Identify influencers that align with your brand’s values and voice with IBM and Influential

Last year,  IBM  launched  Watson Advertising Social Targeting with Influential,. This is a solution that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to help brands identify influencers that best align with their brand values., and expanded its collaboration with  Furthermore, IBM expanded its collaboration with Influential, a leader in advanced social media technology. As brands shift advertising tactics in an increasingly fluid landscape, the social targeting tool can help brands communicate with an audience.

“Together with Influential, we’re building trust into the ecosystem by applying IBM Watson. This is to help clients select an influencer that aligns with their brand values,. exemplifyingThis exemplifies our belief that AI can and should be the backbone of the new digital economy”, Bob Lord, SVP of Cognitive Applications, Blockchain and Ecosystems, IBM, said.

Harnessing the power of Watson to help clients make data-driven decisions that foster connections with consumers, Social Targeting with Influential:

• Leverages IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding  on the IBM public cloud to process and analyze social media data to help expedite influencer identification.
• Identifies brand-safe influencers by gauging profanity ratings to recommend potential partners with shared values;
• Marries online behavior with offline purchase to help drive ROI based on real-time campaign measurement across brand perception, consumer engagement, online conversion, offline sales, and foot traffic; and
• Delivers tone-appropriate ads to real people at the right time to help drive engagement.

Social Targeting with Influential relies on IBM Watson to align brands with like-minded influencers that demonstrate similar values, further illustrating how brands across industries can harness AI to make more informed decisions. Solidifying the power of “belief-driven buying”, in a survey conducted by Salesforce Research, 92% of consumers surveyed report that trusting a brand makes them more likely to buy products and... at the MMA Global CEO/CMO Summit on brand trust, 52% of respondents stated that they’re likely to pause advertising on Facebook, illustrating the power of preserving brand integrity on social media platforms.“More than ever, brands seek to make sure every dollar spent drives a measurable return in the online and offline world,” said Influential CEO Ryan Detert. “Influencer marketing has evolved into a fully trackable channel that leverages suitable voices to speak on behalf of brands. We’ve seen how powerful Watson can be and are thrilled to expand our relationship with IBM Watson Advertising to bring this offering to even more brands and influencers.”Establishing the Influential tool’s importance as the advertising industry readies for a future without cookies, Social Targeting with Influential does not rely on third-party data, but rather anonymized first-party data generated by an influencer’s followers on social media, further developing a relationship between brand and consumer. Acknowledging the value that the Influential tool brings to the marketplace, leading brands are using the Influential platform to help drive consumer engagement and ROI. (Source: IBM)