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Robin Khokhar is an SEO specialist who mostly writes on SEO. Thus sharing tips and tricks related to SEO, WordPress, blogging, and digital marketing, and related topics.
Influencer marketing is one of the hottest marketing trends of 2019. With thousands of influencers sharing useful content for hundreds and thousands...
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Influencer marketing is one of the hottest marketing trends of 2019.
With thousands of influencers sharing useful content for hundreds and thousands of followers, influencer marketing becomes an ocean of marketing opportunities for all kinds of businesses.
No wonder, the world invested nearly $6 billion in influencer marketing in 2018 alone.
But the budget is only a consideration after you have successfully convinced an influencer for partnering with you.
You’d need a killer pitch to breakthrough. Something that stands out from hundreds of others trying to convince the same influencer as you. Something that the influencer just can’t say no to. Thankfully, we know what that something can be.
Here’s a complete guide to writing a flawless Influencer partnership pitch that the influencers just can’t resist.
Before you approach an influencer, the first thing you need to do is research about them.
This will help you build a better outreach message that can really connect to them. Plus, you’ll be able to communicate with them, how this partnership will be useful to their audience.
Be in sync with their latest updates. Stay updated with whatever new techniques, ideas, products they talk about. Go through their work as much as you can and note the content that you could best connect/relate to.
This will give you the right stuff to talk about in your partnership pitch.
One fine example of using this intel is the following outreach template.
Almost, 95 percent of the companies say that personalization of outreach emails is crucial for their Present and future success.
But are they doing it right?
And also 60 percent of the marketers agree that they struggle at making the perfect email copies for their clients. Clearly, there is a need for understanding it better.
Here’s what you need to know about personalizing your outreach emails.
Do you get the point?
It’s simple. Addressing people by their name makes them feel that you are actually talking to them.
Plus, it would let them know that you actually made an effort to know their name (in case you are reaching out to an influential website, and not an influential person).
So, be as relevant as you can be. Don’t drop the ball by being too lazy to be relevant.
For example, in the outreach template mentioned in the previous section, the sentence “Your recent post [blog post] really resonated with me.” indicates relevance. The influencer’s own post would always be relevant for this conversation, right?
Well, that’s just one way to start. The best way to find more is to research about the influencer and dig into details that matter.
It’s important to note that you don’t particularly need to talk about their blog/post for relevance. You can also use elements in their content that you relate to. For example, a useful tip that you could really connect to or something that they usually talk about on Twitter.
While coming off as someone who’s easily impressed isn’t recommendable, giving the influencer mild ego-strokes can get you to the promised land.
Have a look at this outreach copy for reference.
Hi,
I’m [YOUR NAME] of [YOUR BUSINESS]. Today morning, while researching about [A RELEVANT TOPIC], I came across your post [A RELATED POST BY THE INFLUENCER]. Totally impressed by your ideas and approach. Also enjoyed reading your take on the [ANOTHER TOPIC/SUBTOPIC FROM THE INFLUENCER’s CHANNEL].
And, then going through your blog, I realized my brand [BRAND NAME]’s products can be useful for your audience.
Here’s a video [LINK TO VIDEO OR POST IF VIDEO ISN’t AVAILABLE] for your understanding.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Apart from being simple, sweet, and short, this outreach copy praises the blogger. While it didn’t beat around the bush at all, it made sure the blogger knows that the sender really likes and appreciates their work.
A pinch of flattery always works. But make sure you don’t go overboard with the praises. That can make you sound too sales already.
Apart from researching the influencer, being relevant to them, personalizing your emails, and using ego-strokes, here’s a number of important things to keep in mind while writing the mail.
For a better understanding of how these tips can be put to use, here’s an email that earned Nadya Khoja a response from Guy Kawasaki.
Speaking of the response that she got, here you go
Tip: You can also consider adding your product’s video link to your influencer pitch. This will let the influencer have a look at your product before they consider reverting back.
Even after writing the best email of your life, you may still not receive a positive response. Reason?
The influencers you are targeting are popular. They receive hundreds of emails from marketers, business owners, and fans trying to get them to do one thing or the other. While one reason for not getting a response from them can be a weak pitch, another one can be your email being lost in their inbox.
The best thing you can do here is not get disheartened and go on with a follow-up.
Write them another email or social media post/message to reach back to them. Nadya Khoja of Venngage used Twitter.
Sweet, right? The same can work for you as well. Twitter is indeed a great way of reminding someone that you are waiting for a response. Plus, this gets more words going around for the influencer.
For example, if you tag an influencer in a tweet like this, their audience would know that they are up to something new. This will create a kind of buzz and can work in both of your favors.
But, then, does it always pay well?
Well, not in all cases. Like this one when Nadya tried reaching Neil Patel. Twice through email, once through Twitter and none of it worked. But, right as it should be, she didn’t give up.
She took the unconventional route this time.
She sent him a message using his contact form on Quicksprout.
And at last, she received a reply.
The way Nadya accepted rejections and approached them is commendable and gives us all much to learn.
Bottom line: Don’t give up after rejection. Persistence is the key to winning over them.
Speaking of when to stop seeking a response, it’s important to know that almost 80% of prospects say ‘no’ four times before ultimately saying ‘yes’. And 92% of people give up after getting a ‘no’ four times.
Turns out, only 8% make the cut to get a ‘yes’.
This gives a rough idea about how many times you can try reaching out to an influencer.
Apart from this, remember that sending too many follow-up emails can be a plain turn-off. Studies show that open rates after 9 emails fall down to only 7% at the most.
One of the worst things about outreach is ending up in the spam box. And whether you know it or not, this happens more often than you’d expect.
But, then, it’s nothing unnatural. Even the big players fall prey to the spam filter. The question is, how to rise above it?
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Aiding to the same, here are the mistakes that you must avoid.
The primary objective behind writing an influencer partnership pitch is to convince an influencer to collaborate with you. Considering that influencers are famous individuals receiving hundreds of similar emails every day, it becomes crucial for you to stand out with your pitch.
In this post, we tried to talk about how you can achieve that.
Hopefully, this was useful.
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Hey Robin,
What a lovely post again from you.
Influencer outreach is very important and can turn a dying business into a multi-million dollars.
This is not just a play of words, it is the truth.
I have witnessed how it is important to interact with other bloggers in order to build your blog.
And that is my main priority now to grow my blog.
I look forward to a positive result.
Keep sharing,
Best Regards,
Eniola