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by satvikpendem 49 days ago
It is trivial to find them online, just search the company name and then "ads". I assume you don't go on TikTok or Instagram or if you do you aren't part of the target market to be served these ads.

https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_t...

https://adlibrary.com/brands/gymshark

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The fact that they have online ads does not mean that they became big because of them. That's that the original claim was.
Sure, but in this case they did, they are well known case studies in the world of direct to consumer marketing.

(PDF warning) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Arsenis-2/public...

The paper says that influencer marketing was new in Gymshark's case. It doesn't claim that this works repeatedly. Was it lightning in a bottle, i.e. Gymshark got lucky because it was early, or is it a consistently smart strategy?
It is repeatable to some extent, again, if you know what you're doing. There are guides online.

https://youtu.be/7JtttjbTRAQ

https://www.demandcurve.com/growth/run-ads

Also, influencer advertising is a different beast, it's not standard advertising. More like PR or testimonials.