The Influencer Marketing Lab

Molly-Mae Hague: evolution of the influencer with Mark Dandy of Captivate Influence

September 23, 2020 Scott Guthrie Episode 4
The Influencer Marketing Lab
Molly-Mae Hague: evolution of the influencer with Mark Dandy of Captivate Influence
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Episode 4 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 Mark Dandy managing director of Captivate Influence.

Our discussion covers:

  • The challenges facing small, independent influencer marketing agencies
  • Why influencer marketing is sometimes the first channel to get cut from marketing budgets - and what to do about it
  • The importance of sharing failures as well as sharing success stories to help professionalise the influencer marketing industry
  • How the whole influencer ecosystem can be used as a control loop to execute more effective campaigns over time.
  • More thoughts on whether micro-influencers should be repositioned as alpha consumers
  • Whether fast-fashion influencers are more likely to place profit before passion when creating content
  • 25% - 30% of all fashion items bought online are returned - how wannabe influencers are accelerating this headache for online retailers
  • The pulling power of Love Island contestants in shifting product
  • Molly Mae Hague as a great use case in the evolution of the influencer
  • Why some brands are looking to creators for content not community
  • Who owns IP and image rights of influencer-generated content?
  • Are influencer unions a good idea?

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Molly-Mae Hague as an example of the evolution of the social media influencer
Day-to-day life running an agency
Importance of sharing failures as well as sharing successes
Micro influencer vs Alpha consumer
Average return rate on fashion to online retailer is 25%
Mark Dandy reversing the truck and denying he's a fan of Love Island
Love Island contestants can bring a x5 return to sponsoring brands
Molly-Mae Hague as an example of the evolution of the social media influencer
Repurposing content and IP ownership
Formation of influencer unions and how they fit within the industry
Is Artificial Intelligence good or bad for the influencer marketing industry?
How to keep learning about influencer marketing