[eMarketer] Why brands work with creators

Brands working with influencers are focused on generating interactions and leads. More than 60% of US social media marketers partner with creators primarily to increase engagement, and roughly the same share do so to reach new audiences.

July marked the worst month for US ad spending in two years, per MediaPost and Standard Media Index. But that’s not necessarily bad news for creators. Budget cuts can lead advertisers to rely more on influencer marketing, which is often cheaper than traditional channels.

eMarketer is of the opinion that just one-quarter of social media marketers use creators mostly to reduce the burden of content creation, though that figure could grow if the economic downturn deepens.

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