Lara Sophie Bothur, described as the world's first full-time Corporate Influencer, has created a new model for B2B marketing at Deloitte by applying influencer strategies to corporate partnerships, achieving unprecedented reach and engagement that outperforms traditional advertising approaches.
"LinkedIn must curate high-signal content that matches the platform's professional intent, not just push engagement bait. The goal isn't scale, it's signal. You don't need a million views. You need the right 10 decision-makers."
Performance metrics include:
360,000+ LinkedIn followers built organically in just three years
400M+ people reached annually through Bothur's content
$13M estimated annual advertising value generated by her account
20X higher engagement on her personal profile compared to Deloitte's official page (18M followers)
10,000+ marketing leads per year directly attributed to her work
Major collaborations include:
High-visibility content featuring Google, Amazon, SAP, IBM, and Meta
Humanized storytelling showcasing technology partnerships
Cross-industry relationship building with Adobe, NVIDIA, Salesforce
Complementary role to traditional partnership development functions
Alternative to traditional marketing's $850B global advertising spend
Key tactics include:
5-7 strategic posts weekly focusing on business collaborations
Prioritizing original content over resharing to maximize algorithm distribution
Immediate engagement within first 5 minutes to prevent spam flagging
Targeted LinkedIn connection building (100 new connections weekly)
Strategic link placement (comments first, then post after 90 minutes)
As organizations struggle with the challenge of delivering personalized messaging at scale, Bothur's pioneering corporate influencer role demonstrates how humanized, authentic content can bridge the gap between corporate marketing and audience engagement—creating a competitive advantage for Deloitte that delivers measurable business results while establishing a blueprint for a new type of B2B marketing professional that other companies are likely to emulate.
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