Entries by Liz Templeton

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It’s All About the Sauce

How McCormick Approaches their Influencer Strategy with Social Listening and Authenticity In our latest session of “Under the Influence,” Denise Vitola sat down with Valda Coryat, VP of North America Marketing for Condiments and Sauces at McCormick to discuss how they are leveraging influencer partnerships. A few key takeaways: Maybe the most surprising takeaway? Consumers […]

Why Sports Leagues Are Betting Big On Influencer Marketing

Sports leagues have some of the most influential people in the world attached to them. Of course, I’m talking about the athletes who have millions and millions of fans—in real life and on social media. It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say these leagues don’t need to work with everyday social influencers the way most brands […]

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Alcohol & Advertising on TikTok

What Alcohol Brands Need to Know About TikTok Paid Ads TikTok recently announced that alcohol brands can now officially execute paid ads. This opens up hugely valuable opportunities for influencer collaborations with your alcohol brands, but navigating the approvals process can be complex and confusing. Here’s a few things you need to know before setting […]

Marketing Briefing: Saturation and cost concerns push brands to concentrate influencer spend on fewer creators

According to a survey of 200 marketers by influencer agency Linqia, marketers increasingly prefer to work with influencers that have sizable follower counts — defined as accounts with more than 500,000 followers. That’s causing some creators south of the half a million threshold to complain they’re being left out of the creator economy’s historic growth.

How Ferrara brands like Nerds and Trolli use influencer marketing to boost awareness

Candy manufacturer Ferrara scored big with its Nerds Gummy Clusters ad during February’s big game, according to iSpot.tv. But that ad, which starred TikTok dancer and mega-influencer Addison Rae, who had previously posted organically about her love of Nerds, was just the beginning of a winning playbook that integrated influencer marketing into a cross channel and cross […]