92% of marketers plan to ramp up Instagram influencer efforts, according to Activate

92% of marketers plan to ramp up Instagram influencer efforts, according to Activate

Instagram and blogs are seeing greater partnership activity between social influencers and marketers this year, according to a study released by influencer marketing platform Activate. Eighty-eight percent of influencers and 92% of marketers said they plan to use the image-sharing platform for more campaigns than last year. Meanwhile, 89% of influencers and 86% of marketers […]

TotallyAwesome launches influencer incubator program for kids in Australia

TotallyAwesome launches influencer incubator program for kids in Australia

Kids’ digital media platform TotallyAwesome has announced the launch of an incubator program for aspiring young YouTubers in Australia. The TotallyAwesome Squad is a hand-picked club of content creators who inspire others to create, imagine, express, and share their creative ideas within a global social community of like-minded kids under 13 years old. Each week, […]

Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules, according to Inkifi

Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules, according to Inkifi

While 71.5% of Instagram influencers attempted to disclose their relationships with sponsors, only 25% did so in a way that complies with guidelines from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to a study by Inkifi. Health and fitness influencers were the worst at posting sponsorship notices, with only 60% attempting to disclose and just 16% […]