Sometimes brands just get lucky. When Purdey's, the Britvic-owned health drink, signed up Idris Elba on a three-year contract, the actor had yet to reach the level of global stardom he now inhabits. "Maybe he wouldn't partner now," mused Kassy Dignam, Britvic's global digital marketing consultant.
Speaking at the Digital Marketing World Forum (London, June 2017), she was outlining the highs and lows of Britvic's experience with influencers.
There are four main reasons for the growing use of influencers, she explained:
- There are more people than ever on social
- People spend more time than ever on mobile
- Influencers sidestep viewability...