Talent Management

In a digital-first era, traditional marketing channels aren’t as impactful as they once were. Social media has taken over, and brands need to stay culturally relevant online, where new content is posted every second. Influencer marketing is one of the best ways to do that, and using a talent management agency means you can be connected with influencers who are relevant to your brand and audience. 

In the context of social media, talent management refers to a team of people or agencies that connects influencers with brands. Talent management agencies handle contract negotiations, public relations, partnership deals and more. They ensure influencer partnerships are beneficial for both brands and influencers involved—the more relevant an influencer is to a brand’s personality, the better the partnership will perform on social media. 

How Talent Management Agencies Benefit Influencers

The relationship between influencers and their partnering talent management agency is mutually beneficial. Talent management agencies want influencers within their rosters to thrive and succeed, helping both reputations increase positively and bringing in more brand work for influencers, and influencers for the agency to work with. 

For influencers, having a representative can put them directly in front of relevant and exciting brand opportunities—more than they would find on their own. Talent management agencies open doors and help influencers make smart career decisions based on the opportunities available to them—agencies also assist in content creation. 

Talent management agencies have exclusive access to platforms, tools and insights to help influencers create more relevant content and increase audience engagement and brand interest. They offer constructive career advice, generate content topics, and help with creating branded content for any partnerships or campaigns. If you are an influencer that needs advice on the campaigns you should take, assistance on creating connections and relationships with brands, or need help negotiating with brands or agencies, you should consider joining a talent management agency. 

How Talent Management Agencies Benefit Brands 

Talent management agencies know how to accurately pair influencers with brands for the most impactful partnerships. To ensure all influencers proposed for partnerships are hyper-relevant and are beneficial to both influencer and brand, they take extra care vetting and analysing how an influencer’s content performs. Talent management agencies have access to all of an influencer’s metrics, including engagement and follower breakdown, so they can accurately pair influencers with the best briefs. 

It’s in a talent management agency’s best interest to ensure all influencer partnerships are the best they can possibly be. Using a talent management agency eases the negotiation process, briefing, contacts, payment and content creation. This means the partnership can run smoothly, and any bumps can be smoothed out by the talent agency. Brands don’t have to chase influencers as talent management agencies make sure influencers create high-quality content within the given time frame, ensuring the content is posted in time with the content calendar. 

Using a talent management agency can save brands countless hours and resources. Instead of brands having to find, vet and brief influencers, talent management agencies can work through their own roster of talent (from all sorts of follower backgrounds, sizes, niches and industries) to hand-pick the best influencers possible. This will guarantee high engagement, reach and audience response to partnerships. 

Consumers have become increasingly wary of branded content on social media, so using influencers is an important marketing strategy. However, if the influencer isn’t relevant, then the partnership is seen as ingenuine and can be a black mark against a brand’s name. Talent management agencies will understand who your brand is and understand that influencers chosen must uphold brand values and messages. You can trust talent management agencies to make your business operations significantly easier.