Ag shame. Those influencers who love their toilet paper brand so much they want to create Insta stories about it. Or those that earnestly flog the benefits of the latest cleaning product in amongst their street-style selfies.
Let us know your nominations for the not so authentic influencer collabs that made you squirm a little.
10 Comments on “Most Obvious Use of a Paid Influencer π”
Regan
January 21, 2021 at 8:51 amKarlie Kloss in those WiX commercials I always see on Youtune… urgh. I’m 100% sure she doesn’t create her own websites. She has minions for that surely??
Sue Stringer
January 21, 2021 at 9:31 amElana Afrika in the new desperate OutSurance campaign. So incredibly unsubtle too, as she used to work with Katlegoe Maboe on Expresso, and left quite suddenly
Unam Tsitsa
January 21, 2021 at 1:35 pmLove Love The DStv series ads with influencers!
Lee Brown
January 21, 2021 at 6:36 pmI can’t get enough @Coconut_Kelz promoting Every Sun sunscreen! She’s to die for dahhhling (now say it in a Jozi accent)
Siyabonga Mapuma
January 23, 2021 at 5:44 amSindi Dlathu being one of my favourite actress and Sho-Madjozi who’ve been so great in the entertainment industry. The Nivea Q10 face cream is incredibly doing amazing by using the hot stars at the moment.
Mike N
January 24, 2021 at 6:54 pmAlmost all of the influencers that were pushing the SAB campaign! Posts were all the same, and significantly different to previous posts made by influencers. Things got even worse when the script was leaked on twitter, exposing all the influencers and how they posted the same content.
Emma
January 25, 2021 at 9:43 amSAB’s influencer campaign as part of their response to the booze ban. They did not disclose they were being paid, and all of their comms were a cut and past job. It’s a pity – this could have worked well if they rather used the influencers to drive strong responsible drinking messages to their audiences and fans. And then used social media to also tell the stories of the entrepreneurs and small businesses negatively impacted by the ban.
Masego Mokgatlha
January 25, 2021 at 10:54 amHUGGIES SA – Every new mom celeb promoting Huggies nappies was truly a snore. There’s evidently no brand standards for their Instagram posts, I don’t think anyone even checks to approve. Literally, if you’re about to be a new mom, Huggies SA will pay you to post. They actually made the competition look desirable and elite for babies bums.
AdJunkie
January 26, 2021 at 7:09 amCan anyone say SAB? What was that? Thatβs what happens when you just plonk influencers everywhere without thinking about your content strategy
Carissa
January 26, 2021 at 4:34 pmDoes Donald Trump posing with Goya beans count?