Why Creators are Disrupting Marketing with Steph Smith

Why should brands care about the creator economy? Hint: There’s untapped power in independent creators for your brand. Kipp and Kieran are joined by Steph Smith to talk about all things creator economy. Plus: niche ways to target your audience, the business impact of creators, how to think about types of brand partnerships with creators, and more! Who is Steph Smith? Steph is a data-driven writer and growth marketer, with a passion for progressive, early-medium stage technology companies. Steph joined The Hustle as a Trends.co analyst, digging up trends that entrepreneurs could capitalize on. She led the product and grew it to 15k+ paying subscribers before being acquired by HubSpot. Now, she is a Director of Marketing at HubSpot, spearheading their work with creators under the Creator Program. Plus, check out Steph’s work! Website ​​https://stephsmith.io/  Podcast https://keeplearning.buzzsprout.com/  Twitter ​​https://twitter.com/stephsmithio  Book https://doingcontentright.com/  Things mentioned: Sina Estavi, owner of the first tweet ever https://twitter.com/sinaEstavi Legos’ Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/album/6qZUya0mkucuxvoIp4akVT  Barilla’s Pasta Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/user/w2p1oq867ns7jele6g3lw66fk/playlists  KFC France’s Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KTq8F8YhZetRStWFNy0U4  Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain!  Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934  If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends.  We really appreciate your support. Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar  Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat  ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

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Kipp Bodnar (HubSpot’s CMO) and Kieran Flanagan (Hubspot's SVP of Marketing), lead you down the rabbit hole of marketing trends, growth tactics and innovation. On the way you’ll pick up undiscovered strategies to give you that slight edge for success. These are not your typical twitter thread regurgitated marketing tactics that everyone is doing. These are new methods, with unfiltered examination of successful fresh ideas.