Full Service Social & Influencer Marketing Agency
At our core, we believe everyone is an influencer. An influencer of persuasion, commerce and above all… action.
Whether your new product line-up is hitting shelves, your new flavor is hitting menus or your new service is being handed to your audience, you need word to get out. Our team works with content creator influencers to hype-up your launch and get a conversation going. Maybe it’s a product benefit demonstrated through an Instagram story or an activation in the form of a TikTok challenge. Either way, let’s launch something awesome together.
How does your community engage with you? You might have the audience you want, but is it a one-sided relationship? Key target influencers we find can generate an organic platform where the conversation comes alive. They become extensions of your brand. A modern-day street team, sharing your story and persuading others to do the same.
Services include:
Influencer Marketing
We plug in as a partner to our client's needs from end-to-end solution or augmenting in-house efforts with specific services
- Influencer Marketing Strategy
- Campaign & Program Management
- Paid Media Amplification
- Talent Payment
- Social Media Strategy Playbooks
- Paid InfluencerStrategy
Social Media Marketing
Social programs have influencers at the heart. We excel at brand social strategy and concepting while providing everyday support
- Social Media Marketing Audits
- Social Media Competitive Analysis
- Social Media Campaign Development
- Social Media Campaign Activation
- Social Listening & Analysis
Branded Content Development
Whether through curation of external creators or our internal creative resources, we create branded content that outperforms old-school agency methods
- Brand Content Workshops
- Paid Social Media Ads
- Lifestyle Content Libraries
- Online Video (OTT, Demo, Etc.)
Platforms we use:
Facebook, Instagram,YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn
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Portfolio
Top Performing CPG Campaign on Pinterest in 2019
MARKETING CHALLENGE
Despite its 100+ year history and plentiful number of home cleaning uses, few Americans could recall Twenty Mule Team Borax, let alone what it is actually for. And they needed to get the word out on a shoestring budget.
APPROACH
We partnered with six lifestyle influencers to showcase how Borax is a boss woman’s “secret weapon” for cleaning and boosting laundry throughout her home with how-to “recipe” content. Content to be optimized and repurposed to create compelling, thumb-stopping Pinterest pins that align with where users are naturally searching for cleaning inspiration.
Case Study> https://www.augustunited.com/portfolio/borax/
MAINSTREAM SOAP PAIRS THE POWER OF INFLUENCERS WITH AMAZON
MARKETING CHALLENGE
Dial was taking over the Amazon Treasure Truck to launch their new line: Dial Pure. Help raise awareness of this new line, promoting the Dial Pure Treasure Truck takeover to encourage attendance in participating cities.
APPROACH
For one day, partner with family/lifestyle influencers in five select Treasure Truck cities to promote Dial Pure’s Takeover of the Treasure Truck, and bring awareness to the new Dial Pure line. Influencers posted pre-event stories the morning of the Treasure Truck to alert their audience and then posted carousel Instagram posts from the event. Target social ads from the influencers’ accounts to amplify both locally to bring people out and nationally to extend reach.
Case Study>> https://www.augustunited.com/portfolio/dial/
August United refreshed PetSmart’s YouTube channel and drove results worth barking about.
MARKETING CHALLENGE
In 2017, people spent 60% more time watching YouTube than in the previous year and this trend showed no sign of slowing down. PetSmart, however, faced a challenge: their YouTube channel was stagnant.
APPROACH
PetSmart and the August United team then worked together to create an informative training curriculum that would provide answers to the most searched questions new pet parents had. August United found the perfect host to bring PetSmart’s training videos to life. Through a thoughtful and strategic round of influencer identification, August United partnered with acclaimed YouTube creator, Aaron Burriss, from Lazyron Studios. A new pet parent himself, Aaron brought his adorable young pug, Guppy, to work with one of PetSmart’s top trainers, Shannon Erickson.
Together, PetSmart, August United, and Aaron created a series of 10 videos designed to inform and entertain with video spots supplemented by Aaron, showing behind-the-scenes vlog that drove more traffic to PetSmart’s channel. He added an engaging scavenger hunt and a strong call to action that helped to drive even more viewers to PetSmart’s new training playlist. His fun, witty, out-of-the-box style endeared viewers instantly and the episodic nature of the videos helped to create one of PetSmart’s strongest performing social tactics of 2017.
The video had incredible organic visibility by appearing for 61% of all key pet search terms (L2 Gartner Digital IQ Index US Big Box, December 2017). The campaign combined the perfect personality, engaging storytelling, and helpful advice that new pet parents connected with. The influencer partnership was so successful we were awarded The Shorty Awards Audience Honor (2018) for both the Pets & Animal and YouTube Partnership categories.
Case Study>>https://www.augustunited.com/portfolio/petsmart/
MAJOR SUPERMARKET BRAND SEES 7X ROI Thanks to Activating Influencer Marketing Roadmap
CASE STUDY
MAJOR SUPERMARKET BRAND SEES 7X ROI
Thanks to Activating Influencer Marketing Roadmap
MARKETING CHALLENGE
Ralph’s saw a lack of organic engagement in their branded posts and observed how well their sporadic influencer posts were performing. Ralphs knew that Influencer Marketing was an integral channel and they needed a structure that would set them on a path to grow.
APPROACH
Partner with Ralph’s to create an Influencer Marketing Strategic Roadmap to set the strategic approach, influencer portrait, communication guardrails, and measurement approaches moving forward. We executed on this roadmap and have built their influencer community from the ground up. From this, we have been able to tell unique local stories across video and static formats.
FOX RESTAURANT CONCEPTS SAYS ADIOS TO ITS PHOTOGRAPHY BUDGET
MARKETING CHALLENGE
Fox Restaurant Concepts is a collection of growth restaurant brands (recently acquired by Cheesecake Factory) each known for incredible vibes, great food, and uniquely designed experiences. The problem was…it wasn’t coming across in any of its marketing.
APPROACH
In less than 6 months, activate 55 diverse creators on content creation missions across Fox Restaurant Concepts each month while also spreading the word to each of the influencers’ own audiences. Influencers to capture fresh new menu items, their dining experience and the FRC lifestyle. Influencers also provide a library of assets each visit and audiences were asked to swipe up to sign-up to FRC’s email program.
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August United Influencer Marketing Work
A short and sweet compilation of some of our influencer marketing and social media activations.