The Influencer Marketing Lab

Episode 54 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a regular podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing.#AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship does not influence editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Alex North, Head of Media, Measurement and Analytics across EMEA at Whalar.In this episode, they discuss:Whether measuring return on investment within creator marketing is evolving - and if so, how?Business metrics over vanity metricsHow marketers can best help brands navigate choice and challenges in quantifying impactMeasurement 'in the wild' digging into a case studyA look over the brow of the hill to the future of measurement within our industryUseful linksWhalar websiteWhalar on LinkedInWhalar Research - Creators Measure Up: Analyzing Their Impact on ResultsInfluencer Marketing Code of ConductAlex North on LinkedIn👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 53 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing.#AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with James Baldwin Global B2B Influence Lead at Ogilvy. We spend most of our time digging into Ogilvy's new report -  Influencing Business: The Global Rise of B2B Influencer Marketing - where we learn key takeaways including: 75% of B2B marketers are already working with influencers. Of those who aren’t, most are planning to do so starting soon.We also learn about the power of employee advocacy and of the regional nuances within the sector. James also fills us in on some of his background including his time as an influencer in his own right creating a meme account lampooning golf stereotypes. The episode also name-checks two of James' colleagues. Rahul Titus, Global head of Influence at Ogilvy was my guest on episode 16Imogen Coles, UK Influence Lead and Managing Partner at Ogilvy was my guest on episode 28. Imogen is a creator in her own right under the Instagram profile oneslowsunday👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 52 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing.#AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Steph Money, VP of Client Services at ThisThat - a measurement and evaluation influencer marketing firm (sort of ... Steph will explain why this descriptor is only partially correct). In this episode, we discuss:Being a rising star after ten yearsHow intelligent naivety can cut through group thinkHow measurement and evaluation can be put into harness for go-to-market strategiesShowing the context behind the numbers when measuring awareness, consideration or conversionPerformance can be amplified by effectiveness can't Why the answer is never more data - data is the evidence needed to justify a recommendationWhy effective measurement of influencer marketing will become fundamental A call to standardise measurement within our sector👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 51 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing.The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Alice Audley, founder and CEO of bCreator -- a brand that you probably already know under its former name, Blogosphere.In this episode, we discuss:The rebadging after a decade from Blogosphere to bCreatorWhy in-person, face-to-face events are so important to building relationshipsHow we can ensure our category is effective without losing the essence of creator marketingAdvice for female-founded, female-led businesses.And what to expect from the bCreator Awards👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 50 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing.The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Esme Rice, Worldwide Influencer Practice Lead at Mindshare. We talk about the professionalisation of the industry which has shifted within six years from a time when Esme had to battle with academics trying to dissuade her from focusing her degree dissertation on influencers to a sector moving to the heart of multi-channel, integrated marketing programmes.We discuss the Regional differences in the influencer marketing landscapeConsumer behaviour towards virtual influencers in different parts of the worldNear future of our channelCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 49 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Sammy Albon, Senior Campaign Director at agency, What They Said. In this episode we discuss: What authenticity means from the point of view of a creator and from a brand's point of viewWhy A is for authenticity and affinity. But why A is for AllWe talk de-influencingThe benefits of long-term brand collaborations with creatorsHow brands can effectively work with creators in their promoted mediaCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. And sign up to Creator Briefing the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie providing a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 48 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Verity Park, founder and CEO of TBH Talent and TBH Community. We discuss Verity's move from Gleam to start up two businesses: one nurturing emerging talent, the other working with established creators.We talk TikTok Shop and also explore the dynamic tension between talent management companies and talent managing themselves. We examine the benefits and potential drawbacks of each.Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab  for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 47 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Ian Forrester, founder and CEO of DAIVID, an advertising research company building a ‘house of influencer insight’ proposition. We discuss influencer marketing's WHAT metrics of impressions, reach, likes, shares, comments, site visits and sales and then we explore why these should be augmented with the WHY metrics of attention, emotions and memory creation. Shifting data collection to insight learnings and improved effectiveness. Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes and related useful links.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 46 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Abha Gallewale, global social strategy manager at sportswear brand, ASICSIn this episode we: Discuss how ASICS puts athlete sponsorship contracts together which take into consideration content quality, not just medals wonConsider the importance of ASICS's brand values guiding the sportswear firm Explore measuring return on investment for the athletes’ work as brand influencersThis interview was recorded in May 2022. Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab  for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 45 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Catherine Yeo - creator and author of new book - The Creator Revolution: How Today’s Creative Talents Are Shaping Our TomorrowIn this episode we discuss the seven characteristics of a creatorexamine Wikipedia's guidelines around notability and why this leads to fewer creators benefitting from their own Wikipedia pagesask whether the steam has gone out of the creator economydebate whether the future lies in tools or platforms?Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab  for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 44 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Lucy Edwards blind broadcaster, content creator and star of those shampoo ads on the telly boxIn this episode we:Explore what makes an authentic collaboration between brand and influencerConsider the importance of lived experience in influencer campaignsDiscuss what brands can do to make their websites accessible and their products follow  universal design principles List the brands who are getting it rightCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab  for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 43 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Arron Shepherd - serial investor, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Goat Agency the social media agency he founded in 2015 alongside  Harry Hugo and Nick Cooke.In this episode weForecast influencer marketing's growth as in industry to be worth $100 billion in 2027.Look at why lack of scale has held the industry back and why that has now changed.Examine the drivers and restraints affecting advertisers becoming social-first advertisers. Consider what the Inflexion investment has brought to the agency.Reimagine the advertising holding groupCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab  for full show notes and related useful links👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 42 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Alan Gray, Senior Research Psychologist at Tailify.In this episode we discuss The Psychologist's Guide to Influence - a new handbook crammed with over 40 accessible tips designed to help marketers craft better influencer marketing campaigns by helping us spot the best trust-makers and recognise some of the most effective evidence-based techniques.Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes and related useful links.👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 41 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Sedge Beswick Founder and Managing Director of influencer marketing agency, SEEN Connects.In this episode  we talkMetaverseNFTsHow creators can future-proof long-term careersSocial shoppingHow different social media platforms fulfil different needs within the buyer journey.Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 40 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Keely Cat-Wells, CEO of C Talent - an award-winning talent management company that represents high-profile Deaf and Disabled talent.In this episode  we look at how influencer marketing currently represents the deaf and disabled community; we define inspiration porn and explore why it's so problematicKeeley explains why positive representation is so important and she offers practical tips and advice for marketers to make their influencer marketing truly inclusive and representative of disabled creatorsCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 39 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Matthew Wood Founder and CEO of PerformanceIN. the man behind the Influencer Marketing Show, The Influencer Marketing Awards, And industry publication: Talking Influence. In this episode we discuss: The uplift in entry quality for the influencer marketing awards since they began in 2019The New York Influencer Marketing ShowLessons learned from running hybrid eventsThe international success of industry publication: Talking InfluenceCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 38 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Lucy Loveridge, managing director at YMU SocialIn this episode: We discuss the evolution of digital-first talent managementWe look at the differences between managing traditional talent and digital-first talentI ask how talent management is professionalising as an industry?And we consider whether the likes of Francois Bourgeois joining the YMU roster heralds a shift in how big brands think about digital-first talentCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful linksAnd I want to hear your feedback. Google Influencer Marketing Lab podcast and either drop me a line or leave a voicemail message directly from the landing page. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 37 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Jo Burford Global Director of Creators at Aaqua. Prior to Aaqua Jo's worked at Talenthouse, Twitter, and Whalar. In this episode we discuss:lessons learned over a decade working in the industryCommon myths about influencer marketing - and how to dispel themthe most important personality traits needed to thrive in this spaceSpeaking of space we talk about Space Hero where Jo is a talent advisor at the firm aiming to put creators into space.Jo also teases Aaqua a new platformCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful links👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 36 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Jeanette Okwu the Founder and CEO of BEYONDinfluence, a Berlin headquartered influence & brand ambassador marketing agency.In this episode we discuss:Why global strategies need to be sufficiently rigid to produce consistent results whilst flexible enough to accommodate local nuances. Jeanette's role as member advisor to the American Influencer Council.Re-emergence of virtual influencersThe Importance of the contracting phase of the influencer marketing workflowAnd we look at Jeanette's go-to sources of information for keeping up-to-date with influencer marketing Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful links👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.

Episode 35 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Cecilia Parker Aranha, Director of Consumer Protection at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.In this episode we discuss:The aims of the Green Claims CodeWhat points it coversHow it affects brands, influencer marketers and creatorsThe vertical sectors the CMA may prioritise Next year's review processCheck out the Influencer Marketing Lab website for full show notes and related useful links. 👍Check out the Influencer Marketing Lab for full show notes, related useful links and a transcript. 🆕 Don't forget to sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing ( https://www.creatorbriefing.com/ ) - the weekly newsletter from Scott Guthrie which provides a breakdown of all the major news from the creator marketing industry alongside his insight and analysis.