Who Are The Influencers and How Do We Find Them?

In my last blog, “Clout vs. Klout – Or the Real Meaning of Social Influence,” I pulled together information which concluded that the most visible people are not necessarily correlated with influence, and word-of-mouth recognition can only be harnessed by targeting large numbers of ordinary influencers. That naturally raises the question, “Who are these influencers […]

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Clout vs. Klout – Or the Real Meaning of Social Influence

I’ve done some reading lately which has brought together and focused my theory of marketing through online influencers. Awareness Networks published a white paper entitled “3 Keys to Influence: Understanding and Leveraging Influence.” They report several strong reasons why marketers should seek social media influence: 90% of purchases are subject to social influence 90% of […]

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