In an age of influencer marketing — a strategy of showcasing your most loyal fans — popular queer dating app @Grindr defied the norm and did the opposite. They selected real users from the communities most discriminated against on their app and gave them a soapbox. Literally.


Join us as we talk with Matt Brooks, the Social Media Manager who worked on @Grindr’s Kindr campaign, about how their small, scrappy team created such an impactful campaign.


Follow along with the moments mentioned in the episode with these links:

“thank u, next” from Grindr
What is Kindr?
Kindr campaign Tweet

Also, learn more from Elaine Jones, a Customer Success Specialist at Twitter. Use these helpful links to dive deeper into the topics she talks about:

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Tune in to the full episode for more on the power of letting your users speak, what it means for a brand to take risks, and why video can be a brand’s best friend.

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