The Impact of Influencers - How Google Measures It

Google is synonymous with search and analytics. They have been working with Influencers and have wondered how to measure the impact of the partnership. This is one of the most widely read articles that they put out. So clearly many people have been scratching their head over the same problem.

We found that some top creators have helped us achieve the scale of TV ads, at significantly lower cost.
— Think With Google
How Googles Measures Impact of Influencers

These are four big takeaways

1. Stop selling impressions and likes as impact

Don’t leave it up to vanity metrics to assess the return on an influencer marketing partnership. Likes and views don’t mean anything. So what do you look for?

2. Brand building needs long-form content

Brands especially B2B brands need long form content creators. Long-form content gave our marketing messages more breathing space. The brand gets a mention in the organically created content of the influencer

3. Focus on brand lift to isolate impact

Survey those who saw the content and compare it with the response and behaviour of those who did not see the content. Is there a difference?

4. The influencer’s work is part of the regular marketing mix

When they measured it against as part of the Marketing strategy, they found that some top creators have helped us achieve the scale of TV ads, at significantly lower cost.

Key takeaway

Work with long form content creators. Bloggers, podcasters and content creators make for effective Influencers.

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Abhijit Bhaduri

Abhijit Bhaduri is an advisor to organizations on talent development and leadership development. As the former GM Global L&D of Microsoft, Abhijit led their onboarding and skilling strategy especially for people managers. Forbes described him as "the most interesting generalist from India." The San Francisco Examiner described him as the "world’s foremost expert on talent and development" and among the ten most sought-after brand evangelists. He is rated among the top ten experts on learning across the world. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice with more than a million followers on social media. He teaches at the Doctoral Program for Chief Learning Officers at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to being at Microsoft, he led an advisory practice helping organizations build their leadership, talent and culture strategy. His latest book is called Career 3.0 – Six Skills You Must Have To Succeed. You can follow him on LinkedIn.com/in/AbhijitBhaduri and on Twitter @AbhijitBhaduri

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