Tag: influencer marketing

Gaming influencers – How would 28 percent GST affect marketing spends on influencers?

As per Rohit Agarwal,founder and chief executive officer, AlphaZegus, in the influencer space, the imposition of 28 percent GST is less of a concern than recession, which is a greater concern. (Representative Image: AronPW via Unsplash)

Starting October 1, a 28 percent GST will be imposed on the face value of both games of skill and games of chance. Storyboard18 connected with an influencer and industry experts to understand the impact of the levy on brands’ marketing spends on influencers and therefore, the influencer economy.

Media Buying Fraud to Influencer Marketing Deceit; Need to clean-up, rebuild India’s digital marketing ecosystem

Multiple social media platforms are working towards launching a creator marketplace, where brands can discover relevant creators to collaborate with. This is expected to drive more transparency and enable brands to make better data-driven decisions for influencer marketing campaigns. (Representative Image: Elio Santos via Unsplash)

The 50,000 crores digital advertising industry needs a common measurement and that is possible only when the industry decides to collaborate on shared codes.

Weekly Shorts: Five influencer-brand strategies for maximizing sales

Engage your audience with interactive challenges or contests related to holiday themes. It helps by encouraging user-generated content and creating a sense of community around your brand. (Representative Image: Volodymyr Hryshchenko via Unsplash)

What’s buzzing in influencer marketing and the creator ecosystem? What’s the next big thing coming down the line? Catch the big trends and hot topics in our weekly shorts.

Freedom of speech is fine, it must not cross the line, Sebi chief hits out at finfluencers

Buch highlighted the collaborative efforts between SEBI and the financial industry to explore sachetisation strategies for mutual funds. She pointed out that while the industry currently deems a Rs. 500 monthly SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) as profitable, there is a need to make smaller denominations, such as Rs. 100 or Rs. 250, economically viable. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Several investigations by Moneycontrol have found these finfluencers associated with broking firms or mutual fund houses, which are SEBI-regulated entities.

Finfluencer Abhishek Kar admits to giving ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ calls in disguise, violates SEBI norms

Social media ads emerge as a highly effective channel, with a significant majority leveraging them to stay abreast of festive deals and offers, showcasing the growing influence of digital platforms in today's festive market.(Representative Image: Gilles Lambert via Unsplash)

This reveals the manner in which unregistered people sell investment advice to get subscribers for their trading courses.

Weekly Shorts: Trick or treat? Best Halloween influencer marketing campaigns

Every year, brands go out of their way to create exciting Halloween campaign ideas to captivate holiday season shoppers. For them, Halloween influencers are the go-to advertising channels. Influencers, with their authentic connections and relatable content, help you maximize holiday sales. (Representative Image: Nick Fewings via Unsplash)

What’s buzzing in influencer marketing and the creator ecosystem? What’s the next big thing coming down the line? Catch the big trends and hot topics in our weekly shorts.

Health, financial influencers to alter content to meet ASCI rules

The authenticity, relatability, cost-effectiveness, and ability to connect with hyper-local audiences make local influencers indispensable allies for brands seeking to make meaningful inroads into diverse and dynamic regional markets.(Representative Image: Cristina Zaragoza via Unsplash)

Influencers endorsing products that claim health benefits must have relevant qualifications such as medical degrees or certification in nursing, nutrition, dietetics, physiotherapy and psychology, among others.

SEBI and Finfluencers: Regulator proposes to restrict regulated entities’ association with unregistered finfluencers

The proposed overhaul of these laws comes amid a surge in applications from non-governmental organizations, trade bodies, and private firms seeking permission to use terms like “India,” “Commission,” “Corporation,” and “Bureau” in their names.

The Sebi-registered entities or intermediaries should have no relation with the unregistered finfluencers for any promotion or advertisement of their services, the paper proposed.