Are there secrets to becoming a food influencer on Instagram? Youbetcha! There are particular apps food Instagrammers use (they usually use a couple at a time!), tricks they have for always getting the best shot at the restaurant, and influencer etiquette protocol they have to follow to get invited back to restaurant openings and foodie events.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Erica Tafavoti of Bacon & Braids on how she started a food Instagram account in one city, then successfully moved it to another.

She shares her insider foodie influencer secrets on how she got noticed by predominant PR agencies and started to get on restaurant influencer lists for grand openings, menu launches, and chef special events.

If you’re looking for inspiration and actual steps you can take to hop on the Instagrammable food trends in your city, listen up!

 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

• How did the instagrammable food trend start?
• What food influencers look for in new food trends.
• How to become a food influencer.
• Photo tips + apps food Instagrammers use.
• What it's like to be a food influencer.
• Restaurants in PDX.
• What’s the most instagrammable food?
• How to get noticed by restaurant PR.
• How to get added to restaurant press lists.
• Tips for traveling as a food instagrammer.
• Getting paid influencer gigs.

QUOTABLES:

“Never hesitate to be the one that speaks up and says, I don't know what this thing is. And I think a lot of people are afraid to do that. Because they don't want to seem like they don't know food.” - Erica Tafavoti

 

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