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Top Guide to Product Seeding in Influencer Marketing

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GRIN runs product-seeding infrastructure for a living, so this is a practitioner's guide, not a marketer's blog post - tailoring gifts to the creator, keeping a predictable send schedule, and picking creators who already show affinity for your category.

  • Tailor gifts to creators who've already shown interest in similar products
  • A predictable, regular gifting schedule builds a real creator relationship over time
  • Prioritise creators with genuine brand affinity over pure follower count
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It answers 2 questions

  1. What exactly is influencer/UGC seeding, and how is it different from paying for a sponsored post?
  2. How many creators should I seed to for a first wave, and what should I budget?

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