The rise of the "influencer" (Ian Shepherd)

Welcome back to Rocket Fuel!This week James sits down with Ian Shepherd, founder of The Social Store and co-founder of Electrify Video Partners.Ian has 20 years experience in the industry, working in commercial roles for companies including Disney, Universal Music, WarnerMedia and BT. Ian is a leader in the influencer marketing space, working with some of the world's most popular social media creators.Ian and James talk early vision in the creator industry, commercialisation and growth. How far have we come, and what is next for the business of creators?———————Follow James @JamesErskine (twitter.com/jameserskine)Follow Rocket @WeAreRocketHQ (twitter.com/wearerockethq)Follow Rocket on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/thebigshot)wearerocket.co.uk/Follow Ian on Twitter (twitter.com/ishepherd)Contact Ian on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/ishepherd)https://www.thesocialstore.co/https://www.electrify.video/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.