--- title: DSW Shifts Ad Budget to Expansive Nano-influencer Strategy description: DSW Shifts Ad Budget to Expansive Nano-influencer Strategy image: https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.31.30%20PM.png --- - [Home](https://www.regencycenters.com/) - [Properties](https://connect.regencycenters.com/properties) - [In Development](https://connect.regencycenters.com/in-development) - [Regency](https://connect.regencycenters.com/regency) - [Contact](https://connect.regencycenters.com/contact) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com) - [Tenants](https://connect.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Blog](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog) - [Corporate Responsibility](https://www.regencycenters.com/corporate-responsibility) - [Leadership](https://www.regencycenters.com/leadership) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com) - [Tenants](https://www.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Careers](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/careers) [![Regency Centers](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/regency-centers.svg)](https://www.regencycenters.com/) [![Search](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/icon-search.svg) Properties](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) ![Menu](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/icon-menu.svg) Menu - [Properties](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) - [In Development](https://www.regencycenters.com/in-development) - [Regency](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency) - [Contact](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) Search - [Inside Regency](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/inside-regency) - [News Releases](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/news-releases) - [Retailer News](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/retailer-news) # DSW Shifts Ad Budget to Expansive Nano-influencer Strategy [Regency Centers](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/regency-centers) October 25, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Three boots in brown, red and grey on a pink background](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.31.30%20PM.png?width=579&name=Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.31.30%20PM.png) While social media continues to transform influencer marketing, shoe retailer [DSW](https://www.dsw.com/en/us/) casts its vision into a future where influencers are extensions of store associates and nano-influencer content will serve as brand advertising. This year, the company took five months to select 287 influencers whose online followings and style would align with DSW categories including fashion, lifestyle, fitness, health, and motherhood. Marketing agency 360i sought out influencers not only who fit the DSW brand and loved the shoes, but also who could tell the type of stories DSW wanted to tell in its ads, focusing on content and credibility, not reach. As Corey Martin, head of influencer marketing at 360i, explained, “This is about core sustained advocacy building, not paying someone to advertise things,” said Martin. ![Female model posing, showing off her shoes in a street crosswalk](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.01.15%20PM.png?width=378&height=475&name=Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.01.15%20PM.png "Screen Shot 2017-10-25 at 3.01.15 PM.png") *Photo Credit: www.instagram.com/dswshoelovers* With Olivia Culpo in position as DSW’s style ambassador, 360i worked within the five shoe styles of her closest personal taste to maximize influencer content in online ads, social media, emails, and programmatic media. What the brand has found is that influencer content in customer emails drove more customer acquisition than other content. As DSW CMO Amy Stevenson stated, “People take recommendations of friends and family first, and you’re likelier to relate to nano-influencers.” [Read more here](https://digiday.com/marketing/shoe-retailer-dsw-turning-influencer-content-ads/?mc_cid=2717b67774&mc_eid=f140f83627b). *Header Image Photo Credit: DSW.com* ##### Connect With Us [Join Our Mailing List](https://www.regencycenters.com/connect-with-us/)  > [Explore Our Markets](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties/our-markets)  > [Find a Space For Your Place](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties)  > ##### Related Stories Subscribe [![Regency Centers](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/regency-centers.svg)](https://connect.regencycenters.com/) - [Careers](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/careers) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com/) - [News](http://investors.regencycenters.com/news-releases) - [Fresh Look](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/fresh-look) - [Tenants](https://www.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Contact](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) [Find a Property](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) [Leasing Agent](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) ![Reg Listed NYSE](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/blog2018/images/stock-ticker.svg) [Regency Centers Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Twitter](https://twitter.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/regencycenters/) [Regency Centers LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/regency-centers/) MEMBER **S&P 500** Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. ©2026 Regency Centers [Terms of Service](https://www.regencycenters.com/terms-of-service) [Privacy Policy](https://www.regencycenters.com/privacy-policy) Cookie Settings ![Quantcast](https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-XHwFJLhjBpfmt.gif) ![](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.31.30%20PM.png) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Regency Centers", "url" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/regency-centers" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-21T17:50:21.012Z", "datePublished" : "2017-10-25T19:32:50.000Z", "headline" : "DSW Shifts Ad Budget to Expansive Nano-influencer Strategy", "image" : [ "https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-10-25%20at%203.31.30%20PM.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/dsw-shifts-ad-budget-to-expansive-nano-influencer-strategy", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4081/img/vast.png" }, "name" : "Regency Centers" } } ```