Pippa O’Connor has had her say on the issue of influencers not stating whether or not they are being paid to promote a product online.
This come just days after fellow Irish blogger ‘Faces by Grace’ was reported to the ASAI for not using #ad or #sponsored on a post promoting a product on her snapchat.
Pippa, who has a hugely popular social media platform, says that she will always state whether or not her posts are paid for.
“Anything I talk about on here whether it’s beauty, fashion, somewhere I’ve been, something I’ve used, if I am collaborating with a brand on anything, it will always be said this is an ad i.e they are paying me to collaborate with them.” Pippa told he snapchat followers.
“If I don’t state otherwise it means I’m just sharing what I like.
“I’m asked dozens, probably more than dozens of times a day to promote a brand, company, product, salon, hotel, you name it I’m asked to plug it and promote it.
The POCO designer continued to say that she was not speaking for anyone else in the business.
“But I have to respect the amount of following I have and be true. You’re not stupid.”
“I don’t know what anyone else does or how they conduct themselves. I think there’s nothing wrong, by the way, with a blogger, celebrity, influencer doing the sponsored tweets, snaps, instagram, by all means do it. But be honest with yourself and be honest with everyone else.”
What do you think of Pippa’s comments?
