{"id":1465,"date":"2014-11-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2021-07-12T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T09:14:20","slug":"find-contact-engage-industry-influencers-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/find-contact-engage-industry-influencers-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find, Contact and Engage Industry Influencers on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a small fish in the big social media pond, you will be keen to find ways to get noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you want to promote your new product or raise awareness of your brand, connecting with people who are influential within your target market can be an effective way of boosting your social profile.<\/p>\n[Tweet &#8220;Engaging with industry influencers can be hugely beneficial for your business. Find out why..&#8221;]\n<p>But, as with most things, there are right ways and wrong ways to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Clue: &#8220;Hey @justinbieber @stephenfry @GaryLineker @BarackObama, please RT my new website!!!&#8221; is not going to work. Read on to find out why.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Who are influencers?<\/h2>\n<p>When somebody who is influential in their field speaks, people listen, which makes them very appealing to brands and businesses that are desperate for some extra publicity.<\/p>\n<p>An influencer and their fans tend to be part of the same industry, too, so a signal boost from the figurehead is often extremely well-targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, it pays to understand who the influencers are in your industry and understand how to successfully connect with them.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody from a YouTube star to an industry spokesperson can be considered to be an influencer.<\/p>\n<p>If a large number of people listen to one particular person, take action when they\u00a0speak, follow their\u00a0recommendations, trust their\u00a0judgement and pay attention to their\u00a0thoughts and opinions, they\u00a0can probably be considered to be an influencer.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/3-easy-ways-to-develop-thought-leading-content\/\">3 ways to develop thought-leading content<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to identify influencers in your niche<\/h2>\n<p>Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/powerful-people\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Forbes<\/a>, the most powerful people in the world. But these are not the kind of influencers you are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you need to find people who are influential in the sphere you want to gain influence in.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is well suited to finding and analysing people&#8217;s degree of influence in this way, and there are a range of tools designed to do precisely this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SocialBro<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Tools such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialbro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SocialBro<\/a> offer their users a really in-depth analysis of the profile of their Twitter followers. The gender and location of each follower are noted, along with their followed \/ follower ratio, how active they are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/learn\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a>, and how influential they\u00a0are.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-1-SocialBro-Browse-your-Twitter-Community.png\" alt=\"SocialBro Browse your Twitter Community\" width=\"662\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-1-SocialBro-Browse-your-Twitter-Community.png 662w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-1-SocialBro-Browse-your-Twitter-Community-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Users can then look at influencers in more detail. Filters on the left of the screen control which Twitter accounts are included in this section, and the results can be sorted according to a range of criteria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-2-SocialBro-influencers-Browse-your-Twitter-Community.png\" alt=\"SocialBro influencers stats\" width=\"725\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-2-SocialBro-influencers-Browse-your-Twitter-Community.png 725w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-2-SocialBro-influencers-Browse-your-Twitter-Community-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Twitrland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Twtrland allows Twitter users to segment their followers so that influencers&#8217; profiles can be analysed.<\/p>\n<p>Users have the ability to sort influencers by location, gender, age and more in order to get more relevant details.<\/p>\n<p>The sorting functionality helps Twtrland users to find the best people to reach out to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-3-twtrland.png\" alt=\"user stats on twtrland\" width=\"783\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-3-twtrland.png 783w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-3-twtrland-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Followerwonk<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Followerwonk is a tool by Moz that Twitter users can utilise to get comprehensive information about people on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Followerwonk helps its users to determine how relevant an individual is within an industry, and measure the degree of influence they have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-4-Followerwonk-Search-by-Twitter-bio-name-URL-location-more.png\" alt=\"Followerwonk \" width=\"1006\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-4-Followerwonk-Search-by-Twitter-bio-name-URL-location-more.png 1006w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-4-Followerwonk-Search-by-Twitter-bio-name-URL-location-more-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Followerwonk offers a range of features including:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Search<\/strong>: Search all Twitter profiles for keywords, then sort the results according to a person&#8217;s follower numbers or &#8216;social authority&#8217; score\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compare users<\/strong>: Compare your Twitter profile, including its degree of influence, with one or two other users&#8217; profiles\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analyse<\/strong>: Find out about people who follow another Twitter user. By analysing an influencer&#8217;s followers, you could find more useful people to make contact with\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track followers<\/strong>: Keep track of who follows and unfollows a particular Twitter user\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sort followers<\/strong>: See a list of Twitter followers that is sorted according to the number of followers or accounts being followed, how old the account is, or its social authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kred and Klout<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kred and Klout are tools that purport to quantify social influence and, although neither is a perfect measure, they can be useful to keep in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Both Kred and Klout allocate social media users with a score that denotes how influential they are on social media, and both allow a degree of insight into the influence levels of other Twitter users.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-5-Followerwonk.png\" alt=\"Followerwonk\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-5-Followerwonk.png 600w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-5-Followerwonk-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What next?<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have used one or more of these tools to find out who is influential in your niche, it is time to do something about it!<\/p>\n<p>Assuming you have already followed their social media accounts, you now need to start the process of making contact with them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>First steps<\/h2>\n<p>There are some easy, initial steps that require very little effort. Begin the process of interacting with influencers by replying to and retweeting their tweets and sharing blog posts they write, making sure you mention them by name.<\/p>\n<p>This is a good start, but a quick glance at an influencer&#8217;s mentions shows that you need to do a lot more than that to stand out from the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-6-Seth-Godin-mentions.png\" alt=\"Seth Godin mentions\" width=\"352\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-6-Seth-Godin-mentions.png 352w, https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Image-6-Seth-Godin-mentions-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Go the extra mile<\/h2>\n<p>If you really want to catch an influencer&#8217;s attention, do something that takes more effort than a simple retweet. Some ideas could include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaving meaningful comments on their\u00a0blog posts\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Writing a blog post on your website about something they\u00a0said\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Being the first person to let them know about a new trend they\u00a0will be interested in\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Connecting with their\u00a0on Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram or other social networks they are\u00a0active on\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Asking them\u00a0if you can interview them\u00a0for a special feature on your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, self-interest shouldn&#8217;t be your primary motive. You are looking to build a positive relationship with your chosen influencer, so you don&#8217;t want to blend into the melee of people who are vying for their\u00a0attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Go the full distance<\/h2>\n<p>When you have spent time building a relationship with the influencer you have chosen to approach, start to suggest that they\u00a0might want to share your content.<\/p>\n<p>As they are\u00a0already familiar with you and your brand, they are far more likely to do this than if you had tweeted them\u00a0out of the blue.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to ensure that your content is extremely high quality. If they have\u00a0started to value your relationship, they will not want to be embarrassed by being asked to share something sub-par.<\/p>\n<p>If they\u00a0do\u00a0share your content, show your appreciation with a tweet or direct message to say thank you and keep sharing their\u00a0content in return. Don&#8217;t abandon the relationship now you have achieved your goal; instead, nurture it so that it continues to grow and develop.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of engaging and connecting with influencers go beyond the short-term boost of a supportive tweet or enthusiastic Facebook share on their part.<\/p>\n<p>Influencers know their industry inside out and they will offer insights and connections that would normally be impossible to access.<\/p>\n<p>Make your communications mutually beneficial and prove yourself to be more than just a hanger-on. The results you see will be impressive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Your Say!<\/h2>\n<p>Do you network on Social Media? How do you look to start relationships with influencers in your industry? We&#8217;d love to hear from you in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to promote a new product or raise awareness of your brand, connecting with industry influencers is an effective way of boosting your social profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,40],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-1465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media","category-twitter","tag-beginner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Find and Engage Industry Influencers on Social Media - LCN.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you want to promote a new product or raise awareness of your brand, connecting with industry influencers is an effective way of boosting your social profile.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/blog\/find-contact-engage-industry-influencers-social-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Find and Engage Industry Influencers on Social Media - 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