How to find influencers in your industry

Love them or hate them, influencers are the new breed of publishers, particularly on Instagram

There’s a good chance that they have direct access to your perfect audience, but how do you leverage that?

What is an influencer, anyway?

The word is so new that it still poses a problem for spell-checkers! In essence, an influencer is your old-fashioned celebrity, but instead of seeing them on your TV, you see them on Facebook, YouTube and, most commonly, Instagram.

Whilst there are some who have very loyal followings, not all users are as genuine as they might seem.

For example, it’s not uncommon for someone to buy a few thousand followers, post some content and declare themselves an influencer.

So it’s worth taking some time to ensure that the potential partner has the audience they say they do.

Ways to find influencers

You’ve decided that this could be a good channel for your message, so your next step is to find the influencers who can make this happen.

The guys over at Koozai have identified a number of ways to find good influencers. Have a look at their recent article.