Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing has become a core go-to-market lever for Indian consumer brands across beauty, fashion, food, and wellness. Brands like Plum Skincare, Dot & Key, Indē Wild, d’you, FAE Beauty, and Nish Hair use creator-led content to build trust by placing products inside formats audiences already consume, such as routines, reviews, and everyday storytelling. Creators like Shreya Jain, Debasree Banerjee, Malvika Sitlani, and Apoorva (The Rebel Kid) work well because their content feels native, not promotional. When done right, influencer marketing feels less like advertising and more like a genuine recommendation, which is exactly why it works at scale.

01. What is influencer marketing?
02. How we do influencer marketing at Confetti?
03. Common mistakes brands make in influencer marketing
04. Featured Projects
05. Frequently Asked Questions
04. Frequently Asked Questions

01. What is influencer marketing?

Influencer marketing is when brands collaborate with creators who already have the trust and attention of a specific audience. Instead of the brand speaking directly to consumers, the product is introduced naturally within a creator’s existing content style, whether that’s routines, reviews, vlogs, or everyday moments.

The effectiveness comes from relevance, not reach. A clean-label nutrition brand like The Whole Truth works best with fitness creators or health educators who already talk about ingredients and labels. Skincare brands such as Plum Skincare or Dot & Key benefit from routine-led and ingredient-focused creators, while lifestyle brands like Sleepy Owl perform well with creators documenting work-from-home, productivity, or daily consumption moments. The real driver of results is how naturally the product fits into the creator’s content and audience.

02. How we do influencer marketing at Confetti?

At Confetti, influencer marketing starts with the user persona, not a creator shortlist. Before any outreach, we map who the brand is actually trying to reach and how that audience behaves online. We look at who they already follow, whether they trust educators, reviewers, founders, or entertainers, which platforms they spend time on, and what kind of content they respond to. This ensures creators are chosen for audience fit and credibility, not just follower count.

Through multiple talent management partners, we work with a wide pool of creators across niches and sizes, allowing us to build the right mix for each campaign. Instead of defaulting to big names, we decide whether the goal is visibility, trust, or long-term association, and choose formats that suit each creator naturally. Often, a layered approach works best, combining one larger creator to anchor the campaign with several mid-sized creators to make the content feel organic and widespread. We review content before it goes live, oversee publishing, and track performance so the campaign delivers real impact, not just reach.

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03. Common mistakes brands make in influencer marketing

Influencer marketing often fails due to poor structure rather than poor intent. Some of the most common mistakes include:

  • Working with a very small, repetitive pool of creators
  • Choosing influencers based only on follower count
  • Assuming one large creator will solve all campaign goals
  • Not matching creator style with brand tone
  • Treating influencer marketing as a one-off activity
  • Not defining whether the goal is awareness, engagement, or sales

Many agencies rely on a limited creator network, which restricts experimentation. At Confetti, our influencer network spans over a thousand creators across age groups, niches, and audience types. 

05. Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if influencer marketing is the right go-to-market lever for my brand?

Influencer marketing only works when it aligns with the brand’s positioning and the kind of impact you’re trying to create. It’s not a shortcut or a default GTM lever. For some brands, influencers build trust quickly. For others, they add noise without real returns. The decision depends on how your audience discovers brands and what role influence plays in their buying behaviour.

At Confetti, we assess this fit before recommending any influencer activity, looking closely at positioning, audience, and commercial goals. If you want an honest view on whether influencer marketing can deliver real ROI for your brand, hopping on a short call with our experts can help evaluate that clearly.

Should I work with one large influencer or multiple mid-sized and niche creators?

Whether you work with one large influencer or multiple mid-sized and niche creators totally depends on what you’re trying to achieve as your brand’s marketing goal. Larger influencers can drive quick visibility and moments of virality, while smaller and niche creators are often better at building trust and community within specific audiences. Both approaches can work, but they serve very different purposes.

At Confetti, this creator mix is planned as part of GTM execution, not decided in isolation. If you want to define the right balance between reach and relevance for your brand, hopping on a short call with our experts can help map that out based on your goals.

How do I choose influencers who actually align with my brand and audience, not just follower count?

Influencer content builds trust when it shows real usage, real context, and an honest point of view. Audiences can spot scripted promotions instantly, which is why the most effective collaborations feel natural and unscripted. Brands like Olly work well with creators because the product fits seamlessly into everyday routines, rather than being forced into a sales narrative. At Confetti, we brief creators lightly so they can speak in their own voice and keep authenticity intact. If you want to design creator content that feels credible rather than promotional, hopping on a short call with our experts can help shape that approach properly.

What kind of influencer content builds trust instead of feeling like a paid promotion?

Influencer content builds trust when it shows real usage, real context, and an honest point of view. Audiences can spot scripted promotions instantly, which is why the most effective collaborations feel natural and unscripted. Brands like Olly work well with creators because the product fits seamlessly into everyday routines, rather than being forced into a sales narrative. At Confetti, we brief creators lightly so they can speak in their own voice and keep authenticity intact. If you want to design creator content that feels credible rather than promotional, hopping on a short call with our experts can help shape that approach properly.

How do I measure whether an influencer campaign is successful beyond just reach and views?

Influencer campaigns should be measured on more than just reach or views. What really matters is the quality of engagement, saves, clicks, repeat mentions, and how the content supports conversions over time. Many brands focus only on short-term spikes and miss the long-term impact that influencer content can have on consideration and trust amongst loyal consumers. At Confetti, success metrics are defined upfront so performance is judged against clear business outcomes, not vanity numbers. If you want to align expectations and set up tracking that actually reflects impact, hopping on a short call with our experts can help put the right framework in place.

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