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How To Find Influencers On Webfluential

April 18, 2017 4:07 pm Published by Kirsty Sharman

As a Webfluential marketer you get access to thousands of influential content creators - all you need to do is login and start searching. Smart filters will help you narrow down each search by location, category, age and budget. Our platform also provides you with in depth analytics on every influencer you discover. Here is a quick explainer video on how the Webfluential search engine works. After you've found the right influencers, you’ll be able to do outreach right from the platform. To get started simply login to your marketer profile, or register here. Happy searching! Kirsty Sharman Head Of Operations at Webfluential

New Webfluential features to kick start your marketing efforts in 2017

January 10, 2017 3:18 pm Published by Kirsty Sharman

With sites like Forbes, SocialMediaToday and Adweek listing Influencer Marketing as one of the hottest trends to watch in 2017, we thought it was time to give our registered marketers more features and flexibility - empowering your brands to make an impact through influencers in 2017. Most marketers understand Webfluential to be an influencer marketing agency – but what most marketers don’t know is that all the tools and technology required to find influencers are available to use as self-serve. In addition, we have recently introduced regional agency partnerships - to support marketers with the running of larger scale campaigns. Our accredited partners can be found here. If you’re already registered as a marketer - I’d like to encourage you to log into your Webfluential account and have a look around. If you aren’t, you can register here to try out the platform for free. You’ll be able to see first hand just how easy it is to find and connect with the right influencers, you’ll also be able to see all the new benefits you have access to once you upgrade your account. If you're not quite ready to upgrade, you'll still have access to our partners to help you run great campaigns. This is a sneak peek under the hood of the new Webfluential self-serve platform:

Connecting with influencers has never been so simple

Get influencers to pitch creative ideas to you

Build relationships with influencers in your Networks (please note that managed Networks are only available through partners)

Chat directly to influencers about briefs and pricing

Think of how Hootsuite helps you run your social campaigns, and how Adwords helps you run your search ads. In the same way, Webfluential and Webfluential accredited partners can help you run your Influencer Marketing campaigns. The above images show the tools that can help you overcome the challenges you expect walking into your first influencer marketing campaign. The new features below will help you with the challenges you only discover once you get going...

Guidance on pricing: helping you understand how much to pay

Ensuring your campaign is a success and that each influencer delivers

Creating basic reports for all your campaigns

PLEASE NOTE: The trial period on your marketer account will only last a few days so login to upgrade if you are looking to utilize the self-serve platform. Alternatively, you can get in touch with one of our partners via our partner directory found here.

Webfluential accredited partners offer a wider support network to brands and agencies looking to run large scale influencer campaigns. If you don’t have the time, experience or resources to run your own brand campaigns then you’ll have access to regional partners to help you do so. Webfluential currently has Partner agencies in South Africa, UAE, United Kingdom and South America.

Our partners have years of experience working with content, media, and Influencers, across multiple verticals. They also run a premium Webfluential technology stack, which means they have access to deeper influencer analytics, the ability to manage influencer networks on your behalf, paid media integration and most importantly - fully integrated reporting on campaigns. The images below are just some of the examples of what our partners can offer.

Costings for large scale campaigns, including management

Campaign Management tools, with paid media integration

Creating integrated reports for campaigns

Track only reports for brands and clients to find the most relevant influencers in real time

PLEASE NOTE: Managed Networks are exclusive to Clockwork Media in South Africa, so if you already have a network of influencers and you’d like to manage them more effectively please get in touch with Clockwork Media through your ‘Partners’ tab.

That’s it from us, if you’re looking to understand a bit more around how influencer marketing can work in your brands vertical you can see some examples of influencer campaigns here. If you’re ready to get going, and kick start your 2017 with an Influencer campaign, then head over to our marketers area to get going. Good luck! Kirsty Sharman Head Of Global Operations https://webfluential.com/marketers

The State of Influence on Social Media by Iconosquare

December 2, 2016 12:23 pm Published by Kirsty Sharman

Leading Instagram analytics & management platform, IconoSquare, recently shared a video highlighting the state of influence on social media. The data featured in the video references the recent #LifeOfAnInfluencer series on Social Media Today which provided YouTubers, Instagrammers, and Twitter influencers with infographics covering everything from pricing guidelines, cheat sheets, and the platforms they are using. Check out the Iconosquare video below and let us know your thoughts:

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