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Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
5.8bn smartphones by 2020
2 billion people go online with smartphones
Source: GSMA Intelligence 2016
Source: The International Data Corporation
Since 2000
the average
attention
span has
dropped from
12 seconds to
8 seconds
source: Microsoft Insights 2015
20% of searches inside
the Google App are now
coming from voice
Digital Assistant users
will grow from 390m in
2008 to 1.8bn in 2021
source: Tractica
What does your brand SOUND like?
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
People are more than five times as likely to buy based on a social
recommendation than through exposure to traditional forms of marketing
46% of Gen-Zers say friends recommendations & opinions matter when
choosing a brand
source: Uniquely Generation Z, IBM Institute for Business Value
source: Brandwatch
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
• It’s not just about the numbers – check follower to following ratio
• Dig a little deeper – check followers followers & geographical reach
• Don’t just target social big-hitters – look for people who will engage with you
• Build a genuine relationship – don’t just use them when you want something
They rely on hearing
from marketing
professionals to
create original
content
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
• Ask what contact channel they prefer
• Personalise your approach
• Attention grabbing subject header
• Keep it brief and to the point
• Offer something unique if you can
• Manage your expectations
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
7.8 million followers
10.7 million followers
11.6 million subscribers
A few days later….
‘Beautiful Broken Things’ increased Amazon
sales by 95% & entered the 100 Best Sellers list
‘Everything Everything’ jumped from 1,101 to
14th place on the The Bookseller’s Bestseller list
‘All the bright Places’ & ‘The Sky is Everywhere’
jump position in the charts by over 1000%
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
600 million active monthly users
Twitter only has 320 million active monthly users
“Our Products look better
using Instagram filters”
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
• Posted 4 photos of her L.A. life on
Mother’s Day
• Culminated in a giveaway where
users commented on their
mother’s best beauty tips
• Resulted in 1,135 user-generated
posts
You can pick up lots of additional followers for your channel
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
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The mailing list of
your supporters
remains live for
future
communications
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
If you didn’t screw up delivery
of your previous campaign
there is a high chance they
will support you again
In 2012 Instagram was
bought by Facebook for
$1 billion…
How many people
worked for Instagram at
that time?
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers
Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers

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Kate Russell - Influencing the influencers

  • 5. 5.8bn smartphones by 2020 2 billion people go online with smartphones Source: GSMA Intelligence 2016 Source: The International Data Corporation
  • 6. Since 2000 the average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds source: Microsoft Insights 2015
  • 7. 20% of searches inside the Google App are now coming from voice Digital Assistant users will grow from 390m in 2008 to 1.8bn in 2021 source: Tractica
  • 8. What does your brand SOUND like?
  • 10. People are more than five times as likely to buy based on a social recommendation than through exposure to traditional forms of marketing 46% of Gen-Zers say friends recommendations & opinions matter when choosing a brand source: Uniquely Generation Z, IBM Institute for Business Value source: Brandwatch
  • 13. • It’s not just about the numbers – check follower to following ratio • Dig a little deeper – check followers followers & geographical reach • Don’t just target social big-hitters – look for people who will engage with you • Build a genuine relationship – don’t just use them when you want something
  • 14. They rely on hearing from marketing professionals to create original content
  • 16. • Ask what contact channel they prefer • Personalise your approach • Attention grabbing subject header • Keep it brief and to the point • Offer something unique if you can • Manage your expectations
  • 18. 7.8 million followers 10.7 million followers 11.6 million subscribers
  • 19. A few days later…. ‘Beautiful Broken Things’ increased Amazon sales by 95% & entered the 100 Best Sellers list ‘Everything Everything’ jumped from 1,101 to 14th place on the The Bookseller’s Bestseller list ‘All the bright Places’ & ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ jump position in the charts by over 1000%
  • 24. 600 million active monthly users Twitter only has 320 million active monthly users “Our Products look better using Instagram filters”
  • 26. • Posted 4 photos of her L.A. life on Mother’s Day • Culminated in a giveaway where users commented on their mother’s best beauty tips • Resulted in 1,135 user-generated posts You can pick up lots of additional followers for your channel
  • 34. The mailing list of your supporters remains live for future communications
  • 36. If you didn’t screw up delivery of your previous campaign there is a high chance they will support you again
  • 37. In 2012 Instagram was bought by Facebook for $1 billion… How many people worked for Instagram at that time?