Modelling on Social Media During a Pandemic

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Modelling on Social Media During a Pandemic  

With the pandemic lasting a lot longer than anyone thought everything is still shut down. However  with shoots cancelled, runways postponed, what can new models do to start their career during a  pandemic? 

A great place to start is of course is social media. Social media is always a popular choice but  during the pandemic, people have spent a lot much more time online. Brands have started to  utilise influences to advertise their products. Studies show that people between 14-51 years  spend 60% more time online, on social media. Online shopping has also seen increased demand  which has lead many brand to rethink their adversing and branding. 

Right now is a great time for any new models to start increase their base online and more  specially, Instagram. Instagram offers increased visibility and opportunities to models and more  and more brands are approaching popular accounts within local communities to advertise. Brands are choosing an aspiring modes who can appropriately showcase their product rather  than the traditionally advertisements they regularly use. Modelling is happen exclusively on social  media during this pandemic. 

International models that use to receive thousands of dollars to advertise bathing suits in exotic  destinations has paused and we are seeing fresh faces and different body types advertising  clothes, lingerie and gadgets from their living rooms. An influencer or model can showcase a  wider range of product categories to their audience compared to the brands official Instagram  page, where the followers on those pages already have a product or products from the company  already. It is a way of reaching new markets and people who wouldn’t necessarily buy their  products. 

Opportunities to work with fashion, health and fitness, and tech brands come up every day.  Brands are trying to reflect everyday people and relatable character that would use their products  to advertise. Brands are no longer focusing on influencers with millions of followers but online  creators and models with smaller but specific audiences. Through platforms like Tik Tok and  Instagram, more smaller Influencers are growing with more niches or local audiences. Influencing  is no longer a side-gig but it’s an actual job. 

Tips for Getting Branding Sponsorships  

Tidy and refine your social media feeds. Ensure it looks professional without losing who you are.  Post your model portfolios in between family and friends and your hobbies. Ensure in your bio,  you include that you are model, if you have an agency and places they can see more of you. 

Use your DMs and comments to engage with your followers. Reply to them as if they were friend.  Become friend with your followers and they will purchase whatever you suggest. 

Embrace your uniqueness!!! In these crazy time, being different is celebrated. Use what makes  you different to your advantage. Are you Irish in a foreign country, Are you curvy? Are you  obsessed with theatre It can be anything that helps you connect with people like you. 

Be honest and transparent with your followers. Show your insecurities and allow yourself to be  vulnerable, this will make you relatable. 

Ensure sponsorship posts are clearly labelled and be open about it. 

Make sure to monitor your engagement of followers through Instagram Insights and Analytics.  Keep track of your stats! Make note of posts that do better than others and do more of those  posts.

WHAT NOT TO DO  

Never buy “fake followers.” Those accounts remain inactive and actually lower your overall  engagement. This makes it difficult for you to get brand sponsorships as your audience can’t be  verified.  

Avoid turning your feed into a store front. You don’t want to saturate your feed with too many  sponsorships. You will be inclined to do as many as possible quickly but this will lose engagement  with your audience, and lower your chances for better paid sponsorships 

Choose your brands carefully and support brands that you honestly believe in regardless of  sponsorships. Pick your endorsements carefully and don’t sell out.

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