30th August was a day for the social media history books - the start of the end for the swipe-up link. Offering peak convenience, the swipe-up link allowed you to access an influencer’s shopping recommendations, find out more about important topics, or link through to a hot new blog post [...]
An ever-increasing number of companies are shifting greater portions of their marketing budgets to influencer marketing. Recently released figures show that the value of the industry has more than doubled since 2019, growing from $6.5 billion to $13.8 billion in only three years. From Instagram’s industry-shaking video-first strategy shift, to [...]
What social media trends will you need to be ready for in 2022? Research shows that time spent on social media has increased from 1.5 hours a day in 2012 to almost 2.5 hours in 2021. It’s also the place where Millennials (aged 25-40) and Gen Z (aged 5-24) spend [...]
Historically, a short term approach has been somewhat of a norm within influencer marketing. One-off campaigns that span just a few weeks, or even a few days, are unfortunately not a rare sight. However, more and more companies are moving away from campaign-based influencer marketing in favour of an always-on [...]
Consumers are crying out for authenticity. Jaded by the proliferation of adverts and made cynical by the price tag placed on their personal data, modern consumers have become marketing sceptics, and brands who fail to respond to this will find their futures at risk. After all, in a crowded digital [...]
This is an introduction to social media marketing tactics for all the marketers out there who know they want to work with social media but need some help navigating the social media jungle. Prefer to listen? Tune in to our podcast episode about social media marketing tactics together with Emily [...]
There’s increased competition in the digital sphere and the question of how to stand out from the crowd is getting increasingly important for fashion brands. To keep up with the digital transformation and the fast-growing digital-native brands on social media, brands need to keep up with the changing consumer behaviour [...]
Today’s consumers are demanding more from brands in terms of diversity and inclusion. As a response to this, and to the ongoing global social reckoning, we’ve seen a clear shift with more and more brands taking accountability for a lack of diversity and inclusivity in influencer marketing. The case for [...]
Even though social media live streaming is a fairly new phenomenon, more and more brands are now starting to adjust their social media strategies, and their influencer marketing strategies, accordingly. In this blog post, we’ll focus on live streams and live shopping on social media through influencers and why this [...]
Gen Z is the generation guilty of bringing back loose-fitting jeans to fashion and the driving force behind TikTok’s crazy entrance to the social media sphere. But who can blame them? They’re the new trendsetters! For fashion brands to be top-of-mind and reach this ever-changing consumer called Gen Z, they [...]
