90% of the world’s data has been generated in the past 2 years; and while content marketing is approaching mass adoption, getting a message in front of the right people at the right time is as formidable as it is essential. To rise above the noise, convey a message and mobilize buyers, content marketers are turning to influencers. Content Marketing and Influencer Strategy must work together for either to be successful. Here are a few ways influencers can help you augment your content marketing efforts to generate results.

1. How To
AUGMENT
YOUR CONTENT
MARKETING
WITH AN INFLUENCER
S TR ATEGY
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Content
Marketing
Content is at the center of
the value exchange between
business and buyer.
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Influencer
Strategy
Incorporating influencers in your
content facilitates reaching new
audiences with brand messages
that are credible and trusted.
Lee Odden, TopRank Marketing

3. MEASURE
Track Impact
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Inform Strategy
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INFLUENCERS
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DISTRIBUTE
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Involve & Collaborate
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LISTEN FOR INSIGHTS
INVOLVE THEM IN YOUR CONTENT
MEASURE AGAINST BIZ GOALS
LIGHT UP THE RIGHT NODES

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PLAN
Listen To Your Influencers
To Gain Insights
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5. Know Your
Target Audience
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When you actively listen to your influencers, you’ll be able to:
check Understand what’s most interesting to your target audience.
check Figure out where conversations are headed.
check See what content works and what doesn’t.
check Figure out where the gaps and opportunities are.
check Formulate questions you can answer.
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6. Keep Up With
Top Stories
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Stay on top of content coming from your influencers.
Focus on those with the most relevant audiences
so you’re coming to the table with
fresh content that resonates.
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7. Conduct A Content
Opportunity Audit
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In this phase, you’ll want to find out:
check General sentiment towards your topics.
check What your competition is doing.
check What motivates your influencers.
check How your brand is perceived or not perceived.
check How your brand can insert itself into the conversation.
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8. Plan & Prepare
Content
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Create a general content plan:
check Define specific topics you want to cover.
check Target influencers to engage.
check Approach specific influencers with ideas for how to work together.
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CREATE
Involve Your Influencers
In Your Content
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10. Curate
Expert Content
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Curate expert content and add your own value layer.
check Embed their tweets in your posts.
check Record a weekly podcast roundup of industry happenings
with your own analysis on top.
check Showcase the best of an influencer’s content.
check Combine stats across influencers’ reports into an infographic.
check Tell a story by pulling together the different ways
your influencers talk about the same subject.
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11. Build On Your
Influencers’ Content
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Get inspired & link to your influencers’ content
from your article.
check Write a review of your influencer’s ebook.
check Answer questions in the comments of your influencers’ blogs.
check Turn an influencers’ tweet into a blog post.
check Build off an idea your influencer started and link to their content.
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12. Support Your
Influencers’ Content
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Develop assets for your influencers to leverage
and create new unique content.
check Use your data to help them tell a story.
check Provide infographics to illustrate their own pieces.
check Give them tools to create unique content.
check Share the results of your research in advance.
check Provide exclusive content or experiences to write about.
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13. Involve Influencers
In Your Content
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Involve influencers in your content creation.
check Poll a group of influencers and share the results.
check Interview your influencers to give them a place to shine.
check Share their creations on your own platforms.
check Crowdsource insights for your content and give them credit.
check Allow them to vote on your content.
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14. Collaborate To
Create Content
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To make this work, find individuals who are highly relevant
& who will also benefit from this work.
check Co-author a white paper.
check Invite them to be involved in product development.
check Co-host webinars & presentations.
check Co-produce a web TV show.
check Send them into space and document it :)
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15. SHARE
DISTRIBUTE
Light Up The Right Nodes
In The Community
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16. Talk To The
Right People
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Focus on the influencers most relevant
to the idea you’re trying to convey.
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17. Invite Their
Commentary
QUESTIONCHAT
Engage your influencers
with a question regarding your article
(incl. those who don’t agree with you).
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18. Engage Them
In Context
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Track real-time influencer conversations
on the topic to engage them in context.
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19. Find Who Influences
The Influencers
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Find the connectors in the community
who influence your influencers and engage with them.
These individuals shape the opinions of the people
who drive actions for you.
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MEASURE
Measure Success Against
Your Business Goals
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Define success based on a your business goals
(i.e. awareness, lead generation, sales, advocacy).
Settle on output vs. outcome metrics
and tracking methodology.
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22. Track Macro
Metrics & Trending
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Track macro metrics even if you can’t assert causality
(i.e. Google Analytics, CRM/Sales, Net Promoter).
Make assumptions & measure trending.
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23. Track Micro
Metrics
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Track micro metrics
(referral traffic, trackable links, social shares)
but also make assumptions
as they’ll always represent a subset of reality.
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24. Keep Tabs
& Iterate
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Keep notes of qualitative results
you may want to quantify on next go around.
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