Abstract
Today, influencers, also called as the new opinion leaders, collaborate with various brands and companies of various fields through social media campaigns and are considered as key actors of electronic word-of-mouth communication. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine in which areas and for what purpose the agencies operating in this field generally use influencer marketing, how collaborations between influencers and companies are established, the differences between the budgets of conventional and influencer marketing. The study also aims to examine the general situation in our country and to determine what the predictions for the future are. In this context, interviews were held with influencer marketing agency executives of INFLOW Summits, 2gether Social, Target Digital, Bubble Project and WeLog Social Influencer Marketing which are among the major companies actively involved in the field of influencer marketing. According to the results, influencer marketing is carried out especially for launching/relaunching and sales support purposes. Travel, textiles, fast-moving consumer goods, food, and cosmetics are the main sectors where influencer marketing is applied. This study contributes to the field in terms of analyzing the process of influencer marketing activities and evaluating the future projections of industry professionals.