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Eleni Zoe
How to judge influencer content without turning it into a taste debate

Jan 21, 2026

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7 min read

How to judge influencer content without turning it into a taste debate

Three questions that explain why some influencer posts work and others don’t

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Influencer marketing in 2026: Where we actually are

Jan 7, 2026

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7 min read

Influencer marketing in 2026: Where we actually are

Influencer marketing is bigger than ever, but still hard to run. A practical look at budgets, roles, operations, and creators as brand builders.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
 4 tips for planning your influencer marketing year

Dec 10, 2025

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7 min read

4 tips for planning your influencer marketing year

If you keep seeing the same creators, the problem isn’t the talent — it’s the rules you’re following.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Your Black Friday moment of zen

Nov 26, 2025

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5 min read

Your Black Friday moment of zen

For influencer marketers who are one Slack message away from losing it.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why always-on influencer campaigns matter

Nov 12, 2025

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8 min read

Why always-on influencer campaigns matter

Most of your buyers aren’t shopping yet. Always-on campaigns keep you in their memory until they are.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
How people actually buy (and what that means for creator discovery)

Oct 29, 2025

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6 min read

How people actually buy (and what that means for creator discovery)

How to think about discovery when 95% of people aren’t in-market.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why influencer marketing needs a brand-building era

Oct 15, 2025

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8 min read

Why influencer marketing needs a brand-building era

New research shows creator campaigns drive lasting ROI. Here’s how marketers can stop treating it like a short-term channel.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Influencer marketing tips for Black Friday

Sep 17, 2025

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8 min read

Influencer marketing tips for Black Friday

5 practical ways to cut the chaos out of your Black Friday campaigns.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
The Black Friday Chaos Tax

Sep 3, 2025

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8 min read

The Black Friday Chaos Tax

Start too late and you’ll pay in stress, overtime, higher fees, and missed creators. Here’s how to avoid it.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why people want to be influencers

Aug 21, 2025

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8 min read

Why people want to be influencers

Understanding creator motivations helps marketers build better partnerships.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
The 4 skillsets every influencer marketer needs (and what comes next)

Aug 7, 2025

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8 min read

The 4 skillsets every influencer marketer needs (and what comes next)

You’re expected to be a strategist, a project manager, a negotiator, a brief writer... all in one role.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
The framework for finding creators outside your niche

Jul 24, 2025

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9 min read

The framework for finding creators outside your niche

The storyfit framework shows you how to find creators who bring your brand to life by tapping into moments, identities, and unexpected formats.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
The quiet mistakes making discovery feel impossible

Jul 10, 2025

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8 min read

The quiet mistakes making discovery feel impossible

If you keep seeing the same creators, the problem isn’t the talent — it’s the rules you’re following.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
 4 questions to sharpen your ICP (and stop wasting budget)

Jun 26, 2025

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10 min read

4 questions to sharpen your ICP (and stop wasting budget)

You don’t need better creators. You need better audience research.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
4 tips for launching in a new market with influencer marketing

Jun 12, 2025

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9 min read

4 tips for launching in a new market with influencer marketing

If you’re entering a new country, category, or customer segment, these 4 tips will help you adapt your influencer strategy and make smarter decisions early on.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why influencer content is getting more boring (and how to fix it)

May 29, 2025

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9 min read

Why influencer content is getting more boring (and how to fix it)

If your influencer campaigns are feeling safe and forgettable... this might be why

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
3 more ways to fix broken influencer communication

May 22, 2025

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9 min read

3 more ways to fix broken influencer communication

Still pasting deadlines into DMs? Still saying “Just checking in”? Still exhausted by all this? Let’s fix that.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Chaotic influencer campaigns? Fix these 3 comms habits

May 15, 2025

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7 min read

Chaotic influencer campaigns? Fix these 3 comms habits

Clearer communication and better collaborations start here.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
The way marketers communicate with influencers is breaking relationships

May 8, 2025

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8 min read

The way marketers communicate with influencers is breaking relationships

Chasing approvals. Clarifying briefs. Herding cats. Influencer marketing is broken — here’s why.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why tactics alone won’t save your influencer marketing

May 1, 2025

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8 min read

Why tactics alone won’t save your influencer marketing

Execution is half the job. Here’s the other half.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
Why your long-term influencer collabs flop

Apr 24, 2025

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8 min read

Why your long-term influencer collabs flop

4 common mistakes brands make with long-term influencer partnerships - and how to unflop them.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
A swipe file for influencer marketers

Apr 17, 2025

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2 min read

A swipe file for influencer marketers

We made something you’ll want to bookmark

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
3 ways to improve your influencer marketing CPM

Apr 10, 2025

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8 min read

3 ways to improve your influencer marketing CPM

Lower CPMs. Better content. No weird hacks.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
What influencer marketers wish their managers understood

Apr 3, 2025

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7 min read

What influencer marketers wish their managers understood

Send this to your work bestie

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
How to prove brand awareness campaigns are working

Mar 27, 2025

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8 min read

How to prove brand awareness campaigns are working

Awareness isn’t about instant ROI. It’s about creating the conditions for ROI later. Here's what to measure to show it's working.

Eleni Zoe
Eleni Zoe
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