64% of marketers to increase influencer marketing budgets in 2023

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64% of brand marketers are expecting to see a rise in their influencer marketing budgets in 2023, according to a new report from Open Influence, for which the creator marketing agency conducted a survey with 150 brand marketing leaders.

Although influencer marketing investments continue to grow, there are still companies that are hesitant about adopting it. According to the report, while 13% of brand marketers surveyed said that they allocate a minimum of $1 million to influencer marketing, 28.6% said that they’re struggling with persuading their upper management.

Due to challenges in negotiation, contracting, payment flow and building a creative strategy, 81% of brand managers said that they manage their campaigns partially or fully working with an agency.

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The survey also found that 77% of brand marketing leaders are looking for long-term relationships with influencers. While choosing creators to work with, brands usually check out their follower count three times more than their expertise. Furthermore, 17% only want to team up with influencers who have over 5 million followers.

Meanwhile, 36% said they are looking for creators who are relatable, and 35% prefer those who are aspirational.

Measuring influencer marketing campaigns, on the other hand, remains a big challenge for the majority of the respondents. Only 40% of brand marketing leaders that participated in the survey said that getting accurate metrics is not a difficult task.

And this could be related to why 77% said that they usually run paid social behind their influencer marketing campaigns, which provides them with more data, and also lets them increase their efficiency and ROI.


Also Read: How to lower CPAs by over 40% with Influencer Marketing


Instagram is the most-used platform for influencer marketing

Per report, Instagram continues to be the most-used platform for influencer marketing. It’s followed by another Meta-owned app, Facebook, and TikTok respectively.

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And thanks to the rise of TikTok, which was the most downloaded app worldwide in 2022, more marketers are now adapting the short-form video format for their influencer marketing campaigns. 

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Open Influence’s survey also found that 91% of brand marketing leaders are willing to try new trends for their creator marketing campaigns.

Written by Sophie Blake

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