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How do you solve a problem like... sports star ambassadors going rogue?

on Jul 6, 2021 | 0 comments

By Sam Bradley

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Each week, we ask readers of The Drum – from brands, agencies and everything in between – for their advice on real problems facing today’s marketing practitioners.

Influencers, creators and celebrity partners veering off script is a perennial risk for brands utilizing influencer marketing. Ronaldo’s rejection of a bottle of pop and Paul Pogba removing a bottle of beer at separate Euro 2020 press conferences brought that into sharp relief again recently, with Coca-Cola and Heineken left calculating a loss.

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Source: The Drum