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If 2017 was all about influencers, 2018 is all about microinfluencers. Like any media before it, the realm of influence quickly became saturated by brands hawking their wares in beautiful images created by people who have large audiences. The ability of people to influence is different than other forms of media. If you run…
Continue reading ➞ The Rise of Micro-influencers and What it Means for Digital Marketing
In case you haven't been paying attention, let me bring you up to speed. Video is everything on the internet right now. Instagram stories, YouTube, Facebook, every single platform is turning towards video. I won't even go into detail on the popularity of Netflix but let's just say that everyone I know has already binged…
Continue reading ➞ The 10 Digital Video Best Practices in 2017
Content content everywhere, and not a drop to spare. The infusion of social media and connected devices has animated our lives in ways we never thought possible. Video, once a technological gimmick limited to large dark cinemas and whirring wheels of cellophane, is now so commonplace that the trendiest social apps actually delete your videos…
The days of cinematic landscape formats that favored wide angles, the rule of thirds, and everything that Alfred Hitchcock adored were numbered when Instagram launched allowing only square photos. Then, Snapchat was launched to the delight of millenials whose raison d'être is to share everything they are doing. Snapchat continued to buck the video format…
Influencers are the new media, therefore using influencers to spread your message is the new digital marketing. I'm not going to give you a listicle of 5 ways to optimize your influencer marketing, nor am I going to give you a bunch of case studies about what works best. Instead I hope to shed light…
Continue reading ➞ How To Master Influencer Marketing in 2017
