What We Learned from the Best Brands on Instagram

Brands have come a long way on social media. There was a time in which brands were lagging behind the messes, taking cues from individual content creators when it came to trying out new social trends and establishing new social initiatives. Not anymore. Today,  brands are investing more talent and resources into cultivating engaging experiences […]

Social Hour: Tracie Fobes

Welcome to Social Talks, our  blog series where we introduce you to members of the Socialix community. Writers, photographers, artists, videographers and social media enthusiasts share their journeys as they transformed from social users to social influencers.  For our next Social Hour installment, we connected with Tracie Fobes, the family finance aficionado behind Penny Pinchin’ […]

Social Hour: Maegan Tintari

Welcome to Social Hour, our blog series where we introduce you to members of the Socialix community. Writers, photographers, artists, videographers and social media enthusiasts will share their social media and blogging journeys.  For our next Social Hour installment, we connected with Maegan Tintari, the lifestyle blogger and DIY visionary behind … love Maegan. Maegan […]

Advocates vs. Influencers

brand advocate

  One of the first steps that needs to be taken to develop a valuable influencer marketing strategy is finding influencers for your brand. As a group, influencers are incredibly dynamic –  there is no one-size-fits all influencer model. Some influencers boast millions of followers, while others have persuasive powers over only a few thousand. […]

Get Going: Embark on a Successful Influencer Journey

influencer journey

You’ve watched your competitors enjoy success over the past few months by teaming up with popular and relevant social media personalities and you’ve decided you’re ready to take the plunge into influencer marketing. Now what? Before you siphon your marketing budget to influencer projects and embark on an influencer campaign you need to have a […]

Defining Influence

defining influence

The term influencer marketing is poised to become one of the year’s biggest marketing buzzwords. Topping the list of stock and, potentially, played out buzzwords means that influencer marketing will continue to command an increasing share of the marketing spotlight, while also running the risk of being cast-aside as another weightless industry term. Buzzwords depreciate […]