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The Conversion Code, 2nd Edition
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The Conversion Code, 2nd Edition

by Chris Smith
May 2022
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 42m
English
Wiley
Audiobook available
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Chapter 14Influencer Marketing Matters

Data doesn't have an ego. It's time to get over yourself and start using influencer marketing. Here's why:

  • 60% of marketers get better results with influencer content than with their own.1
  • 65% of people discover new brands or products through influencers.
  • 80% of people have purchased something immediately after hearing it recommended by an influencer they follow.
  • Twitter users are 5.2× more likely to buy something promoted by an influencer.
  • More than 50% of people have bought a product after seeing a YouTuber review it.

Working with an influencer is now accessible to all and isn't a trend that is going away due to its effectiveness in generating leads and sales.

When I first started using Twitter, I was doing it wrong. All I did was connect my Facebook page to auto-tweet my posts. Then I set up a few tweets that repeated each week and never really logged back in.

It came as no surprise the first time I checked my analytics to see my tweets weren't even making a dent and my following wasn't growing. So, I took a step back and looked at Twitter as a place to meet, follow, and connect with the brightest minds in my industry. I started tweeting with and mentioning people I looked up to and retweeting their best tweets.

Within no time, they returned the favor. Within 30 days of changing my strategy, my traffic from Twitter more than tripled even though I had tweeted a fraction of the number of times than I had before. The traffic was coming ...

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