Influencers

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  • BrokenHD

    This subject continues to intrigue me, whether its a yoga coach, tech guy, left/right wing nut or fine artist, (aka: memelord)..

    Do any of you consider yourselves to be influencers or influencers-to-be? If so, what are you doing to achieve it?

    Anything goes: Mind state, motivation, strategy, long term goals, logistics, planning, video efforts, schedule (shooting/life), monetization, income, social platform hacks, influencers you keep an eye on, the angle/niche you're going after and why...

  • cannonball19780

    what does that even mean

    • IDK why my first thought is that BrokenHD is an undercover spy for an influencer mill that's putting together a pitch deck lol.shellie
    • Loo. I design and make music, but i really want to up my shit. No pitch decks... yet ;)BrokenHD
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  • BonSeff2

    corn

  • Hayoth-3

    Influencer means Infomercial host.

  • cannonball19780

    Isnt there a certain number of linked in articles about five things somethings something you have to write on medium to be an influencer

    I dunno

  • utopian0

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    • "How to Crush It"
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  • Fax_Benson7

    I've got the Influenzas

  • monNom0

    Like pr... without the glamour.

  • detritus1

    Is this like people who get paid to be soulless rentashills on social networks? If so, I can't imagine anything worse.

    • Yep...see_thru
    • I know of a photog with large following on IG— only one #ad post (artfully done) and it probably paid half year's salary for some.BrokenHD
    • You can be true to yourself, your craft, not be a huckster, and still profit from turning attention to currency. 2¢BrokenHD
  • capn_ron0

    I feel like i influence my friends to meet up and have beers or go on bike rides. So yeah, i'm kinda a big deal.

  • BrokenHD0

    You guys may be too rigid in your definitions. I think you can invest time/energy into your online presence to turn into a revenue stream without selling your soul. If anything it seems like its allowing a growing number of people to just do what they enjoy. They took the leap. Like dudes who love modding trucks for outdoor travel, getting free gear and revenue for having it turn up in a photo of their truck in a forest. Or B-boy's flipping over Fiats, still comes across as organic and doesn't dampen their authenticity. I got a homie who loves smoking weed and rapping with a what one might call a dead-end job. Earlier this year he started going to cannabis events, interviewing people and just being his natural zany self; and he's seeing momentum build that might allow him to leave his job, hang with his friends and be a diligent goof all day. Just sayin

  • fadein110

    The king of influencers!

  • renderedred0

    i think i got a vaccine for that...

  • ben_-1

    Influencers are the blight of the marketing/brand world. Lacking a good idea or a solid plan? Get that influencer program going, because apparently people are really easily influenced.

    I guess if it's a goal for you, just be a quarter to half good at what you do, talk about it a lot on social media, post all of your pictures according to a trend (pastel, isometric angle, etc) buy some followers and take a crack at it.

    • Blessings. Ty. They're just one marketing component at the video game company i work for, but they do help pour folks through the funnel.BrokenHD
  • doesnotexist1

    influencers are the poor man's celebrity. it's dumb and they're amateurs. find a role model.

    • Where do professionals come from, if not from former amateurs?BrokenHD
    • You know the difference between an amateur and a professional?sted
  • shellie0

    I work around a lot of influencers, influencer based companies and also more traditional celebrities (actors, comedians and musicians). The one thing I can say is social media fame is not for everyone. People should really think about that more carefully. Even if you can handle the really well planned and executed content tsunami you'd need too keep up to stay relevant in the space, ego management is often an unforseen obstacle for most who find success. Just look at Adam Blampied from whatculture.

    I think the first question you should answer for yourself is why you want to be famous so bad, albeit, social media famous enough to justify being paid for your influence.

    i predict a more growing trend will be influencers being far more accountable for actualizing their worth to keep control of their careers. Do your numbers really convert to sales, tickets sold, books sold, merch sold? How do they convert? id be interested I seeing analytics and case studies for past campaigns or perhaps a one sheet. I'd need to know the number before I spend a dime. Ive seen first hand the work of influencers will a milli+ followers that turned out to be 100% worthless when it came to influencing actual dollars being spent. The industry is a bit of a bubble and there was some wild money thrown around for a while but that is slowing down.

    A new trend is Youtube stars scoring legit record contacts now even though they may not or barely make music. Sure, 35-100k sound sexciting but outta actually terrible for 5-6 albums including the options and partucipation in any other dollar you make elsewhere during that term. that's a 10-15 year contract if everything goes perfectly, and forever if it's a disaster. Influencers have their built in audiences which is less of a risk and cheaper on the development side for a label -- I get it. But, that's going to produce a lot of flash in the pan, trendy shit that will not last and the music industry does not care. If the influencer can't deliver record/merch sales, touring and ancillary income, investments are these influencers will bust but they will also be stuck in a reduculous 360° record contract. These record companies are going to juice what they can out of these kids for a few years but never release all their albums under the contract binding them forever. This is not a new trick but it's new to all these kids. If they fall off and happen to reignite interest, they record company can benefit without investing another dime ever. The "musician" would be essentially "shelved"

    Huge youtube channels and networks actually sign talent to craaaazy contracts as well. I'd read through a few of those. People can be so thirsty especially on the smaller side of the influencer pool and essentially sign away everything they created -- they can get themselves into a lot of foolish situations when leveraging their noteability.

    If you're serious, like anyone else in the entertainment business you should really get a manager and a lawyer that specialize I the vertical you are chasing once you get a little traction. These are all people who will eat off your checks but will be more personally invested in the trajectory of your career in and in hunting down new money for you while you focus on content. be careful with managers who've signed like 50 clients. A large percentage of them are being neglected.

    • guh, reading typos feel like driving over a pothole. you all know what I'm saying though.shellie
    • I kinda see what you're talking about here as a different beast from "influencers" but I understand the correlation. I think of it less as a person with a...ben_
    • talent trying to push that via social media as someone with an interest or hobby (say latté art or crossfit) trying to leverage a following into a career...ben_
    • the cringe-y thing is when companies glom onto 5-10 of these people giving them basically the same platform as a HSN goofball, but it's "authentic".ben_
    • that's what im talking about tho. for instance one of my friends is now a yoga influencer. has over 100k followers on Instagram. tours now. does paid workshops.shellie
    • she's big which that yes, she needs a manager and a lawyer now. she really does.shellie