Dad Asks Daughter How To Be An Influencer, Says “Pssh, I Could Do That” And Gains 333K Followers (Update: Turns Out It Was An Ad)
Update: Turns out, it was just a clever ad campaign. Scroll down for the update.
Unfollow everyone on Instagram. This is the only account you’re gonna need to get your daily dose of awesome. To paraphrase one of his admirers, he is everything one can be: strong, funny, and looks great in yellow. Instagram influencer Omar from Austin, Texas has been taking over Instagram like a tornado. Even though he only recently found out what influencing actually is.
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Even though this construction worker just found out what influencing actually is, he’s already nailing it
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Not so long ago, Omar asked his daughter what it means to be a social media influencer. “Pssh, I could do that,” was his response after she explained. Soon after, he created the Instagram account @justaconstructionguy and started posting carefully curated snapshots of his daily life. Omar posted his first Instagram photo on May 4, 2019 and as of this article, roughly a month later, this cool dad already has over 333,000 followers.
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Omar posted his first picture on May 4, 2019 and as of this article, roughly a month later, he already has over 333,000 followers
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Roughly a decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited to top-tier celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. As Taylor Lorenz pointed out on the Atlantic, at first, Instagrammers were after a very particular look: bright walls, artfully arranged lattes, and avocado toast, all with that carefully staged, color-corrected, glossy-looking aesthetic. Now, however, the platform has grown to more than 1 billion monthly users and the rules have changed.
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While Millennial influencers dragged around DSLR cameras and mastered the art of photo editing to get the perfect shot, the generation that came after largely post directly from their mobile phones
“Previously, influencers used to say, ‘Oh, that’s not on brand,’ or only post things shot in a certain light or with a commonality,” Lynsey Eaton, a co-founder of the influencer-marketing agency Estate Five said. “For the younger generation, those rules don’t apply at all.”
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Take Reese Blutstein for example. This 22-year-old influencer has amassed more than 238,000 followers in just over a year by posting unfiltered pictures of herself in quirky outfits. She doesn’t even worry about posting almost the exact same photo twice in a row, something first-wave influencers would hiss at. “I’m not afraid to over-post. I don’t think, Oh, will this mess up how my feed looks,” she said. “I don’t think too much about it. If I like an image, I just post it.”
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And this looks like the direction where the whole market is heading. Anything that feels staged is a lot more undesirable than it was just a few years ago. This also explains the huge increase of the Instagram vs. Reality photos that we’ve been seeing lately. Omar’s feed, even the entire reason why he created his account in the first place, really highlights these trends.
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People had a lot to say about influencer Omar’s influencing
Update: It’s just a marketing trick
Unfortunately, this whole thing was entirely staged. Omar, the smiling construction worker and an awesome dad with his DIY approach to becoming an influencer was nothing but a cleverly executed marketing campaign. But for what product? Coffee, of course. Judging from his photos, Omar’s love for coffee really starts catching your eye. Because of its aim – to advertise Cuvée Coffee, a coffee brand that, unsurprisingly, Omar is supposed to be a huge fan of.
Omar looks like he's very comfortable in his own skin and he's being himself; which is why he's grown so much, he's being genuine and his pictures are funny as well. Some "influencers" try too hard and 'fake it until they make it' on Instagram, it's nice to see someone genuine for a change!
I just found out this is fake...it was created by an ad agency to sell coffee
This was just disproven, the whole account was set up by a coffee company and Omar is a paid model.
Influencers?? I didn’t even know that was a thing - I had to look it up. Just when you think it doesn’t get any worse, there’s more. I would love to see these influencers without filters and make-up though. As for this guy, what an awesome way to make fun of them. Great pictures!
LOL and to think that Omar's page has 400k more followers than the coffee brand that hired him lmao
I'm sorry but uh Buzzfeed is a pretty sexist site (Not just because of feminism obviously, I'm not saying that), so just be aware of that and use caution going in.
Load More Replies... Why are they called influencers? They are basically all they same and what are they actually influencing people to do? They influence me to stop going on Instagram
It’s fake people https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/massively-popular-justaconstructionguy-instagram-account-is
Funny, but what real construction guy would carry a heavy retractable tape measure positioned to bang into his crotch with every step?
It's about TIME A GOOD OLE' BOY can be an 'influencer' tbh. We drive trucks. No vlogs, tho...haha! KUDOS, OMAR~!!!!
People like that used to be called narcissistic, vain, attention whores. Now they are called influencers. Cool. Love this guy though!
I don’t have Instagram but on Facebook The only 2 influencers I follow are Tova Leigh and Kristina Kuzmic because of the positive messages they send. Especially regarding parenting. I don’t understand the influences that don’t do anything except take random photos and ones that expect free stuff.
Omar looks like he's very comfortable in his own skin and he's being himself; which is why he's grown so much, he's being genuine and his pictures are funny as well. Some "influencers" try too hard and 'fake it until they make it' on Instagram, it's nice to see someone genuine for a change!
I just found out this is fake...it was created by an ad agency to sell coffee
This was just disproven, the whole account was set up by a coffee company and Omar is a paid model.
Influencers?? I didn’t even know that was a thing - I had to look it up. Just when you think it doesn’t get any worse, there’s more. I would love to see these influencers without filters and make-up though. As for this guy, what an awesome way to make fun of them. Great pictures!
LOL and to think that Omar's page has 400k more followers than the coffee brand that hired him lmao
I'm sorry but uh Buzzfeed is a pretty sexist site (Not just because of feminism obviously, I'm not saying that), so just be aware of that and use caution going in.
Load More Replies... Why are they called influencers? They are basically all they same and what are they actually influencing people to do? They influence me to stop going on Instagram
It’s fake people https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/massively-popular-justaconstructionguy-instagram-account-is
Funny, but what real construction guy would carry a heavy retractable tape measure positioned to bang into his crotch with every step?
It's about TIME A GOOD OLE' BOY can be an 'influencer' tbh. We drive trucks. No vlogs, tho...haha! KUDOS, OMAR~!!!!
People like that used to be called narcissistic, vain, attention whores. Now they are called influencers. Cool. Love this guy though!
I don’t have Instagram but on Facebook The only 2 influencers I follow are Tova Leigh and Kristina Kuzmic because of the positive messages they send. Especially regarding parenting. I don’t understand the influences that don’t do anything except take random photos and ones that expect free stuff.
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