And here\u2019s the thing, brands don\u2019t have to invest millions into celebrities to reach a captive audience. Enter the Micro-influencer<\/strong> \u2013 a social media personalities with thousands to tens of thousands of followers. Micro-influencers can have dedicated and industry-specific followings. This makes them great for capturing niche markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, have a clothing boutique that sells high end clothes? There are lots of fashion micro-influences. Want to increase visitation to your DMO or attraction? Get a micro-influencer to visit and post about it. Have a new restaurant with great food? Invite a micro-influencer to try it out and make a recommendation to their audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging an influencer\u2019s or industry leader\u2019s audience helps increase overall brand awareness and lends credibility to a product or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, micro-influencers can be more powerful than a big celebrity endorsement because they are still considered \u201creal\u201d people. Therefore, a brand audience is more likely to trust their opinion and recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key when determining which micro-influencer to partner with is to answer a few simple questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

• Does their style of content mesh with your company\u2019s brand?<\/li>
• Does their audience compliment your target audience?<\/li>
• Audience size is important,\u00a0 but what are their engagement rates – things likes, clicks, responses?<\/li>
• And, ultimately, does an investment with an influencer pencil out from an ROI perspective?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  If influencer marketing isn\u2019t part of your current marketing mix, perhaps it should be. Talk to the professionals at tdg today. We\u2019ll help guide you through this or any marketing objectives your business may have.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The idea of having a well-known spokesperson endorse your brand is nothing new. For decades, leveraging a celebrity\u2019s popularity has allowed brands to reach and sell to audiences they otherwise wouldn\u2019t have. With the continued growth of social media, along with a charismatic person’s ability to grow an audience, influencer marketing can be an attractive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-2171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-insight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n