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Brands are investing more in influencer marketing with marketers predicted to spend a whopping $8.5 billion on influencers this year, reaching a further $10 billion in 2020, according to Mediakix. However, what about all of the budget lost to fake influencer marketing? According to a new report by Cheq,...
California-based company, Seed, which produces beautifully designed probiotic supplements, has recently started to require its social media influencers to pass an exam before they can endorse any of the company’s products. Following increasing concerns around social media influencers promoting health products like detox tea, celery juice and other diet...
Today, Instagram will be hiding public like counts on posts for Instagram users in Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and Canada, to “remove pressure” on users. Instagram began the trial in Canada this May, where users had to opt-out to show the likes publicly. Instagrammers will still be...
Influencer marketing spend in the US and Canada has grown 83% year-on-year as investment in the channel continues to increase, according to research from influencer marketing measurement company, Instascreener. The company, formerly known as Points North Group, measured the investment using its own spend data for non-Instagram influencer spend in...
Pinterest has opened a new office in Singapore in the APAC region – one of the company’s fastest-growing regions. Ayumi Nakajima, country manager, South East Asia & India, will head up the team and focus on increasing growth in the region. Pinterest has another office in Tokyo, which opened in...
Ahead of VidCon, Facebook announced it is making a series of updates that aim to provide creators with more opportunities to make money on the platform as it competes with the likes of YouTube and Twitch.The new updates include more options for creators to earn revenue through different types...
