Voice

We're Sorry for Not Listening to Black Influencers Before

We expect to be called out

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Own up to the failure. Sit with it. Then act on it. Getty Images
By Stefania Pomponi

June 12, 2020

We have failed Black influencers in our network. If you aren’t a Black influencer marketing practitioner, you have, too.

Stefania Pomponi

Stefania Pomponi is founder and president of CLEVER, an influencer marketing agency.

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