Episode 8 begins with the girls recapping episode 7 (1:41 ), and emphasizing the importance of showing your work on your Instagram page (1:49 ). The girls dive right in to talking about show Fake Famous (5:35 ). They touch on the opportunities that could be opened based on followers, and the way Instagram has changed over the years, what they recently learned about internet bots (8:17 ), the toxicity of influencer trips (11:00 ), and the importance of cultivating relationships with brands (11:40 ). They touch on the topic of waking up with a million followers, a carry over from episode 7 (15:04 ). Vic and Kia give their thoughts on the new film Malcolm and Marie (18:59 ). Zara is coming out with a beauty line (21:29 ). The Queens both share their thoughts on the Gorilla Glue hair debacle that everyone is talking about (23:20 ). The Super Bowl was a bit different this year— The Weeknd performed, equality was a hot topic, and it seemed COVID didn’t exist (31:27 ). Instagram is considering stopping the ability to share feed posts to stories and the girls recount what effect that could have on creators (35:01 ). Instagram is also moving to have the ability to recover deleted photos (38:08 ), other updates (39:17 ), and the option to hide or unhide likes (40:07 ). Should Influencers explain to their audience how the algorithm affects their work? (41:58 ). Twitter is considering a new subscription service and the girls both agree they wouldn’t pay for it (43:57 ). Kia spills the tea on the new app HIVE (44:38 ). Should Influencers have a National day off (46:37 ). Vic and Kia talk about how they both start their mornings with or without social media (50:19 ). The duo answer audience questions about engagement (54:18 ) and how to store old video content (57:48 ), and how to get noticed by brands (1:00:28 ). The girls vent a little bit about PR packages and the best practices for declining them (1:01:30 ). Vic opens up about having Imposter Syndrome and Kia gives some suggestions on how to overcome it (1:09:45 ), and they talk about how brands can do better with diversity and working with black creators (1:12:49 ). And Kia’s block of the week is Target with their Black History Month collection (1:16:57 ). The episode wraps with encouraging words (1:20:34 ).

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