How much do they get paid?

doireannod · 04-12-2015 10:53pm

ameliams wrote: »

Yeah I kind of agree with you there. Like obviously it is a nosy question but she wasn't being nasty. If you put personal things out there, home, relationships etc people are going to comment on it. I don't believe anyone should be nasty or critical of their decisions, but if you talk about certain things to do with your personal life then you have to expect people will ask questions. If you don't want someone to ask about your new house then don't mention you have a new house.

My thoughts exactly. Don't want questions about your house? Don't talk about your house. Rosanna Davison only ever talks about food. She doesn't talk about her family, her husband, or her house. Therefore, people don't end up asking her things like if she's renting or buying.

retro:electro · 05-12-2015 2:19pm

On the topic of bloggers and houses, Tanya Burr's new house is literally my dream home

aine92 · 07-12-2015 1:38pm

ameliams wrote: »

Yeah I kind of agree with you there. Like obviously it is a nosy question but she wasn't being nasty. If you put personal things out there, home, relationships etc people are going to comment on it. I don't believe anyone should be nasty or critical of their decisions, but if you talk about certain things to do with your personal life then you have to expect people will ask questions. If you don't want someone to ask about your new house then don't mention you have a new house.

Exactly, and I personally would hate the idea of being a blogger because I would hate how intrusive it is. Free stuff would be brilliant but I prefer people not to comment on weight gain or the spot on my chin or how they don't like my outfit... well not to my face anyway!!

cookie2015 · 07-12-2015 1:57pm

Ya I've unfollowed them all recently, majority of them are the same and just repetitive.
And you're so right OP you can't say or ask anything and you're hit with the hater tag/blocked/girls shouldn't be putting each other down. It's hilarious really. I unfollowed them because I was sick of them plugging a new product and the next day plugging something else both with the like 'this is the most amazing one ever....' And was also sick of seeing the poor boyfriends (most who come acorns like they don't even own a pair of **!!* in all the snaps... best paid taxi drivers in Dublin for sure!!
Wouldn't trust anything they say or follow anything they plug!
It's quite funny when they are altogether, you'll see one of them doing a snap video and all the others are just glued to their phones in the back! Looks like fun

Sittingpretty · 07-12-2015 2:40pm

I'm a little more tired of the practically weekly posts addressing said "hate" and "negativity".

retro:electro · 13-12-2015 11:25pm

I can't believe people actually buy tickets to meet up with these people

retro:electro · 27-12-2015 6:40pm

Today I've seen the exact same, word for word post about Therapie hair removal on three seperate "blogger" accounts. "Delighted to announce im working with therapie on their new campaign".. Bla bla. So the companies must actually write the posts for the bloggers? Because they all seem to have the same post

theoldbreed · 27-12-2015 7:05pm

I've found <SNIP> to be quite genuine, I've messaged her a few times and found her to be very honest and down to earth.
Used to follow and love a Dublin based blogger married to another 'celeb' but I found her to be a walking advertisement for certain brands. You honestly couldn't keep up with all the products and labels she uses.

dudara · 27-12-2015 7:10pm

Posters - this thread is the healthiest discussion we've had about bloggers for a long time. Let's keep it that way, and let's not refer to individual bloggers as that is often where it starts to get personal.

Happy Christmas

dudara

warpdrive · 27-12-2015 7:48pm

Absolutely no interest in beauty and fashion, just entered this thread because the title caught my eye. It's an interesting topic and funny, even. Maybe some posters will also know about the gaming community on YouTube/Twitch etc. and similar happens in that community. Content creators are given sponsorships and paid for promotions etc. but the thing is that most of them are still very open and honest about the fact that what they're promoting or even advertising is paid and they're cool with answering questions about it because that's just the best way to be about the whole thing.

Yet from what I read about the beauty industry online very few b/vloggers have this attitude and the funniest part about that is that, aside from the very large and most popular ones that also own and run companies and sell books etc., most of them are earning very little when compared to the gamers. So why then can they not just be open and honest about it all because then people like posters in this thread would probably be much more understanding, as long as they weren't absolutely overdoing it altogether and shoving it down your throats. They seriously must be very delicate little flowers if they can't even take the slightest bit of challenging questioning online lol. Your community needs to do something about this so they get over themselves and learn to not avoid questions which aren't even negative or Hateful, that's seriously pathetic.

Any b/vloggers possibly lurking this thread and reading this post should seriously do some self assessment to see if they're like these people. If you are, just realise that it could stand to benefit you a lot more by just being totally transparent with your followers and viewers because they're not idiots, they will see that you're being genuine and you'll stand out from the fake crowd and be seen as a more trustworthy person to follow. Don't completely sell yourself out. Yes, it's good to make more money but in the long run it's better to consider the effects of whatever campaigns and advertisements you run can have on your appearance to the audience. Don't just see money signs and jump at every opportunity, at least not if you intend on doing this all long term.

RhubarbCrumble · 30-12-2015 1:39pm

Rolling my eyes at a certain bloggers gym photo today. I can't believe I forget to wear a giant woolly hat complete with pom pom when I go to the gym myself. Must rectify that!

Twee. · 30-12-2015 2:46pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Rolling my eyes at a certain bloggers gym photo today. I can't believe I forget to wear a giant woolly hat complete with pom pom when I go to the gym myself. Must rectify that!

Please keep on topic

gaeilgegrinds1 · 04-01-2016 2:47am

I got blocked from a certain Bridie's husband's Snapchat and the question I asked was grand. They strike me as a temperamental bunch.
Rosemary (when positive), Marissa Carter and Sharon Leavy are my favourites.

StripedBoxers · 04-01-2016 2:59am

I got sick of them on snapchat so I removed them all, the only one I have on there now is Sinead from The Beautiful Truth, god I love her.

She's not afraid to say if she dislikes/hates something, I've mailed her a few times (on Snapchat and Facebook) and she always replies.

She's such a lovely, genuine person, she is one of the very few I will trust reviews from.

Taboola · 04-01-2016 8:54am

gaeilgegrinds1 wrote: »

I got blocked from a certain Bridie's husband's Snapchat and the question I asked was grand. They strike me as a temperamental bunch.
Rosemary (when positive), Marissa Carter and Sharon Leavy are my favourites.

What did you ask?

mada999 · 04-01-2016 9:11am

Taboola wrote: »

I think it's pretty wildly know at this stage that it's all 'fake' and they are paid to promote most of the products they are talking about. If they can make a living out of it fair play to them. I think with the new legislation coming in it might taper off a little bit, but maybe not.

I'd love to know how they predict earnings. One blogger was saying she was saving to buy a house. When applying for a mortgage, how can they say they'll have X amount of earnings in order to keep up with mortgage repayments?

mortgage in exchange for a review ??

Addle · 04-01-2016 9:20am

Are these Irish or international bloggers?
How many followers would an Irish blogger need to start making money from advertising?

retro:electro · 04-01-2016 1:32pm

A lot of them plugging Charlotte Tilbury foundation lately. Hard to know whether or not it's genuine. I think it's telling when I find myself actually avoiding the products they talk about and reccommend and rely more on the opinions of friends or the beauty thread here.
Also it gets on my wick that many just seem to complain about their lives all the time and how hectic they are, especially one who admits to not doing any cooking and isn't bothered to learn and brings all her laundry to the dry cleaners. Hectic me eye.

Alicat · 04-01-2016 2:05pm

anna080 wrote: »

A lot of them plugging Charlotte Tilbury foundation lately. Hard to know whether or not it's genuine. I think it's telling when I find myself actually avoiding the products they talk about and reccommend and rely more on the opinions of friends or the beauty thread here.

Sinead from The Beautiful Truth, as mentioned above, raved about the CT foundation initially when she got some samples, but when she bought a bottle herself she said it didn't seem the same, and she wasn't that fussed on it.

That's what I like to hear. I don't mind bloggers being excited about new exciting products, but it's refreshing to hear someone admit that the product was not all that, in the end.

ameliams · 04-01-2016 4:27pm

I see a lot of bloggers receiving new products and promising a review once they've tried it out but I'd say 90% of it never makes it to a blog. Like obviously you can't every single thing that has been sent to you. But everyone just reviews the same things. If there's 850 reviews of the new Gwen Stefani palette would it not make sense to review something else.

And I see so many bloggers praising certain drug store products on snapchat but they've never once written a review on their blog. So it's a good product but not good enough to deserve a review or just not worth it as you won't be paid for it?

And these blog posts which consist of three press photos and a paragraph. If I want to know the details of a product I can google it. If I'm reading a blog I want to know something that the official brand website can't tell me.

Anyone doing a master class or a workshop is making a mint though. Tickets 75 a pop and these 'goody bags' which are all donated products. I saw essence foundation in a recent one. Now essence have some fab products (most definitely not the foundation) but they can be picked up anywhere for a couple of euro. No way are you getting even half your money back in product.

Oops bit of a rant there.

retro:electro · 04-01-2016 4:55pm

I think those fashion and beauty workshops are madly priced. You're basically putting your €100 into the back pocket of the blogger. The products are all pr driven and donated, same with the clothes in the fashion section, they're lent by the particular shops (mostly River Island) shops to boost sales. Crazy. Wouldn't ever dream of spending that much on one of those events. However at least they put in effort into putting on a show. So many other "bloggers" are now teaming up and touring certain counties and charging their followers money just to meet them. Sorry but that's just mortifying on their part.

Twee. · 04-01-2016 10:53pm

gaeilgegrinds1 wrote: »

I got blocked from a certain Bridie's husband's Snapchat and the question I asked was grand. They strike me as a temperamental bunch.

Nothing to do with the topic on hand.

Posters, this is not a bitching thread about who did what on snapchat.

aine92 · 08-01-2016 3:50pm

Maybe I am just really sad and silly but it makes me sad that I can't trust what they say, or at least very few of them. It's grand for things like the odd Rimmel Foundation (bought Match Perfection on a couple of bloggers recommendations and it's now my go-to over Double Wear and MAC!) but for higher end items like Charlotte Tilbury and other brands, it makes me stupidly want things when I know damn well they are probably being paid to say how pigmented it is or how the coverage is like, the best ever, or how it is "Definitely my new fave" when they'll be using something different the next week.

Something that is a dead giveaway is in a video/snapchat/instagram/whatever they will gush gush gush gush about OH MY GOD most AMAZING ever I can't BELIEVE i'm only just discovering this now, you HAVE to have it... and then they slip in their personalised little discount code. Would they be gushing if they weren't being paid? Chances are not.

I actually really like the personalities of 99% of Irish/UK/US bloggers I follow, but I just can't see past their thinly veiled deception. I would like to think to a certain extent I have enough cop on to realise what they are at (most of the time, I slip occasionally ;-) ) but it annoys me that other people, especially youngsters, might not see through it.
Guuurl I just want some honesty!

Mugatuu · 08-01-2016 10:40pm

@Aine92 - I also have that problem with the some of the irish bloggers that as you said they will gush over certain products and then you'll never see them use the products after that week. it's hard to find out what's worth buying when they have new favourites every week that you just "have to buy"

Gunslinger92 · 08-01-2016 10:54pm

There's a blogger who's also a member on here raving about the hotel she's staying in at the moment and this thread has me wondering if she's after getting it for free!

lazygal · 09-01-2016 10:03am

There's another popular blogger who recently raved about her eyebrow treatment. I think the cost was €480! For that price I strongly suspect she got the treatment free or at a massive discount.

rougegal · 09-01-2016 10:51am

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

There's a blogger who's also a member on here raving about the hotel she's staying in at the moment and this thread has me wondering if she's after getting it for free!

Add your reply here.
I'm usually sceptical when I see those types of posts too. Another one I've noticed a lot of is posts about Invisalign clear braces. There's usually one blogger on about how they just got them & how they're getting on with them.

dudara · 24-01-2016 8:23pm

Just an update on this, given an article in today's Sunday Business Post. The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland is planning to crack down on bloggers (and I assume snapchatters etc)

http://www.businesspost.ie/bloggers-beware/

Bloggers beware

Have you fallen for it? The face cream that turns back the clock 20 years. Or the diet book that melts the pounds off as soon as you carry it through the checkout. Or the smartwatch that can monitor your heart rate, improve your sleep and tell you why your significant other dumped you.

Products that seem too good to be true, but they come with a recommendation from your favourite blogger. They wouldn’t lie to you. Or would they?

The article is behind a paywall, so I can't post the content here, but you get the idea. I think this kind of initiative is long overdue. Clear disclosure of payment will go a long way in reassuring readers about the content they read.

dudara · 24-01-2016 8:23pm

Just an update on this, given an article in today's Sunday Business Post. The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland is planning to crack down on bloggers (and I assume snapchatters etc)

http://www.businesspost.ie/bloggers-beware/

Bloggers beware

Have you fallen for it? The face cream that turns back the clock 20 years. Or the diet book that melts the pounds off as soon as you carry it through the checkout. Or the smartwatch that can monitor your heart rate, improve your sleep and tell you why your significant other dumped you.

Products that seem too good to be true, but they come with a recommendation from your favourite blogger. They wouldn’t lie to you. Or would they?

The article is behind a paywall, so I can't post the content here, but you get the idea. I think this kind of initiative is long overdue. Clear disclosure of payment will go a long way in reassuring readers about the content they read.

Mugatuu · 24-01-2016 8:51pm

I hope this is implemented soon!

Watched a snapchat story the other day by a beauty blogger who tried out a brush set that a pharmacy had sent around to all the irish beauty bloggers just before Christmas and had them all raving about this set.

This beauty blogger went out and bought the set, around €30 for 12 brushes and said since that one of the brushes has completely fallen apart and the rest are all fairly poor and well below average.

Now I know €30 isn't much for 12 makeup brushes but it's still €30. I was just thinking about how many people would have went and bought these brushes after watching these bloggers rave about them when they aren't great quality.

I was wondering in a case like this is it that they were all paid or were they sent them out for free and asked to review with no payment exchanged?

Sunny Dayz · 25-01-2016 12:07pm

rougegal wrote: »

Add your reply here.
I'm usually sceptical when I see those types of posts too. Another one I've noticed a lot of is posts about Invisalign clear braces. There's usually one blogger on about how they just got them & how they're getting on with them.

They have started to do this with a laser hair removal company too (not sure if I can name the company) but I noticed earlier this month that a few bloggers had near identical posts up within a few days of each other about starting on treatment.

Jbosssie1 · 25-01-2016 2:31pm

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

They have started to do this with a laser hair removal company too (not sure if I can name the company) but I noticed earlier this month that a few bloggers had near identical posts up within a few days of each other about starting on treatment.

Its so obvious no one would mind them getting free treatments or paid if they made it clear and actually did a proper review of their experience in a post instead of 10 second snaps one girl last week said her and her boyfriend were invited to a new restaurant and that she would snap the menu ect that's blatant advertising why should other companies pay for advertising the legal way while other place give a back hander to a blogger so unfair .. A girl on snapchat last night commented on this issue saying why are people moaning she gives all her free time to blogging social media and snapchat for free basically condoning it if you give up all that free time and don't enjoy it don't do it plenty do it for the love of it .. And as for cashing in with Bridie brunches ect extortion I expect more from one of the girls who's a success businesswoman do the brunch share your experiences with other woman and donate some proceeds to charity all that cashing in is not nice

retro:electro · 25-01-2016 2:44pm

The thing that I detest the most is how anyone that so much as queries or questions whether or not something is an ad of some sort they get labelled "negative" and "jealous". They then get a barrage of abuse from other commenters calling them out for even daring to ask such a question. I think this is why so many people don't question it as much, because it's mortifying to be humiliated like that and to be made look like you're being negative when you're absolutely not.

I mean, what is so "negative" about asking is this an ad? If it's negative to ask such thing then that would make me wary about the authenticity of the job their doing in the first place. They seem incapable of answering simple questions.

Jbosssie1 · 25-01-2016 3:39pm

anna080 wrote: »

The thing that I detest the most is how anyone that so much as queries or questions whether or not something is an ad of some sort they get labelled "negative" and "jealous". They then get a barrage of abuse from other commenters calling them out for even daring to ask such a question. I think this is why so many people don't question it as much, because it's mortifying to be humiliated like that and to be made look like you're being negative when you're absolutely not.

I mean, what is so "negative" about asking is this an ad? If it's negative to ask such thing then that would make me wary about the authenticity of the job their doing in the first place. They seem incapable of answering simple questions.

I agree if they are asked then answer honestly a simple no would be suffice if your blocked then the answer is a clear yes they and the company should be reported if that is the case I can see that happening soon when people feel
They are being fooled they will just report them .. 10 seconds on snapchat advertising everything from make up to food to braces and laser treatments without any in depth review one blogger this morning was saying how much she loved a cream and that she wasn't being sponsored but had only tried it for the first time last night she put several snaps up about how great it was how is that a review using something once young girls will be running out buying it with the little money they have based on a once off use very irresponsible on that bloggers part I'm so glad that new regulation is coming out I love some of the bloggers there are some very honest girls and their reputation is being marred by some of the other girls

retro:electro · 25-01-2016 9:23pm

Jbosssie1 wrote: »

I agree if they are asked then answer honestly a simple no would be suffice if your blocked then the answer is a clear yes they and the company should be reported if that is the case I can see that happening soon when people feel
They are being fooled they will just report them .. 10 seconds on snapchat advertising everything from make up to food to braces and laser treatments without any in depth review one blogger this morning was saying how much she loved a cream and that she wasn't being sponsored but had only tried it for the first time last night she put several snaps up about how great it was how is that a review using something once young girls will be running out buying it with the little money they have based on a once off use very irresponsible on that bloggers part I'm so glad that new regulation is coming out I love some of the bloggers there are some very honest girls and their reputation is being marred by some of the other girls

As a matter of fact I just got blocked from this particular blogger for voicing this exact concern. I said to her, "don't you think bloggers have a responsibility/duty to try and test things for a period of time before they reccommend it to their followers? I mean it's the nature of the job right? I try things all the time that I immediately love, only to find a week later it did not suit me at all. The only difference between me and you is I do not have a platform of influence from which I reccommend the latest must haves to impressionable teens. I'm not throwing hate and I'm not being negative, just simply making a recommendation to you as a viewer".

Her response.
"Don't you dare tell me how to do my job. If you don't like how I do my job then go follow someone else. I never told anyone to buy anything. BLOCKED. "Kissy face" "

Have to say I was a bit taken aback to be honest.

Jbosssie1 · 26-01-2016 12:19am

anna080 wrote: »

As a matter of fact I just got blocked from this particular blogger for voicing this exact concern. I said to her, "don't you think bloggers have a responsibility/duty to try and test things for a period of time before they reccommend it to their followers? I mean it's the nature of the job right? I try things all the time that I immediately love, only to find a week later it did not suit me at all. The only difference between me and you is I do not have a platform of influence from which I reccommend the latest must haves to impressionable teens. I'm not throwing hate and I'm not being negative, just simply making a recommendation to you as a viewer".

Her response.
"Don't you dare tell me how to do my job. If you don't like how I do my job then go follow someone else. I never told anyone to buy anything. BLOCKED. "Kissy face" "

Wow. Looks like this one isn't as wholesome and sweet as she likes to portray herself.

You have a right to ask Young girls are being taken in by these 10 second mentions .. If you don't like how I do my job ?? I don't know how mentioning items on snapchat is a job unless shes getting paid for the mentions then she definitely should be clear about what she's getting paid for it actually puts me off using these companies that are constantly being promoted without in depth reviews its so shady

Graceless · 26-01-2016 12:36am

anna080 wrote: »

As a matter of fact I just got blocked from this particular blogger for voicing this exact concern. I said to her, "don't you think bloggers have a responsibility/duty to try and test things for a period of time before they reccommend it to their followers? I mean it's the nature of the job right? I try things all the time that I immediately love, only to find a week later it did not suit me at all. The only difference between me and you is I do not have a platform of influence from which I reccommend the latest must haves to impressionable teens. I'm not throwing hate and I'm not being negative, just simply making a recommendation to you as a viewer".

Her response.
"Don't you dare tell me how to do my job. If you don't like how I do my job then go follow someone else. I never told anyone to buy anything. BLOCKED. "Kissy face" "

Wow. Looks like this one isn't as wholesome and sweet as she likes to portray herself.

Ugh, what a deplorable attitude. It's this kind of thing that has put me right off "career" bloggers

StripedBoxers · 26-01-2016 12:55am

anna080 wrote: »

As a matter of fact I just got blocked from this particular blogger for voicing this exact concern. I said to her, "don't you think bloggers have a responsibility/duty to try and test things for a period of time before they reccommend it to their followers? I mean it's the nature of the job right? I try things all the time that I immediately love, only to find a week later it did not suit me at all. The only difference between me and you is I do not have a platform of influence from which I reccommend the latest must haves to impressionable teens. I'm not throwing hate and I'm not being negative, just simply making a recommendation to you as a viewer".

Her response.
"Don't you dare tell me how to do my job. If you don't like how I do my job then go follow someone else. I never told anyone to buy anything. BLOCKED. "Kissy face" "

Have to say I was a bit taken aback to be honest.

Awful, awful attitude.

Have to say I've really, really gone off bloggers/YouTubers/Snapchatters etc. I just can't/won't trust anything they say, as I said before the only person I can and do trust is Sinead from The Beautiful Truth.

I'm dying to know who the blogger who blocked you is. I know we can't say on thread, have to say that attitude is seriously off putting. Such a horrible way to be.

Graceless · 26-01-2016 9:45am

Another thing, she says "don't you dare tell me how to do my job" it's only ever a job if you're getting paid for it so if she's getting paid for writing that positive feedback about the cream, why isn't it being disclosed as such!

I honestly can't remember the last time I've went out and bought something on the strength of a recommendation from a blogger. I get my inspiration from here, among other places!

Sunny Dayz · 26-01-2016 10:42am

anna080 wrote: »

Her response.
"Don't you dare tell me how to do my job. If you don't like how I do my job then go follow someone else. I never told anyone to buy anything. BLOCKED. "Kissy face" "

Have to say I was a bit taken aback to be honest.

That really is appalling!! "My job" !!!

Sunny Dayz · 26-01-2016 10:51am

Graceless wrote: »

I honestly can't remember the last time I've went out and bought something on the strength of a recommendation from a blogger. I get my inspiration from here, among other places!

I'm the same. I do get a certain amount of "i-want-itis" when I see some products being show on snapchat, insta or fb. But I am getting more critical about the reviews and posts I see. Like someone receives beauty products in the post, shows that they received them on snapchat, then you never see the products again, I get annoyed cos I'm thinking, I was interested in the product, did she not try it out, how did she get on etc?

Like Graceless said, I would place a lot more strength on reviews posted here than by what a famous blogger says in a 10sec snap, here they are posted by (I'm assuming!) real people. I guess that how bloggers started getting popular, a review of a product by a real person rather than a model perfect celebrity endorsement, which has now turned full circle on itself.

ams · 26-01-2016 11:53am

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/irish-bloggers-must-now-tell-their-fans-when-they-have-been-paid-to-promote-a-product-34394353.html

Graceless · 26-01-2016 1:54pm

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

I'm the same. I do get a certain amount of "i-want-itis" when I see some products being show on snapchat, insta or fb. But I am getting more critical about the reviews and posts I see. Like someone receives beauty products in the post, shows that they received them on snapchat, then you never see the products again, I get annoyed cos I'm thinking, I was interested in the product, did she not try it out, how did she get on etc?

Like Graceless said, I would place a lot more strength on reviews posted here than by what a famous blogger says in a 10sec snap, here they are posted by (I'm assuming!) real people. I guess that how bloggers started getting popular, a review of a product by a real person rather than a model perfect celebrity endorsement, which has now turned full circle on itself.

That last paragraph sums it up perfectly for me. Blogging started off as beauty junkies like us talking about hauls and reviewing products. Now that it's become PR led, it's really changed things for me

retro:electro · 26-01-2016 1:54pm

Apparently Rosemary has posted my earlier comment on facebook. Have to say I'm delighted, that girl was so rude for no reason and prob thought nobody would ever find out.

aine92 · 26-01-2016 1:56pm

I'll be unfollowing that blogger; what a rude cow. I was watching these snaps and knew it was such a fishy recommendation. She is definitely one of the ones I have always been more skeptical about, I feel like nothing she does is for free.

Jbosssie1 · 26-01-2016 2:06pm

If it's recommend by them now I actually won't buy it at all and any group chats I'm in say the same did you see such and such recommend that or show it on snapchat pure sponsored and none of us will buy its terrible to see the bigger companies like the laser places or the braces place (naming no names) involve themselves with this carry on what will happen now I'd say is when anyone thinks it's sponsored they will report the blogger and company it's against the new regulations and if they are not paying tax due to back handers that's serious

RainyDay · 26-01-2016 2:24pm

Do shows like Xpose have to disclose if they have been paid to feature a product?

ams wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/irish-bloggers-must-now-tell-their-fans-when-they-have-been-paid-to-promote-a-product-34394353.html

The ASAI are a self-regulating industry body and have absolutely no legal power to sanction anybody. They could name-and-shame I guess...

rougegal · 26-01-2016 2:44pm

RainyDay wrote: »

Do shows like Xpose have to disclose if they have been paid to feature a product?

ams wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/banter/trending/irish-bloggers-must-now-tell-their-fans-when-they-have-been-paid-to-promote-a-product-34394353.html

The ASAI are a self-regulating industry body and have absolutely no legal power to sanction anybody. They could name-and-shame I guess...

I have often wondered about Xpose and how they get away with some of their pieces. I think that if that type of content was in a mag it would have to say 'advertorial' or 'commercial feature'.

retro:electro · 26-01-2016 3:10pm

Xpose are terrible for it. And the "viewer questions" segment are a handy way for them to disguise it.

lazygal · 26-01-2016 3:14pm

I didn't think anyone took Expose seriously! It is wall to wall product and service placement.

I like the BeautTruth but I was annoyed to see her get a huge parcel from MooGoo and another containing a MooGoo product among other things from a pharmacy. I use MooGoo and use it on my children and it's a fantastic product, but I know it'll never be seen again. The amount of stuff these people receive is kind of gross.

How much do they get paid?

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