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CMOs Are Betting on Micro-Influencers Over Celebrities
Episode 46 of The CMO Podcast examines why chief marketing officers are shifting budgets away from celebrity endorsements and toward micro-influencers with 10,000 to 100,000 followers. Lucas and Luna break down a specific case: how a mid-size DTC skincare brand, Dewleaf, replaced a single $500,000 celebrity campaign with 50 micro-influencer partnerships costing $10,000 each, achieving a 4x higher engagement rate and a 22% lift in conversion. They discuss the economics of authenticity, why micro-influencers deliver 60% higher cost-per-engagement efficiency according to a 2025 Influencer…
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