{"id":2317,"date":"2019-07-18T11:32:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T09:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2019-07-18T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T09:32:53","slug":"sponsored-posts-from-instagram-influencers-are-driving-less-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dazzlepop.net\/site\/sponsored-posts-from-instagram-influencers-are-driving-less-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsored posts from Instagram Influencers are driving less engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>A recent study shows that Instagram influencers are getting hit hard by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/study-claims-instagram-engagement-has-been-in-decline-since-may\/315057\/\">reported decline<\/a>&nbsp;in engagement across the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data shared with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilemarketer.com\/news\/instagram-influencer-engagement-hovers-near-all-time-lows-study-says\/558331\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile Marketer<\/a>, from analytics firm InfluencerDB, engagement rates for sponsored and organic posts are nearing all-time lows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engagement is measured by comparing the average number of likes on each Instagram post to the number of followers of the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study shows that the engagement rate for sponsored posts was 2.4% in Q1 2019, down from 4% three years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the same time periods, the engagement rate of organic posts dropped from 4.5% to 1.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engagement is reportedly down across every industry category of influencer including beauty, fashion, food, lifestyle, fitness, and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study notes that engagement rates for travel influencers have been nearly cut in half \u2013 down from 8% in 2018 to 4.5% in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsored posts still drive the most engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite not driving as much engagement, sponsored posts are still driving&nbsp;<em>more<\/em>engagement than organic posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The popularity of sponsored posts has grown to the point that Instagram feeds are now full of them, which is spreading engagement rates thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram is especially saturated when it comes to sponsored posts in the fashion industry, which makes up 25% of all sponsored posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The food industry accounts for 12% of all sponsored posts, beauty accounts for 7%, and the travel industry has the least amount of sponsored posts at 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study suggests that marketers may see better engagement with sponsored posts when they\u2019re published by \u201cnano-influencers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nano-influencers have a smaller reach, but their followers are highly dedicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a separate study from InfluencerDB, the average number of influencers used in a single campaign is 726.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This indicates that marketers are working with a greater number of nano-influencers as opposed to just a few major influencers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram is working on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/instagram-is-working-on-a-new-ad-unit-for-sponsored-posts\/296601\/\">new ad unit<\/a>\u00a0that will allow brands to expand the reach of sponsored posts, but it\u2019s not ready for a wide rollout at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/sponsored-posts-from-instagram-influencers-are-driving-less-engagement\/315983\/#close\">https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/sponsored-posts-from-instagram-influencers-are-driving-less-engagement\/315983\/#close<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study shows that Instagram influencers are getting hit hard by the&nbsp;reported decline&nbsp;in engagement across the platform. 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