Public relations expert and successful TikToker Robyn DelMonte joined Cheddar News to provide some insight into effective strategies for building a brand through social media. She noted that engagement with consumers is critical, and brands that are looking to promote online have to actually be online themselves. "You can tell when a business, a brand, or a celebrity is a part of their own audience and connecting with their community versus when they're just trying things that they think are trendy and cool or at the moment," she said. 

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