Jessica Phillips is the Founder and CEO of The Social Standard, a full-service influencer marketing agency she created in 2014 to set the standard in the influencer space. Starting as a one-woman agency, it has now grown into a thriving company with Fortune 500 clients like Adobe, FiatChrysler, and Hinge. With a background in investment banking and private equity, Jessica's entrepreneurial journey led her to become the COO and employee #2 at HelloSociety, a Pinterest influencer agency that achieved multi-million dollar success and was eventually acquired by The New York Times in 2016. 

Alongside her professional achievements, Jessica is also a devoted mother to three young children and actively participates in discussions and programs empowering aspiring female entrepreneurs. 

Known as a thought leader in the industry, she frequently speaks at conferences, sharing insights on social media strategy, content creation, and building brand communities. Jessica's expertise in digital marketing, deep understanding of consumer behavior, and ability to balance entrepreneurship and motherhood make her a trailblazer in the influencer marketing landscape, sought after by brands across industries.

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Here is how I'd pitch influencers to a B2B company whose senior team doesn't get it...

📍  Call them evangelists
📍  Don't call it social media. Call it channels.
📍 Refer to them as megaphones for company messages, but with built in content.

Removes:
❌  biases that influencer aren't authentic or are just for B2C
❌  gives them a pathway to new audiences 
❌  any bias about social media not being a real place for marketing when you say channels (podcast, radio, mag & social media are all channels.) 

It's not trickery. 
It's the truth, just repackaged. 
Afterall, that's what marketing is...

#socialmedia #b2bmarketing #b2binfluencers #influencers #influencermarketing #marketing #digitalmarketing #evanglists

Helping businesses navigate influencer marketing | 2x entrepreneur | Founder at The Social Standard | Top Voice in Influencer Marketing and Social Media | Host of Reclaim Your Magic Podcast

REMINDER: Influencers are part of your MARKETING STRATEGY BUT...

We hear it all the time...what's the return on each influencer post?

A year ago, we had a new client (an old school media agency) who sold in influencers as part of the plan...and put a 15x return on each influencers.

No content, no rationale, no paid support.

Hold the phone, folks. It's not that simple.

If those returns were guaranteed all money would immediately move to influencers and marketing departments would shut down.

Effective marketing involves strategy. Influencers are part of it.

But please, please. Think before your pitch.

#marketing #influencermarketing #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #influencers #digitalmarketing

5 Stats You Need To Get More Influencer Budget...

💥 Influencer content out performs branded content 17X*
💥 Social media marketing outpaced Search Marketing in 2024** 
💥 42% of ads use influencer content* 
💥 Social Media is the world's largest advertising channel with $247B in ad global spend***
💥 143 mins/ day were spent on social media in 2024***

Net-net. We spend more time on social media than with our friends. Influencers are master marketers on social. Partnership isn't optional - it's smart strategy.

#socialmediamarketing #influencermarketing #marketing #digitalmarketing #searchmarketing #influencer 

*CreatorIQ
** IAB
***Influencer Marketing Hub 2025

This is your reminder that Influencer Marketing is on getting warmed up...plan accordingly. 📈 💥 

#influencermarketing #influencertrends #socialmedia #marketing #influencer #b2bmarketing #socialmediamarketing #b2c

B2B vs B2C Influencers...the marketing strategy for both is ultimately the same....

Access.

Access to new products
Access to exclusive events
Access to the brands they love

It's what they get that the general populations doesn't. It fuels their brands while building yours.

The way it comes to life might be different for both segments, but ultimately influencers want / need the same thing.

#socialmediamarketing #influencermarketing #b2binfluencers #digitalmarketing #marketing #influencers

#1 Tip for Companies Starting A Podcast...

Don't sleep on that pre-call interview. It will take your podcast from good to great.

Even if you know your guest will be great, the pre-call gives you the opportunity to really hone in on your storyline and how they can support it.

It will save you lots in editing time too.

Want more tips from an expert?

Britt Kahn is a professional booker for incredible media properties like Conan and Friends and she shares all her tips & tricks.

🎙️ The Social Standard Podcast

(Available on Spotify, Apple & YouTube)

#podcast #podcastmarketing #influencermarketing #marketing #digitalmarketing #b2bmarketing #influencers

Steve Jobs was using influencers in the 80s... 🤔 
He just called them Evangelists.

Apple needed to move beyond selling technology....
....to selling the belief in a dream that anyone could be more creative & productive.

Evangelists, not salespeople, were their weapon of choice.

And it worked. Really, really well.

Full story with Guy Kawasaki, Apple's former Chief Evangelist Officer, on the podcast.

🎙️ The Social Standard Podcast
Available on: Apple, YouTube & Spotify

#evangelist #influencer #influencermarketing #socialmediamarketing #b2bmarketing #digitalmarketing #influencers #b2binfluencers #socialmedia

This is the thing B2B Marketers get wrong...

When people start spreading the word about your product / service / business, you freak out. 🤔

You think - "We have to control the message"

When in reality you need to think:

👉  My product / service is so great, people are evangelising it for FREE!
👉  What are they talking about, what's interesting to them? 
👉  What can I learn from this?

Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist at Canva and formerly Apple is on the podcast today talking about evangelism & influencers in B2B. Tune in for his advice & experience.

🎙️ The Social Standard Podcast
(Spotify, Apple & YouTube)

Link to full episode in comments 👇 

#b2b #influencermarketing #b2binfluencers #b2bmarketing #marketing #influencers #socialmedia

Apple was supposed to die in the 90s... ☠️ 

Michael Dell said Apple should give all its cash back to shareholders and close the company.

One piece of Apple's strategy to survive? 

Evangelists & supporting the Macintosh community. Arming them with good news on what was happening at apple.

It reminds me of how companies today will take to social media to own their own PR moments, build community & support.

Full story (and how surprisingly it included newsletters!) on the podcast.

🎙️  The Social Standard Podcast
👉 Available on Spotify, Apple & YouTube

Link in comments below.

#evangelist #apple #marketing #community #socialemediamarketing #emailmarketing #newsletters #influencers #influencermarketing #b2bmarketing #b2binfluencers

I’m driven by building and scaling ideas that actually matter, especially where technology, community, and growth come together. Right now, that place is flag football. The sport is exploding, and I’m all in on helping shape what comes next through Flag50 and our parent company, STACT. We’re building technology that changes how the game is played, followed, and connected, from athletes to families to fans.

I’ve spent my career starting and growing companies across real estate, tech, and consumer brands. It started in college with a real estate development company that went on to acquire more than 60,000 acres across multiple states. That early chapter taught me how to spot opportunity, take smart risks, and move fast. That mindset has stuck with me ever since.

Over the last 25 years, I’ve worked across tech development, acquisitions, sales, and brand growth, while building a network that helps ideas turn into real businesses. At the core, I enjoy unlocking potential, whether that’s in a company, a product, or the people behind it. I do that through consulting, marketing, raising capital, and investing alongside great teams.

My portfolio spans direct to consumer brands, sports technology, immersive platforms, and media. That includes STACT®, YouRiding, Flag50, IMMERSEFit, and AMGI Studios, among others. There have been wins, exits, lessons learned the hard way, and relationships that continue to compound over time.

Flag football feels like the perfect moment. Participation is growing fast, and the digital side of the sport is still wide open. That’s why my focus is on Flag50 and STACT. These aren’t just products, they’re platforms designed to elevate athletes, engage fans, and bring communities closer together through the game.

I also work hands on with artificial intelligence, building and applying core AI capabilities to create smarter, more impactful solutions. The goal is always to stay ahead of the curve and build what’s next, not chase what’s already happened.

If you’re excited about flag football, interested in sports tech or AI, enjoy jumping into the water for a quick surf session, or just appreciate a good country song, let’s connect. For me, this isn’t just business, it’s something I genuinely care about and love building every day.

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