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Meet your new colleague, the office influencer

Corporate employees doubling as social media influencers could be the next big thing. Companies need to use them strategically.

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In most companies, these voices already exist. But very few are harnessing them strategically.

Office influencers are not setting out to promote their organisations. They are just sharing their work life on their personal accounts and their content goes viral.

ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO

Nicole Chan

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The rise of workplace content on TikTok is hard to ignore.

Affectionately dubbed “WorkTok”, hashtags like #WorkLife, #WorkTok and #CorporateTikTok have amassed billions of views, and turned the platform into a kind of digital water cooler – a place where creators chronicle everything from petty office politics to career tips.

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