Hollywood London in Mexico !

Our Senior Reporter #GordonRadley about to lunch @GVRivieraMaya #Mexico We're excited for the full #Review https://t.co/g64q1Xbqk3 pic.twitter.com/R29ZsqqSkN

— Hollywood London (@HollywoodLonTV) June 18, 2017

 

Celebrity Influencer Marketing

By FYKAA CAAN

Endorsements are the use of celebrities in promotion and advertising, usually seen as a testimonial or the showing of a celebrity’s written or spoken statement, commending the virtues of a product by the use of pitches by celebrities. However, some celebrities such as David Beckham are going beyond just attaching their face with a product and high-profile celebrities are now being coined with the term influencer. This is because many celebrities that we are exposed to, have a powerful impact on not only our fashion styles, but also our style of life.

Celebrities such as Paris Hilton have had a long-time dependency on various cellular devices, it is perhaps visionaries like Steve Jobs who became indebted to her, seeing that it was Hilton who took their creations beyond their wildest expectations, inventing along the way “the maligned but ubiquitous selfie” and thus she became the matriarch of the modern phenomenon with that ever so catchy aide-memoir pout.

 

Paris turned the New York social scene around in the early 2000s, setting not only fashion and lifestyle trends there, but globally. Paris defined what it meant to be an ‘influencer’ before there was even a word for it and contributed to starting a whole new genre of celebrity that no one had ever seen before. Critics and admirers have said that Hilton is famous for being famous exemplifying the ‘celebutante’ (a celebrity not through talent or work, but through inherited wealth and lifestyle).

Social media influencers were also among the top celebrity endorsers for brands in 2016, according to a new report by Celebrity Intelligence. Social media influencers are seen as being at the top and challenging traditional celebrities for endorsement opportunities. Top names include Hailey Baldwin, Kendall Jenner, Iris Apfel, Vogue Williams and Karlie Kloss. Model Hailey Baldwin took top spot on the list and is an example of how brands are looking to social media followings for their next big campaigns.

This Influencer trend is proposed as “likely to intensify in the year ahead with social media specific campaigns and promotions becoming more important for brands and marketers”, says Sarah Mawson of Celebrity Intelligence… and “In 2017, we will see this trend intensify with brands and marketers… authenticity and truth will be critical, to prevent the dilution of celebrity-led campaigns”.

As a consequence, Adidas has sought to changing the face of influencer marketing with the launch of Tango Squads. These are communities of hyper-connected football obsessives operating on direct messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and online. Named after one of Adidas’ first footballs, the Tango Squads, which are groups of socially savvy 16-19-year-old football content creators living in 15 key cities worldwide. While the squads are between 100 and 250 people, Adidas hopes to reach a maximum of 500 members per squad by 2017.

 

Each group is managed by an Adidas in-house team, who share exclusive content and new products with the group, before they are even unveiled on Adidas’ Twitter or Facebook channels. All content is mobile optimised and shot in portrait selfie-style to add to the authenticity. The squad members are invited to take part in experiences like meeting players, which they then share on social media.

 

“Currently 70% of global brand referrals happen on dark social not via Twitter or Facebook”, explained Adidas senior director of global brand communications, Florian Alt, speaking at the Festival of Marketing about how the value brands can add by gaining mentions in the private messaging sphere.

 

“At the moment, a lot of brands are approaching social media as a publishing job with pre-set and pre-defined agendas. With the Tango Squad project, we have a great opportunity. It’s a different way to produce content and speak to your communities… It’s not about sheer reach, what the hyper-connected kids bring is mass awareness. These are the guys who will push out your stories and content. They give it longevity and authenticity, because they are talking in a private messaging environment. If it comes as a referral from your mate, you’re much more likely to pick it up than if it comes from a brand.”

 

Alt argues that while you can give a piece of content to one global influencer with a million followers, the message is far more authentic if you give it to 500 kids, each with 2,000 followers. The Tango Squads fulfil Adidas’ desire to be a responsive brand, working on co-creation with consumers in key cities.

 

The benefits of being an influencer, are in return the celebrity gains targeted exposure to the right kind of consumer, someone who is already interested and will likely pay attention. What’s truly happening is a broader shift, as more and more people are discovering the art of personal branding. When you have a personal brand- you have an audience and people see you as a thought leader in your specific niche or market, you have something no one else does: you have people’s attention. That, in itself, is highly valuable, not just to brands but to other thought leaders as having a personal brand opens doors of opportunities.

 

By Fykaa Caan  fykaacaan.com

Hollywood:London Magazine, Lifestyle and Current Affairs Editor.

 

Talent just do it…

PBS SoCal’s “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” has earned its third consecutive Los Angeles Area Emmy Award nomination for entertainment programming. “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” has won the category for the past two years. The franchise, which features pairings of actors from prominent movies and TV shows talking about their craft, earned a nomination……

via PBS SoCal’s ‘Variety Studio: Actors on Actors’ Nabs LA Area Emmy Nomination — Variety

HOUSE OF CARDS IS BACK

Season 5. Now streaming. pic.twitter.com/J413oImBC7

— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) 30 May 2017

 

For the heroes

As #MemorialDay17 comes to a close, please join me and listen to “Taps”

To the heroes that laid down their lives, I #thankyouforyourservice pic.twitter.com/qecaR6r4Pd

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) 29 May 2017

 

THE PASSING OF LEGEND ROGER MOORE

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the life of Goodwill Ambassador Sir Roger Moore

Special feature VIA : Gordon Radley – Senior Editor  Hollywood London
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NEW YORK, 23 May 2017 – “With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend. In his most famous roles as an actor, Sir Roger was the epitome of cool sophistication; but in his work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, he was a passionate – and highly persuasive – advocate for children. He once said that it was up to all of us to give children a more peaceful future. Together with Lady Kristina, he worked very hard to do so.

“All of us at UNICEF extend our deepest sympathies to the Moore family, and join his many friends and admirers from around the world in paying tribute to his life and mourning his loss. He will be deeply missed.”

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Note to editors: 

Sir Roger Moore, KBE, was one of UNICEF’s longest serving Goodwill Ambassadors.

Sir Roger, a popular British film, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Simon Templar in The Saint and as secret agent James Bond, was introduced to UNICEF by the late Audrey Hepburn. “My curiosity got the better of me after Audrey Hepburn introduced me to UNICEF,” he said. “I wanted to find out more than just the facts and figures.” He was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 9 August 1991.

Sir Roger’s first mission for UNICEF was to Central America, where he visited projects for children in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Over the years, his work with UNICEF also took him to Brazil, Ghana, Jamaica, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Philippines and Mexico. He brought attention to the desperate conditions facing some of the world’s most vulnerable children and was a compelling voice on issues such as children’s rights, HIV/AIDS, landmine injuries, child labour and iodine deficiency.

In November 2012 Sir Roger was presented with the first-ever UNICEF UK Lifetime Achievement Award which then became the Roger Moore Lifetime Achievement Award in celebration of his dedication to UNICEF, both as a generous fundraiser and a global advocate for children’s rights. On receiving the award, Sir Roger said “I am perhaps best known for my role as Bond, but my role as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF is the one I am certainly most passionate about. It is beyond doubt that it’s the children and dedicated staff on the ground who deserve medals, but I am absolutely honored and would like to thank UNICEF for this truly humbling award.”

Sir Roger Moore was devoted to serving the world’s children for over 25 years and remained dedicated to UNICEF right up until his death.

Read more: https://www.unicef.org/people/people_roger_moore.html

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