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Before offering an influencer a significant equity stake, pay for a one-off promotional post at their standard rate. This allows you to test their content's performance and audience fit with real data. If it converts well, you can proceed with a partnership; if not, you've avoided a costly equity mistake.
Reduce a brand's investment risk by guaranteeing a minimum outcome, such as a specific number of views or conversions. If the initial post underperforms, you commit to creating additional content to meet the threshold. This provides peace of mind for the brand and makes your proposal more compelling.
Before spending money, post potential ad concepts as organic content. If a post performs well, turn it into a formal ad. Pre-record ad-specific CTAs (e.g., "click the link") on promising organic videos to streamline the process.
To de-risk ad spend, use your organic social media as a testing environment. Post content regularly, identify the videos or images with the highest engagement, and then repurpose those proven winners as paid ads by simply adding a call-to-action at the end.
De-risk your ad spend by first testing potential ad creative as organic social media posts. The platform's algorithm will naturally surface the content with the highest engagement. You can then turn these pre-validated winners into ads by adding a simple call-to-action.
Brands mistakenly buy single posts from influencers, which yields poor results. The effective approach is to form long-term, integrated partnerships with creators who have built a network (events, newsletters, social), treating it as a strategic investment rather than a one-time transaction.
Test all creative content organically on social platforms first. The algorithm's response (views, engagement) provides a free, data-driven measure of the creative's relevance. Only amplify the proven winners with paid media spend, eliminating wasteful ad buys on content that doesn't resonate with audiences.
Before spending money on a social media ad, post the creative organically. If it performs well compared to your normal view count, then allocate ad budget to it. This strategy mitigates the risk of wasting money on creative that doesn't resonate with the audience.
Don't guess which ads will work. Post content organically and let the platform's algorithm validate it. When a post gets unusually high engagement, you've found a winner. Turn that specific post into a targeted paid ad to de-risk your ad spend.
Before investing in paid ads, marketers can de-risk their creative by first testing concepts as organic posts. High engagement on a personal or company LinkedIn post provides a strong signal that the message resonates with the target audience, justifying paid amplification of that same concept.
Instead of running their own ads, an influencer can propose a deal to create ad content for a partner brand. The brand funds the ad spend, and the influencer accepts a reduced commission (e.g., 20% instead of 40%) on sales. This generates risk-free revenue and free brand exposure for the influencer.