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How Brands Can Get Influencer Trips Right

Creators are still getting flown around the world on the company dime, but some companies are adopting a less-showy, more authentic-seeming approach amid a backlash to ostentatious displays of wealth.
A group of content creators on a DSW brand trip to Anguilla.
Shoe and accessories retailer DSW has been doing pared-back brand trips since 2021. (DSW)

Tarte is known on TikTok and Instagram as the makeup brand that flies top-tier creators like

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Malique Morris
Malique Morris

Malique Morris is Senior E-Commerce Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and covers digital-native brands and shifts in the online shopping industry.

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