The Influencer Marketing Lab

Evolution of storytelling formats with The Fifth's, MD, Oliver Lewis

September 09, 2020 Scott Guthrie Episode 2
The Influencer Marketing Lab
Evolution of storytelling formats with The Fifth's, MD, Oliver Lewis
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Episode 2 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.

This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.

This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Oliver Lewis MD of The Fifth group - a creative and strategic influencer marketing agency and talent agency. 

The Fifth group is owned by and sits within News UK alongside a stable of other media businesses including The Times, Sunday Times, Wireless Radio and the Sun.

The discussion covers:

  • What it's like being owned by a mainstream media titan
  • Whether influencer marketing can ever de-thrown TV as the largest advertising category. [Spoiler alert: yes we think it can]
  • Evolution of storytelling formats
  • Challenges of artificial intelligence
  • Importance of nurturing a positive organisational culture within an agency
  • Industry's pivot from a creative-led strategy to a talent-led strategy

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