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‘Social listening’: Unilever seeks to capitalise on Vaseline’s TikTok moment

Media | The Guardian · Michael Savage Media editor · last updated

Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacks

As a product discovered more than 150 years ago on a Pennsylvania oilfield, the humble pot of Vaseline may not seem like an obvious target for social media algorithms.

Yet the brand’s emergence as a TikTok talking point has placed it at the forefront of an advertising revolution, in which large companies are spending big on content creators and putting fewer resources into promoting products in traditional media.

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