The Importance of Influencer Marketing – Statistics and Trends

Khalid Saleh

Khalid Saleh

Khalid Saleh is CEO and co-founder of Invesp. He is the co-author of Amazon.com bestselling book: "Conversion Optimization: The Art and Science of Converting Visitors into Customers." Khalid is an in-demand speaker who has presented at such industry events as SMX, SES, PubCon, Emetrics, ACCM and DMA, among others.
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Did you know that Influencer marketing delivers 11X higher ROI than traditional forms of digital marketing and 94% of marketers who used influencer marketing believe the tactic to be effective. 48% of marketers in the US who have used influencer marketing plan to increase their budget for influencer-focused campaigns. Check out our infographic on Influencer marketing to know the importance of Influencer marketing and latest influencer marketing statistics and trends.

Influencer marketing statistics and trends

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ers who used influencer marketing believe the tactic to be effective

48% of marketers in the US plan to ramp up budget for influencer-focused campaigns

Influencer marketing delivers 11X higher ROI than traditional forms of digital marketing

Expected change in Influencer marketing budget

%age in Marketing Budget %age of respondents
Increase 48%
Stay the same 23%
Not sure 25%

 

Aspects of influencer marketing that US marketers would like to see it improved

Influencer Marketing Aspects %age of respondents
Measuring ROI 80%
Tracking Influence 66%
Influencer Discovery 60%
Reporting back 55%
Vetting Influencers 55%
Managing lists of Influencers 46%
Engaging influencers 41%
Influencer relationships 26%

 

71% of marketers believe that ongoing ambassadorships are the most effective form of influencer marketing.

Most Effective Influencer Marketing Techniques

Influencer Marketing Techniques %age of respondents
Ongoing Ambassadorships 70.6%
Product Reviews 66.7%
Brand Mentions 53.9%
Event coverage 52.9%
Sponsored content 50.0%
Affiliate links 10.8%
Others 14.7%

 

Influencer Marketing Goals by Importance

Influencer Marketing Goals %age
Improve Brand Advocacy 94%
Expand Brand Awareness 92%
Reach New Targeted Audience 88%
Increase share of voice 86%
Improve sales of conversion 74%
Manage reputation 68%
Drive lead generation 67%
Accelerate digital transformation 64%
Improve customer satisfaction 63%
Improve Employees influence 53%

 

Effectiveness of Influencer marketing according to professionals by Objective

Objective Extremely Effective Effective Somewhat Effective Not Effective
Raising Awareness 39% 49% 8% 4%
Increasing Customer Loyalty 24% 41% 27% 8%
Driving Sales 20% 33% 34% 13%

 

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Khalid Saleh
Khalid Saleh is CEO and co-founder of Invesp. He is the co-author of Amazon.com bestselling book: "Conversion Optimization: The Art and Science of Converting Visitors into Customers." Khalid is an in-demand speaker who has presented at such industry events as SMX, SES, PubCon, Emetrics, ACCM and DMA, among others.
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Khalid Saleh

Khalid Saleh

Khalid Saleh is CEO and co-founder of Invesp. He is the co-author of Amazon.com bestselling book: "Conversion Optimization: The Art and Science of Converting Visitors into Customers." Khalid is an in-demand speaker who has presented at such industry events as SMX, SES, PubCon, Emetrics, ACCM and DMA, among others.

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