As the lines between organic and paid communication become more transparent, some experts feel micro-influencers with their limited reach might lose out while others say they could gain more attention from brands for their organic, opinionated reviews

While the overall sentiment around this change seems positive, the micro-influencers are feeling short-changed as they believe the current trend of gaining followers is driven by likes. They feel macro-influencers will have an advantage over them as in the absence of likes, the number of followers will emerge as the single largest parameter to bucket influencers

In a category like personal care, where brands spend huge amounts on bigger influencers to promote their products, using micro-influencers was a smart move from an FMCG giant like ITC. The kind of reach the brand has fetched is on a par with any macro and expensive influencer marketing strategy

Shailja Joshi, Associate Director, Potato Chips Category, PepsiCo India, tells BuzzInContent that the core thought behind the campaign was that whether one is committed, happily single or in a long-distance relationship– no matter what the scenario may be, Lay's can help celebrate their ‘RelationChip Status'

Chanakya Gupta, Head of 2GUD, Flipkart told BuzzInContent about the brand's strategy to work with smaller influencers over big shots and 2GUD's strategy with social commerce to target Tier 2 and 3 cities

It asked its TG to create a plate of food rangoli on Insta Story and share using Fortune Foods' 45 stickers, which included branded GIFs and messages related to sweets and snacks. The campaign was amplified by macro-influencers and organically picked up by micro-influencers

India's advertising self-regulatory body will have to equip itself for monitoring branded content, DIY videos, informative articles, macro- and micro-influencers, user-generated content (challenges thrown by brands on short-video platforms) or any other form of content commissioned by brands

In a conversation with BuzzInContent.com, the marketing head of MG Motor India explains how a brand can achieve organic user-generated content, the importance of micro-influencers in content marketing and why brands should stay away from force-fitting themselves in stories. She reveals the content marketing strategy of MG Motor before its India launch

The agency will have access to Qoruz's product suite and a database of over six million macro and micro-influencers, to help brands generate better traction with the right target audience

In a video interview series Republic TV presents Engage, Volkswagen India's Head of Marketing says that he finds huge potential in the OTT and music space on the content front. He believes that while macro-influencers help get reach, micro-influencers bring further authenticity towards the brands

The company will provide personal manager, admin, finance support and help with content development. It will provide solutions such as email handling, branded content, calendar management to all influencers on board

These women influencers tagged other women who have supported them and nominated them to share a similar post, resulting in 10x content posted on Instagram and increasing the reach of the campaign

Clarifying all doubts put forth by BuzzInContent.com on behalf of influencers, agencies and brands, Manisha Kapoor, Secretary-General, Advertising Council of India, says if one has a certain audience, it is in the best interest for all to not shy away from the responsibility of making the influencer marketing ecosystem a safe place

In the last part of the five-part series, BuzzInContent.com clubs together doubts and suggestions shared by all parties concerned regarding ASCI's draft guidelines to monitor influencer-brand collaborations

While brands urge the council to draw a line between what is morally correct and what is legally bound, they say a few guidelines sound too harsh and can be tough. They fear influencer marketing will become just a reach medium after the guidelines are implemented

While many branded opted for regular ads, a few took the content route to win the hearts of consumers. A look at some charming and heart-warming content-driven campaigns to celebrate love in 2021

Amid the pandemic, content marketers juggled between reduced budgets and shooting restrictions, and had to re-strategise content plans in view of evolving consumption habits. BuzzInContent.com spoke to content marketers who share mistakes they made while executing content-driven campaigns and lessons they got last year

The platform serves as a gateway between brands and influencers wherein they can mutually benefit by connecting with each other to find, create and execute campaigns on a seamless platform