Influencer Marketing

Paid Media

Production

Credible Creators Boosted Investor Readership

A strategic campaign using Alpesh Patel’s trusted voice to drive newsletter sign-ups from UK-based male investors across LinkedIn, IG and YouTube.
Award-winning campaign |

Background

Objectives

Get

50+, ABC1 male audiences in the UK with an existing investment portfolio, seeking trusted, premium financial insights over free online alternatives.

to

Drive awareness and subscriptions to the Investors’ Chronicle Daily Newsletter through compelling video content and multi-platform influencer storytelling.

Goals

Build trust in IC as a top newsletter

Use story to beat free competitors

Drive clicks from premium investors

46.7K

@alpeshp1 @greatinvestments

Broadcaster, entrepreneur, investor sharing FT and UK equities.

Interests

💰 Personal finance

📊 UK equities

📈 ISA strategy

👨‍🏫 Mentorship

Delivered 206 organic sign-ups

Built trust with credible content

Strong engagement across platforms

Strategy

Pepper’s proprietary tool combines data and human insight to optimise influencer and social marketing.
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Meet our Influencers

production

Pepper’s team directed and edited “Taking Stock: In Conversation with Alpesh Patel” — a branded interview series with FT editors, plus social, static, and CTA-led video content.

content

Content included IG Reels, Stories, LinkedIn video, and hero interviews. Vertical cutdowns and static assets drove sign-ups through compelling financial storytelling.

Strategies
  • Alpesh‑led financial storytelling
  • Multi‑channel organic and paid rollout
  • Authority via FT editor interviews
  • High‑impact CTA‑focused video edits
  • Research Insights

    Scope & Methodology

    Key Insights

    Strategic Recommendations

    Results

    Campaign Results

    Research statistics

    CTR

    3.01%

    vs 0.7% benchmark

    Organic Sign-ups

    206

    From Alpesh’s original content

    Boosted Sign-ups

    191

    Via promoted posts across channels

    Engagement

    High

    On long-form Alpesh interview series

    CTR

    3.01%

    vs 0.7% benchmark

    community response

    Love this focus on credibility and authority.

    Fascinating insights

    Organic Sign-ups

    206

    From Alpesh’s original content

    Boosted Sign-ups

    191

    Via promoted posts across channels

    CTR

    3.01%

    vs 0.7% benchmark

    community response

    Love this focus on credibility and authority.

    Fascinating insights

    Organic Sign-ups

    206

    From Alpesh’s original content

    Love this focus on credibility and authority.

    Boosted Sign-ups

    191

    Via promoted posts across channels

    Engagement

    High

    On long-form Alpesh interview series

    CTR

    3.01%

    vs 0.7% benchmark

    Organic Sign-ups

    206

    From Alpesh’s original content

    Fascinating insights

    CTR

    3.01%

    vs 0.7% benchmark

    community response

    Love this focus on credibility and authority.

    Fascinating insights

    Organic Sign-ups

    206

    From Alpesh’s original content

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    Key Learnings

    Single Voice Drives Trust

    A high-authority creator outperformed a typical multi-influencer roster.

    Video Storytelling Converts

    The “Taking Stock” series improved both CTR and time-on-page via deeper engagement.

    Paid + Organic Synergy

    Boosted content alone drove 191 sign-ups and doubled conversion rate benchmarks.

    Phasing Needs Fine-tuning

    Future rollouts should align tighter phase launches to maximise momentum.

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