Posts Tagged ‘authenticity’
Virtual Influencers Can’t Replace Actual Human Connection
Lil Miquela is a bona fide Instagram celebrity. A model, activist and recording artist, she has more than a million followers, and partners with brands like Prada and Chanel. Vogue called her “Instagram’s latest It Girl.” The only thing is: she’s not a real person. Miquela is a virtual influencer, a CGI avatar that occupies…
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They Speak Our Language: Millennials, Personal Branding, and the Need for Authenticity
If only Dorothy hadn’t looked behind the curtain. She would never have realized just how powerless the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz really was; she would never have seen through his theatrics. But she did. And there was nothing there but a man. Though she certainly doesn’t qualify as a millennial, Dorothy may as…
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