Fake Outrage, Branding Fumbles and Real Money: The Business of Pretending Online

This week's episode comes to you from Pacifico in Costa Rica, where we traded the studio for 30-degree weather, the Pacific Ocean, and a community that gave us a very different perspective on what makes an experience feel real.And fittingly, that's the thread running through this week's conversation: what's real, what's manufactured, and can consumers still tell the difference?We get into the Nantucket store that declared war on influencers, Nara Smith rejecting the "trad wife" label that helped define her online world, ChatGPT introducing advertising after positioning itself as an alternative to ad-driven search, and the Buffalo Bills risking one of the most authentic fan cultures in professional sports by trying to regulate it.On the episode:● Why a Nantucket store put up a "No Influencers" sign, and what the backlash says about where influencer culture is heading.● How Paige Lorenze and Dairy Boy turned Nantucket into a physical extension of an online brand world.● Why Nara Smith saying "I'm not a trad wife" created such a reaction, and why sometimes the audience decides what your brand represents.● Why ChatGPT introducing ads could change one of the fundamental reasons people trusted the platform in the first place.● How the Buffalo Bills risked killing the magic of one of the NFL's greatest fan traditions by trying to regulate and monetize it.● Why community can't simply be purchased, and why brands need to know when to amplify what people create rather than control it.● What spending time at Pacifico reminded us about experience, community and why the things that feel the most valuable are often the hardest to manufacture.We also share why Costa Rica, and Pacifico specifically, has become such an interesting destination for entrepreneurs looking for a different pace of life, from its proximity to a Blue Zone and medical tourism to the kind of community that makes slowing down feel like an advantage rather than a sacrifice.Hire My AgencySerious brand? Serious goals? Work with my team at Third Eye Insights. If they had a great campaign, they probably hired us.👉 https://thirdeyeinsights.ca/hire-tei 📔 My Social Media PlannersThe exact $15K frameworks and strategy I use on top global brands and small businesses alike, now available in planner form👉 https://store.camille-moore.com/💻 Social Media MasterclassMy foundational training will help you stop guessing and start building content that converts.👉 https://camille-moore.com/masterclass/🤝 1:1 Brand Strategy IntensivesFor founders ready to go deep and build a category-leading brand. I work 1:1 with a handful of brands as their Fractional CBO.👉 http://bit.ly/4krhxgO 📬 Subscribe to Branding With Benefits (My Substack)Free weekly branding insights for people who want blunt strategy, not fluff.👉 https://substack.com/@camilleemoore 🎙️ Podcast Available On:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Everywhere You Stream📱 Follow Camille MooreInstagram: @camillemooreTikTok: @camille.moore_ LinkedIn: Camille Moore🌐 Website: camille-moore.com🎨 Follow The Art of the BrandInstagram: @theartofthebrand✅ 𝐂