The Benefits of B2B Influencer Marketing

One of the biggest benefits of implementing influencer marketing in your B2B strategy is that you will reach an already filtered and engaged audience. Influencers are successful because their following trusts them and is already heavily engaged. Another reason why influencers are a great move for B2B marketing is because they help build trust and credibility.
Some examples of where to include influencer marketing in a B2B marketing strategy include:

  • Partnering to create content
  • Inviting them to be speakers at events
  • Asking them to host demonstrations
  • Creating user-generated content

5 Tips for Leveraging Influencer Marketing

  1. Building genuine relationships with the influencers you want to see in your B2B marketing campaign is important for you to better understand if they are a good fit for your brand. It is important to ask them about their goals, interests, and desires in a partnership.
  2. Consider bringing in an influencer marketing agency, so you have access to the resources needed to contact people who align with your brand’s needs.
  3. Long-term relationships with influencers benefit both your brand and the influencer’s followers. The more frequently your brand is put in front of the influencer’s following, the more likely they are to trust your company.
  4. Influencer marketing can take time. Throwing money at a one-time campaign will not be as successful as nurturing a relationship and testing out different strategies.
  5. Be ready for your B2B influencer marketing campaign to take time to gain traction. There is a lot of potential in influencer marketing in the B2B space, but it takes time and strategy to make the most of it.

Read more about B2B Influencer Marketing at forbes.com

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Tom Foerstel

Founder & President

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, Tom developed a strong desire to create positive change for people and planet.

He went on to pursue his passion for art and design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and worked for design firms in Southern California before moving to Boise, Idaho in the early 80’s. Foerstel Design opened its doors in 1985. Since its inception, the firm has cultivated a bold, happy, forward-looking team focussed on creating distinct and effective work on behalf of their clients.

An integral part of Tom’s philosophy is giving back to the community in which he lives — a company cornerstone that drives Foerstel’s long history of providing pro-bono services to local non-profit humanitarian and arts programs.

One of Tom’s proudest personal achievements is his ability to say Supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious backwards.