Can money buy you pretty, but can it buy you brand?

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Why it worked

The video leverages a trending celebrity controversy to establish authority, then pivots to a 'marketing expert' persona to provide value, making the promotion of her own content feel like a natural extension of the analysis.

Summary

The creator analyzes Meghan Trainor's recent branding and tour cancellation, using it as a case study for the importance of brand strategy. She positions herself as a marketing expert and directs viewers to her full episode via her bio link.

Structure

1Hook questioning the difference between pretty and brand
2Montage of Meghan Trainor and Sabrina Carpenter
3Creator introduces herself as a marketing expert
4Analysis of Meghan Trainor's brand failure
5Call to action to watch the full episode

Product placement

The creator's own content/brand (ZoeUnlimited) is promoted as the source of the full analysis.

Call to action

Full episode on YouTube. (See bio)

Original caption

Can money buy you BRAND? (Ep1) The rebrand of Meghan Trainor Full episode on YouTube. (See bio)🤍 #marketing #branding #meghantrainor #sabrinacarpenter #meghantrainorrebrand

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can buy you pretty can it BUY you BRAND? Meghan Trainor Is Copying Sabrina Carpenter To Stay Relevant. BE F*CKING FOR REAL the reason your marketing is chopped (extra bad edition) Meghan Trainor Is Copying Sabrina Carpenter To Stay Relevant. CANCELED MEGHAN TRAINOR: THE GET IN GIRL TOUR AS your marketing BESTIE MARKETING BAD BRAND

Transcript

Can money buy you pretty, but can it buy you brand? Meghan Trainor. Meghan Trainor. Is no one going to talk about what's going on with Meghan Trainor and what this is? If you had to guess who is standing behind me right now, who would you say? Because if it was Sabrina Carpenter, you would be wrong. As your marketing bestie who graduated top 1% UCLA Business Economics with a background in marketing, we're going to explore how being hotter can still fail you if you have a bad brand. But brand, I don't just mean slapping your face on a poster. It is how your future college, future boss, future boyfriend sees you.