still gets an inordinate amount of attention.” Influencers with more than 100,000 followers typically have an engagement rate of around 1.7 percent, and anywhere between 1 and 3 percent is considered good in the influencer marketing industry.
MEGHAN MARKLE TRENDING ON TWITTER PROFESSIONAL
“It’s all very professional and not in her tone of voice-but instead in the tone of the Royal Family. It “has 10.7 million followers and a engagement rate, when it is clearly not going to post anything personal,” Childers says.
In light of these factors, Jacqueline Childers, a senior manager at HYPR Brands who specializes in influencer marketing, points out that the success of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s current Instagram account is unusual. Notably, the account only publishes official photos and statements, in a tone that is more akin to a press release than a personal entry. posts lack the personality and (often, pseudo-)authenticity typical of successful influencers. What Meghan Wore launched a section for the Duke of Sussex in 2018 after founder Susan Kelley noticed an uptick in interest around the prince’s style.Īll the while, the duke and duchess have sidestepped the usual strategies to attract a following and keep fans engaged online. The “Harry effect” is comparatively more subdued, but similar blogs have sprung up to catalog Prince Harry’s outfit choices. “The response has been absolutely overwhelming,” she said. In October 2018, Australian designer Karen Gee told the BBC that her website crashed after Meghan was spotted wearing a £975 dress from her collection. (Much like the average influencer, who typically makes their money through ads, affiliate links, and brand partnerships.) The so-called “Meghan effect” can be shocking for designers who experience it firsthand. An ecosystem of blogs with names like Meghan’s Mirror and What Meghan Wore exist to catalogue and capitalize on her fashion choices. When Meghan wears an outfit in public, searches for similar outfits more than double, according to an analysis last year by Lyst, a fashion search platform. When she donned a Line the Label coat for the couple’s engagement announcement in 2017, the designer’s website crashed from the traffic her bag from the same shoot reportedly sold out in minutes. Like Kate Middleton before her, Meghan’s power to launch fashion items and brands into the stratosphere exploded as her relationship with Prince Harry deepened. Before she deleted her personal accounts entirely in 2018, according to the BBC, she had 3 million followers on Instagram. Though she tamped down on her social media presence as her relationship with Prince Harry became increasingly public, her fan base only grew. Meghan shared #ads and posts with affiliate marketing codes to her audience of millions of users, who largely followed her for lifestyle, wellness, and fashion content.
As an actress who ran her own lifestyle blog, The Tig, she commanded enormous followings on Instagram and Twitter. The best illustration of this difference might be Meghan Markle herself.
Given the cottage industry that has sprung up already around documenting and directing shoppers to products donned by Meghan-and, to a lesser extent, Prince Harry-it’s fun to imagine what it might look like if the pair were to monetize their power themselves. And while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have given no indication that they plan to become professional influencers, few people are better poised to assume the mantle. Royal life has long borne many of the trappings of influencerdom, like being surrounded by corgis all the time or having a powerful influence on bridal trends for years to come. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not elaborate much further on what that will look like, other than to mention the “launch of a new charitable entity.” (The couple is, reportedly, already worth some $30 million.) The internet began to speculate on their next move: Acting? Venture capital? A pivot to US politics? Or, to take a cue from the platform where they originally made their announcement, what if Prince Harry and Meghan became Instagram influencers? In a message to their 10.7 million followers, the couple detailed plans to step back from their royal duties, raise their son outside of the limelight of the tabloids, and become “financially independent.” When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their departure from the royal family last week, the news came not from a royal press release nor from the British press, but from a post on Instagram.
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