He/Him
Chris
A person who want to explore and learn new skills and hone them for future use
Endorsements
Recently Active
About Me
Kochi, Kerala, India
Interests
Brands I Follow
Interview Questions
HORMBLES CHORMBLES
Brand and Growth - Wholesale Intern
How do you build rapport with someone you've never met over DM?
Building rapport over DMs when you’ve never met someone is really about not coming off like you want something straight away. Start by showing you actually paid attention—mention something specific they posted or said that you liked. Keep your message simple and natural, like how you’d talk in real life, not overly polished or formal. It also helps if they’ve seen your name before, so interacting with their posts a bit beforehand makes a difference. Don’t overthink it—just be genuine, give them space to reply, and let the conversation grow slowly instead of trying to force it into something right away.
HORMBLES CHORMBLES
Brand and Growth - Wholesale Intern
How would you use social media to build relationships with businesses and get them excited about a brand?
Building relationships with businesses on social media comes down to showing up before you need anything. Start by genuinely engaging with their content — not just dropping a fire emoji and moving on, but actually leaving comments that show you’ve read what they posted and have something real to say. Share their work when it makes sense. Reference them in your own content naturally, not in a way that screams “please notice me.”
Once you’ve shown up consistently for a few weeks, then reach out. Keep the message short. Tell them specifically what you like about what they’re doing and pitch one clear, simple idea. Not a paragraph of ideas — one. Make it easy to say yes.
When you reach out, give them a reason to care about your side of the deal too. That doesn’t mean you need huge numbers. It means knowing your audience and being able to say something like “my followers are mostly 18–25 year olds who are into X” — something that tells them there’s actual value in working with you.
The part most people skip is staying in touch after. A lot of creators treat a collaboration like a transaction — it happens, then silence. The ones businesses keep coming back to are the ones who check in, share how things went, and keep the conversation going.
Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn are all solid for this, but the platform matters less than the consistency. Businesses notice who shows up regularly and who disappears. Be the person they already recognize when your message lands in their inbox.