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By: Dom Smales

Dom Smales is chief executive and founder of talent management business Gleam Futures.

1 Article
  • Under the influence: brands must stop focusing on follower counts

    Brands, stop focusing on follower numbers and look for talent instead

    The fifth series of popular reality series Love Island is in full swing. With the contestants’ social media followings growing by the thousands, we are reminded of the seductiveness of numbers to define success. It is now incredibly easy for anyone to call themselves an “influencer” – a term which has become symptomatic of the [...]

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