Dive in on an entire breakdown of the promotional modeling industry with Kelishia King. This conversation will give you a really great idea of what it would be like to work events as a brand ambassador and how to become one. Kelishia shares the knowledge that she has gained from working as a mascot, sampler, team lead, market manager, and a brand ambassador representing major brands all across America. All of these titles fall under the promotional modeling category because at the end of the day... a model is someone or something that represents another thing.
SHOW HOTSPOTS:
[06:00] Topic: Working for Nickelodeon at the Super Bowl 51 Fan Fest as a Brand Ambassador
[11:35] Topic: What it means to be a Brand Ambassador
[14:06] "These people are counting on you to get the word out about their product."
[15:50] Topic: Who can be involved in the Brand Ambassador/Promotional Modeling industry
[16:25] "The promotional modeling part is open to EVERYBODY. Short, tall, old, young, big, small."
[17:00] "You don't have to be a certain size to be a promotional model."
[20:00] Topic: Working as a mascot
[24:55] Topic: What is expected of you as a Brand Ambassador/Promotional Model
[28:48] "Doing my promotional modeling, I was getting paid way more than my career like what I went to school for."
[40:45] Topic: Where these opportunities take place
[47:55] "Being a brand ambassador, it strengthen your skills in a lot of things."
[53:00] Topic: Different roles you can expect to see in the promotional modeling industry
[01:01:19] Topic: Why someone would want to be part of this industry
[01:06:25] "If you are bilingual you have a good shot of being booked."
[01:12:30] Topic: How to get involved in the promotional modeling industry
Promo Agencies Mentioned:
https://www.assistmarketing.com/
Where you can find Kelishia online:
Instagram: @kelishiaking
Facebook: Kelishia King
