Influencer Ubiquity

The influencer industry is no longer limited to marketing and artistic spaces

Implications - From micro to pet influencers, the influencer industry is expanding to accommodate and transform a variety of spaces. With social media giving every individual the opportunity to make themselves "brandable," this shift directly correlates with the individualistic preferences that can be seen in any given group – reflecting both niche and broad consumer interests in a way that is inherently authentic.
Workshop Question - How could your brand leverage influencer popularity?

Trend Themes

  1. Influencer Expansion — The influencer industry has expanded to accommodate and transform a variety of spaces beyond marketing and artistic industries.
  2. Influencer Business Management Apps — Social media platforms are launching apps targeted towards social media influencers to help them curate and plan their business strategies.
  3. Virtual Influencers — Virtual influencers on social media are the emerging in the fashion industry.

Industry Implications

  1. Education — More educational institutions are likely to incorporate social media into their curriculums to teach students how to become 'brandable'.
  2. Marketing and Advertising — Brands are turning towards social media influencers as their target audience expands to accommodate people preferencing niche and broad interests.
  3. Fashion — Virtual influencers in the fashion industry are becoming increasingly popular on social media.
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Featured Examples

Social Media Influencer Schools
Social Media Influencer Schools
Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College Helps Students Become Stars
The Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College is based a few hours from Shanghai in Yiwu, China, and offers young women the opportunity to become “the next big Chinese Internet stars.”... MORE
Virtual Fashion Influencers
Virtual Fashion Influencers
Miquela Sousa is Instagram's First Virtual Fashion Icon
Miquela Sousa is a nineteen-year-old half-Brazillian, half-Spanish model and singer, whose presence is contained exclusively online on Instagram as she is the first virtual fashion influencer.... MORE
Pet Influencer Linen Campaigns
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Brooklinen Crowd Sourced Images from Instagram-Famous Pets
Brooklinen is an affordable luxury bedding brand that leveraged “pet influencers” – in other words, Instagram-famous pets – to create a quirky and creative crowdsourced campaign for... MORE
Tech-Savvy Elderly Influencers
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Baddie Winkle is a Social Media Influencer and Famous Model
While elderly demographics aren’t the most prevalent on social media, Baddie Winkle definitely knows how to leverage Instagram and build a liberal, fashion-forward, cannabis-friendly image for... MORE
Influencer Business Management Apps
Influencer Business Management Apps
Facebook's Live Creator Kit App Will Help Online Influencers
Facebook will soon be launching a new app, titled the Live Creator Kit, which is targeted towards social media influencers that are seeking to curate and plan out their business strategies. With... MORE
Influencer Compatibility Platforms
Influencer Compatibility Platforms
Soulmates.ai Matches Brands with the a Social Media Influencer
This social media influencer marketing platform uses artificial intelligence to help companies find compatible influencers. From the Ayzenberg Group, Soulmates.ai applies multiple factors of... MORE

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