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All influencers are creators, but not all creators are influencers.  Confused yet? You’re not the only one. Our latest research shows most marketers and consumers feel like there’s a difference between influencers and creators. But, describing the difference is a bit tricky. Influencers create content. Creators create content. Customers also create content. Yet, they create content with different results in mind. What’s the difference between the content created by influencers, creators, customers, and UGC creators?…

How did an exclusively online store sell $100M in mattresses through DTC marketing when people couldn’t even test out if they liked the product before buying? Direct-to-consumer marketing initially seemed to go against the laws of buying decisions. People would always want to lay on a mattress before buying it, right? A safe assumption has turned into a completely wrong perspective. It turns out people are more than happy to buy a mattress on the…

Micro-influencers are a unique breed of content creators. They speak directly to a smaller fan base, niche audiences that have deeper connections to these influencers. But when activated correctly and amplified by brand channels, micro-influencers have shown that they outperform larger creator AND branded content. Micro-influencer marketing campaigns…

What makes an Influencer? When more than 100 million people have over 100,000 followers, who among them are truly famous? These are questions asked in the 2021 documentary Fake Famous, streaming on HBO. The film is clearly focused on evoking a strong reaction from the audience, but marketers…

Internal Influencer has become a buzzword as brands seek new avenues to amplify the power of their social media marketing. The term has yet to fall into common usage and there is still a degree of variability with definitions. Internal Influencers of all stripes will be an integral…

hospitality influencers

The currency on social media is attention and exposure. And since influencers hold the attention of loyal followers—with a trend of smaller micro and nanoinfluencers having an impact on their audience—making them a part of your brand’s social media marketing strategy is crucial. But to catch an influencer’s…