Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: Thunesh Naidoo @bombshel_inc

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

My name is Thunesh and I an currently a high school student from Johannesburg, South Africa looking to take the business world by storm.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

Bombshel_Inc is solely focused on the automotive scene in South Africa and abroad, we do photography, car meets and other events as well as our merchandise.

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

When we started, we set out to be different from everyone else and that began with the name. Other automotive focused pages are named after stance or speed whereas we decided to recreate the language of stance and speed.

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

We use Photoshop, coral draw as well as lightroom. We belive to let the picture speak for itself so we don’t over edit. When editing our photos, we just play around with exposure, brightness, saturation and so on.

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

There are a few, local pages that inspire us would be @speedandsoundmagazine as well as @sastancespotter.
International pages would be @dapperfam, @Krispymedia and also @watarukato.

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

We all follow trends whether we admit it or not but in a world full of trends, set out to be different. Become a trendsetter not a follower.

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

The peace of mind that I know this is actually going somewhere and getting exposure. We started @bombshel_inc in April 2016 and the growth in these few months has been overwhelming.

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

Know your market, if you know your market and focus on that market it is easy because you advertise and promote your brand using their language and it gains your consumers trust by engaging with them.

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

Those are two key factors in any brand. People want the best and even if you aren’t the best, you need to make them think you’re the best. Originality is the backbone of Bombshel_Inc and it’s what sets us apart from every other brand.

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

The exclusivity, when we partner with brands it will be on merchandise or hosting of events and that attracts people and fans of both brands which leads to a demand.

Topics:

• Cars & Motorcycles
• Fashion
• Photography

Country:

South Africa