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Social media expert Alison Battisby discusses the role influencers play in today’s consumer decision making and how you can find and approach relevant influencers for your business.

&lt;p&gt;Alison Battisby is a digital marketing instructor and social media expert, and founded Avocado Social in 2014 having worked in the social media industry since 2008.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alison has worked with a wide range of start-ups and growing enterprises, as well as big brands&lt;br /&gt;
including Estee Lauder, Tesco and Pringles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alison is an accredited She Means Business Facebook trainer, and has travelled the world training companies including the BBC, John Lewis, Cambridge University Press and Interflora.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Alison has been praised for her friendly manner and professional approach, which suits all levels of knowledge and understanding.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Drum named Alison one of the top 50 freelancers in the UK, and Enterprise Nation named Alison one of the top 50 advisors in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;

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Social media expert Alison Battisby discusses the role influencers play in today's consumer decision making and how you can find and approach relevant influencers for your business.

How to find influencers to grow your business

How to find  influencers

Social media expert Alison Battisby discusses how you can find and approach relevant influencers for your business.

Social media expert Alison Battisby discusses the role influencers play in today's consumer decision making and how you can find and approach relevant influencers for your business.

&lt;p&gt;I am an&amp;nbsp;experienced, bilingual professional with an MBA and studies in business, finance and project management.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Easily adaptable and enthusiastic about learning and using new technologies. A results-driven and resilient person with excellent planning and organisational skills who believes that integrity is an essential value for attaining success.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;During 2010, Mary got tired of hearing about so-called ‘Social Media experts’ offering their services to companies as experts for vast sums of money.&amp;nbsp; These ‘experts’ often only had 10 followers and were learning on the job, but they could “talk the talk”.&amp;nbsp; Mary established the first accredited Social Media qualification – the ITQ in Social Media – &amp;nbsp;in 2011 for people to learn how to use Social Media properly and to have a qualification to provide integrity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 2011 / 12, Mary worked with City &amp;amp; Guilds to launch a new Social Media diploma – launched in May 2012.&amp;nbsp; During 2012, Mary worked with The Digital Youth Academy to create the learning materials for the Social Digital Apprenticeship.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On an on-going basis, Mary works with businesses and individuals to provide flexible training courses in Social Media or Microsoft Office.&amp;nbsp; Mary has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, in both technical and project management roles. A keen dog walker when not training, she is passionate about what she does and ensures that each person she works with walks away with new and useful skills that will aid them in their day-to-day working life.&lt;/p&gt;

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