Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight

Dr. Jim Barry of the Edu-Tainment Social Content Marketing blog has put together a list of the top social media influencers (with yours truly on it!).

The good Doctor has written up a fascinating, detailed post on the 4 archetypes of these influencers, describing the traits and types of influence they have in the industry, including:

Educators – provide help and insight

Coaches – engage and assist (you’ll find me here!)

Entertainers – engage and inspire

Charismatics – provide insight and inspiration...

It’s important that we make the distinction between Influence Marketing and Influence scoring. Influence Marketing has always been part of our lives, whether we recognize the term or not. Everyday, brands put their products in the hands of targeted individuals that have a clear impact in an specific niche.

I think this quote from the upcoming book Influence Marketing, by Danny Brown and Sam Fiorella, not only provides a clear definition of what the goal of marketing is but it also makes it pretty obvious that influence is a natural aspect of marketing. The end result of any good marketing effort is to identify, engage, and nurture the most qualified prospects, ensuring the leads generated drive the highest customer acquisition rate....