Micro-Influencers May Deliver the Highest Marketing ROI

Those with less than 1,000 followers, also referred to as “nano-influencers,” generally received likes on their posts 8% of the time according to an analysis of Thumzup’s data.

Recent research conducted by TapInfluence has found that influencer marketing content delivers 11 times higher return on investment than traditional forms of digital marketing [5], and approximately 66% of marketing firms now deploy influencer marketing according to a 2018 Association of National Advertisers survey [6].

“According to an analysis of Thumzup’s data, as an influencer’s follower total rises, the rate of engagement (likes and comments) with followers decreases.”

Those with less than 1,000 followers, also referred to as “nano-influencers,” generally received likes on their posts 8% of the time according to an analysis of Thumzup’s data. There thus appears to be, in the Company’s view, a clear downward correlation between follower sizes and post likes. Around 66% of marketers now use influencers and nearly half of U.S. marketers plan to increase their influencer budgets according to a according to a 2018 Association of National Advertisers survey [6]. According to a Pixlee article, 64% of millennials recommend a product at least once a month [3], and according to a 2019 Morning Consult survey, 86% of Gen Z and millennials would post content for monetary compensation [4].

Why We Created Thumzup

The Company has designed Thumzup® “from the ground up” to make it easy for brands and service providers to activate people who are not professional influencers but who are passionate about the products, services, or establishments they enjoy or frequent and then are willing to relate those experiences to their friends and other social media followers. The Company has designed the Thumzup App and Advertiser dashboard with Apple-style simplicity and intuitive features to make participation by all individuals seamless with their existing use of social media.

[1] https://www.insiderintelligence.com/insights/us-time-spent-with-media/

[2] https://venturebeat.com/business/masse-seeks-to-improve-product-recommendations-by-building-a-friends-network/

[3] https://www.pixlee.com/blog/the-50-user-generated-content-stats-you-need-to-know

[4] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/study-young-people-want-to-be-paid-influencers.html

[5] https://www.inc.com/bill-carmody/influencer-marketing-delivers-11x-roi-over-all-other-forms-of-digital-media.html

[6] https://www.chiefmarketer.com/majority-marketers-use-influencers-survey/

[7] https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/analyst-note-new-forecast-us-influencer-marketing-now-3-billion-plus-industry