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The Influencer Marketing Lab

The Influencer Marketing Lab is a weekly podcast covering the influencer marketing industry. Each episode Scott Guthrie talks with topic experts about the industry - the business, the tech, the key themes and the media coverage. They examine what's making the news; where it's being reported and why; they then offer a blend of thoughtful analysis. They also dig into the big business themes surrounding influencer marketing. Influencer marketing works. The sector has grown x20 in the last five years and is now valued at $10 billion dollars. But growth spurts are often accompanied by growing pains. Influencer marketing is no exception. The industry is plagued by negative media headlines, charges of influencer fraud, a lack of transparency, and a perception that success is difficult to measure. This podcast gives marketers and business owners the lowdown on this fast-growth sector. Scott Guthrie an influencer marketing management consultant, conference speaker, guest university lecturer, top 10 blogger, and media commentator. World-renowned marketer Mark W. Schaefer has called him "the leading voice of influencer marketing". Take a listen and decide for yourself.
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Episodes

Whalar's Alex North talks measurement and evaluation

Episode 54 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a regular podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing. #AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship does not influence editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in ...

Feb 26, 202441 min

Ogilvy's James Baldwin on a new global B2B influencer marketing report

Episode 53 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing. #AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in ...

Oct 12, 202340 min

Steph Money of ThisThat talks influencer measurement

Episode 52 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing. #AD The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. This week Scott Guthrie is in ...

Sep 28, 202331 minEp. 52

Alice Audley from Blogosphere to bCreator

Episode 51 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing. The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Alice Audley, founder and CEO of bCre...

Sep 20, 202332 minEp. 51

Esme Rice: Mindshare's Worldwide Influencer Practice Lead

Episode 50 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. Sign up for the companion newsletter The Creator Briefing. The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Esme Rice, Worldwide Influencer Pract...

Sep 12, 202336 min

Sammy Albon - Creator turned Senior Campaign Director

Episode 49 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. The Influencer Marketing Lab is a paid partnership with Tagger by Sprout Social a global leader in revolutionizing how top brands and agencies harness data and analytics to drive creator and influencer marketing strategies. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Sammy Albon, Senior Campaign Director at agency, What They Said . In this episode we discuss: Wh...

Sep 07, 202348 minEp. 49

Verity Park founder of TBH Talent talks creators

Episode 48 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Verity Park, founder and CEO of TBH Talent and TBH Community. We discuss Verity's move from Gleam to start up two businesses: one nurturing emerging talent, the other working with established creators. We talk T...

Nov 29, 202229 minEp. 48

Ian Forrester of DAIVID on effective influencer marketing measurement

Episode 47 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Ian Forrester, founder and CEO of DAIVID , an advertising research company building a ‘house of influencer insight’ proposition. We discuss influencer marketing's WHAT metrics of impressions, reach, likes, share...

Sep 30, 202237 minEp. 47

Abha Gallewale, global social strategy manager at ASICS talks sport creators

Episode 46 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Abha Gallewale, global social strategy manager at sportswear brand, ASICS In this episode we: Discuss how ASICS puts athlete sponsorship contracts together which take into consideration content quality, not just...

Sep 21, 202233 minEp. 46

Catherine Yeo discusses her new book: The Creator Revolution

Episode 45 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Catherine Yeo - creator and author of new book - The Creator Revolution: How Today’s Creative Talents Are Shaping Our Tomorrow In this episode we discuss the seven characteristics of a creator examine Wikipedia'...

Jul 27, 202242 min

Creator Lucy Edwards on ditching tokenism from influencer marketing campaigns

Episode 44 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Lucy Edwards blind broadcaster, content creator and star of those shampoo ads on the telly box In this episode we: Explore what makes an authentic collaboration between brand and influencer Consider the importan...

Mar 30, 202232 min

Arron Shepherd Goat Agency co-founder talks $100 billion industry

Episode 43 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Arron Shepherd - serial investor, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Goat Agency the social media agency he founded in 2015 alongside Harry Hugo and Nick Cooke. In this episode we Forecast influencer marketing's...

Mar 23, 202237 minEp. 43

Tailify's Alan Gray talks about The Psychologist's Guide to Influence

Episode 42 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Alan Gray, Senior Research Psychologist at Tailify. In this episode we discuss The Psychologist's Guide to Influence - a new handbook crammed with over 40 accessible tips designed to help marketers craft better ...

Mar 09, 202231 minEp. 42

Sedge Beswick, MD of SEEN Connects talks social shopping

Episode 41 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Sedge Beswick Founder and Managing Director of influencer marketing agency, SEEN Connects. In this episode we talk Metaverse NFTs How creators can future-proof long-term careers Social shopping How different soc...

Mar 02, 202240 minEp. 41

Keely Cat-Wells CEO of C Talent talks Inspiration Porn

Episode 40 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Keely Cat-Wells, CEO of C Talent - an award-winning talent management company that represents high-profile Deaf and Disabled talent. In this episode we look at how influencer marketing currently represents the d...

Feb 23, 202228 minEp. 40

Matthew Wood talks Influencer Marketing Show, Awards and Community

Episode 39 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Matthew Wood Founder and CEO of PerformanceIN. the man behind the Influencer Marketing Show, The Influencer Marketing Awards, And industry publication: Talking Influence. In this episode we discuss: The uplift i...

Feb 11, 202229 minEp. 39

Lucy Loveridge MD at YMU Social talks digital-first talent management

Episode 38 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Lucy Loveridge, managing director at YMU Social In this episode: We discuss the evolution of digital-first talent management We look at the differences between managing traditional talent and digital-first talen...

Feb 02, 202228 min

Jo Burford talks creators, connections & community

Episode 37 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Jo Burford Global Director of Creators at Aaqua . Prior to Aaqua Jo's worked at Talenthouse, Twitter, and Whalar. In this episode we discuss: lessons learned over a decade working in the industry Common myths ab...

Jan 26, 202245 minEp. 37

BEYONDinfluence's Jeanette Okwu talks global influencer marketing

Episode 36 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Jeanette Okwu the Founder and CEO of BEYONDinfluence, a Berlin headquartered influence & brand ambassador marketing agency. In this episode we discuss: Why global strategies need to be sufficiently rigid to ...

Dec 17, 202132 minEp. 36

CMA's Cecilia Parker Aranha talks fighting greenwashing with its Green Claims Code

Episode 35 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Cecilia Parker Aranha, Director of Consumer Protection at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. In this episode we discuss: The aims of the Green Claims Code What points it covers How it affects brands, in...

Dec 08, 202124 minEp. 35

Beckii Flint of Pepper Studio talks hate followers

Episode 34 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Beckii Flint, co-founder of Pepper Studio a boutique influencer marketing agency In this episode we discuss: How the two-year-old startup won two golds at the recent Influencer Marketing Awards Pepper Studio's i...

Jul 29, 202139 minEp. 34

Chris Stokel-Walker discusses his new book: TikTok Boom

Episode 33 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Chris Stokel-Walker, technology journalist and author of TikTok Boom: China’s Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media - which is published today - provided, of course, you're listening to this podc...

Jul 22, 202147 minEp. 33

Philip Brown talks Offset: Formula E's new creator collective

Episode 32 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Philip Brown, influencer marketing manager at Formula E the first sport to have a certified net zero carbon footprint since inception. In this episode we discuss: The sport of Formula E and where in the world yo...

Jun 17, 202148 minEp. 32

Yusuf Özdalga of QED Investors explains how to fund the creator economy

Episode 31 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Yusuf Özdalga, partner at QED Investors a venture capital firm specialising in fintech. In this episode we discuss: How the next wave of the creator economy is being funded What creator banking is How embedded f...

Jun 09, 202130 minEp. 31

Kara Peach talks Genfluencer and social responsibility

Episode 30 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Kara Peach, co-founder of Genfluencer a South African-based influencer marketing agency that places social good at its heart. In this episode we discuss: Why Genfluencer is different as an influencer marketing a...

May 27, 202125 minEp. 30

Gymshark's Calum Watson talks about building a 100-year brand

Episode 29 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Calum Watson Global Partnerships Director at Gymshark the £1 billion sportswear and accessories firm. In this episode we discuss: What it means to be a human-to-human brand How the company pivoted its influencer...

May 19, 202124 minEp. 29

Ogilvy's Imogen Coles explains why in creativity low-fi doesn't mean lazy

Episode 28 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Imogen Coles, Influence Programme Director at Ogilvy and an influencer in her own right going under the name One Slow Sunday . In this episode we discuss: How long term partnerships with influencers typically dr...

May 12, 202141 minEp. 28

Becky Owen Facebook's head of branded content talks social commerce

Episode 27 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Becky Owen Head of branded content for Facebook across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this episode we discuss: Social commerce and how important shoppable integration is to Facebook and to Instagram How ...

May 05, 202129 minEp. 27

Exploring Gifta: the brand-to-influencer gifting logistics company

Episode 26 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with friend-of-the-show Mark Dandy. Mark talks about Gifta. His company which makes it easy for firms to pair up their brands with the most appropriate influencers for gifting outreach campaigns. Think of it as Birch...

Apr 22, 202143 minEp. 26

Charlotte Williams talks influencer pricing

Episode 25 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing. This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool. This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Charlotte Williams, founder of SevenSix Agency an influencer marketing agency with a focus on diversity and inclusion. In this episode we discuss: Lifting the Lid: The Influencer Pricing Report The sweet spot in...

Apr 08, 202143 minEp. 25
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