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Adding reach to your content with influencers and employees
1. Online Influencers
Outlining the advantages of using influencers in content marketing
Social Analysis Owner John Hunter @johnhunteruk 17 April 20181
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2. Benefits of using influencers
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Incremental reach with little spend
Improving Trust (Nielsen study)
Assists creating a lighthouse brand identity
Increase employer brand profile (employee influencers only)
Upskilling for digital communications (employee influencers only)
3. Using Ohanians source credibility model for influencer selection we can
show the three main types of influencers
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A鐃rac鐃ve
Class
Elegance
Beauty
Sexy
A鐃rac鐃veness
Dependability
Honesty
Reliable
Sincerity
Trustworthy
Trustworthiness
Experience
Knowledgeable
Quali鍖ed
Skills
Expert
Exper鐃se
Credibility impact
Opinion Leader
Non expert
In鍖uen鐃al
Large following
Celebrity-esque
Public speaker
Con鍖dent
Opinion Former
Expert
Experienced
Recognised by peers
Credited
Respected
Ambassador
Expert
Employees as advocates
Main Types of Influencers Selection Process
4. To assess influencers we can extend Ohanians model for influencer
selection scoring
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Category Subcategory Yes / No Scale Score
Attractive No 2 0
Class No 2 0
Elegance No 2 0
Beauty No 2 0
High follower reach No 5 0
Dependability No 3 0
Honesty No 3 0
Reliable No 3 0
Sincerity No 4 0
Trustworthy No 5 0
Experience No 5 0
Knowledge No 2 0
Qualified No 4 0
Skilled No 2 0
Expert No 5 0
TOTAL 0
Influencer Rating
Strong profile - look to build relationship A FALSE
Good profile - look to build relationship B FALSE
Average profile - only selct if relevant to content C FALSE
Low profile - do not select None TRUE
Attractiveness
Trustworthiness
Expertise
5. Employees may have small influence but together with marginal gains can
offer the same impact as a high profile influencer
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Employee as
Advocates
Employees as advocates
resourcing
Results from using employees
as advocates and 3rd parties
Internal experts /
thought leaders
Company
makers
Partners
Bloggers
Campaign reach
Incremental reach
Company makers
Directors
Experts
Ambassadors
Employees
general
Leaders
6. Summary
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Influencers should be used as part of the whole amplification plan,
incorporating paid, owned and earned.
Incremental reach
Owned
Channels
Paid Earned
Advocacy
Viral
In鍖uencer network
ATL / BTL
Display / PPC
Social
Web / Social
Site branding
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APPENDIX
8. Further influencer profile description
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Recognised expert or leader in their 鍖eld,
High in鍖uence level on social media.
Expert and/or leader
Credible source
Well known or key 鍖gure
Recognised in industry or by peers
Con鍖dent and comfortable with digital/public speaking
Regularly invited to speak at events on behalf of EDF E in his/her subject area
Ambassadors
(opinion leaders)
Employees who are experts in their 鍖eld may this be a niche area that we could use to
write/ghost write content for.
An expert in their subject area
Contributes to signi鍖cant organisa鐃on change or improvement
Is a member of recognised consulta鐃on panels or boards
Held in high regard amongst industry leaders
Not essen鐃ally digital savvy
Experts
(opinion formers)
Employees at any level who have a good understanding of social media
Digital aware and comfortable
In鍖uen鐃al social pro鍖le
Con鍖dent and capable with communica鐃ons
Brand advocate
Employees as advocates
(opinion followers)