-influencers can bring to the macro-companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Micro-Influencers, the new trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, as defined by Sprout Social, a micro-influencers is a type of influencer with 10,000 to 100,000 followers in social media, such as Instagram or TikTok. These influencers achieve high engagement because they produce the \u201cshort-form\u201d content that is usually more relatable to their followers\u2019 lives. Unlike macro-influencers, micro-influencers maintain a close relationship with their target audience, as a result, achieving more trust and effective endorsements: using the micro-influencers, the companies achieved 60% more engagement in comparison to large influencers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The reason for this trend of this kind of influencer might also be the new concept that has appeared precisely now. Micro-influencers, taking advantage of the visibility of the endless scroll<\/a>, are using it more and more actively to promote their content. The endless scroll is a never-ending line of content that users see in their news feeds on social media platforms. For micro-influencers and content creators, this means endless opportunities for content. As micro-influencers typically form more concentrated and dedicated audiences, the flow of almost constant feed has opened up new opportunities for them. In addition, the more users interact with their content, the more often the algorithms view it. Hence, it is in the hands of the influencers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authenticity is the new key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Also, the 2023 trend is the rise of authenticity in marketing, especially on social media. More than ever, brands are expected to communicate with their audience genuinely as the skepticism of fake messages grows. Moreover, behind-the-scenes content, taking position on different matters, and sharing real people\u2019s stories are the key strategies to promote authenticity. So, authenticity is very important because it adding credibility but also increasing brand trust. According to a Sprout Pulse 2023 survey, 47% of marketers see this as influencer marketing’s greatest benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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