The current social media giants – Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok and the like, have changed the way we interact with one another online. With one-in-three people using a platform, we can see how communication thrives innovatively through these mediums. 

Everyone’s getting social…

The most strongest global brands through to small-sized businesses are on board with social media and it’s helping them reach a wider audience by driving website traffic, boosting user engagement, pushing sales and ultimately building their brand. It’s a powerful tool that shouldn’t be overlooked and as for those already keeping up with the IT trends, social media is giving companies the edge and uniqueness they need. There are loads of things users can do including photo sharing, video sharing, social networks, blogging, social gaming, business networks and reviews.  

Where Models Direct’s talent comes in 

With active campaigns breaking through on social media platforms for companies marketing purposes, the doors open for modelling opportunities. Our lovely models are regularly booked to help promote those brands. This is in turn helping to increase their exposure and get them noticed. Revving campaigns up with likes, comments, shares and subscribes is getting our models on the centre stage with spotlights shining on them.        

Exploring Models Direct’s social platforms 

We love our social media platforms and are always giving ours lots of TLC, ensuring that it’s current, jam-packed with first-hand agency news, modelling assignments and bookings (where clients give us permission to do so), introducing new talent, presenting final images, the latest trends, behind the scene shots, model’s feedback, good luck posts along with adding in some fun pics of our Models Direct team. We know the importance of optimising our business soul and firing up our rules of engagement with our popular pages – check them out right here.

Instagram

We have a rocking Instagram account and with 30K followers and over 2K posts that are on the digital sphere, we enjoy showcasing all there is to tell our followers. We post regularly and are increasing our Instagram reach with influencers and talent on board. This is our space to show you what we’re about! DM us and get involved!

Facebook 

We knew that Facebook would be our go-to page for all the latest updates and stories about our modelling business. With 42,577 followers and 42,694 likes, our readers can check in to see the latest happenings. We fill everyone in on which assignments are being dropped off at our table and which models are being booked!  

Twitter

We’ve been tweeting it up about our modelling agency and have got 6,319 tweeps whilst we’re following 4,609 twitterers. If you want to know more about us, check out our Twitter feed and our trending hashtags revolving around our models, assignments, clients, work, our team and everything else modelling related! 

Ultimately, the more social media followers we have, the more our models have the spotlight shine on them helping launch or propel their modelling careers further. Social media and modelling work harmoniously together, see for yourself when you visit our pages and feeds.

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With the wonder of social media and blogs it’s now easier than ever to stay in contact with our models and talent. The social media team at Models Direct post fresh, new and exciting content on our platforms daily to help you develop and launch your career as a successful model or artist!

Models Direct’s Instagram account is updated daily with pictures of our models on assignments, new faces joining the Models Direct books and lots of fun and interesting model feedback videos and #bts pics! It’s a great way to get a better insight into how Models Direct works and the type of assignments our models are being selected for.

There are also a few pictures of the Models Direct team working hard to promote you and daily head office goings on too!

The easiest way to get social with Models Direct is to visit the social media wall – link below:

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The disability equality charity Scope estimate there to be approximately 13 million disabled people in the UK, this is a large percentage of the population who should be casted for mainstream advertising campaigns the same as any other talent.

Models Direct’s ethos is to offer all models the same opportunities whether disabled or able bodied within the talent and modelling industry. Whatever disability you have there is a need to be inclusive when it comes to disabled models and not just to advertise wheelchairs! We believe disabled talent/models should also be considered by casting directors and advertising agencies for able bodied characters and roles too, similarly with models, let’s not just used disabled models to model disabled products or services!!

Models Direct are very proud to represent a variety of very talented disabled people and we have done for the last 30yrs! The disability has never been a focus for Models Direct, the agency considers their application in the same way as an able bodied model, it’s their enthusiasm, determination and commitment that shines through! A large percentage of the disabled talent Models Direct represent have been successful in being selected for work, for example:

“Yesterday I had my first assignment with a company called Hive and I had a fantastic first shoot. They sent me a taxi to get to the location and I arrived in good time. Everyone was so friendly and reassured me as I was slightly nervous with it being my first assignment. I had to try on some different outfits to play wheelchair tennis. When they chose the outfit that they liked the best I then had to do action shots with a tennis racquet as if I was leaving my house. Everyone from the wardrobe stylist , photographer and producer were amazing and put me at ease. They also arranged for a taxi to take me home. They were all very helpful and accommodating towards my disability. I can honestly say that I really enjoyed my first shoot and I look forward to more in the future! Thank you so much Models Direct for all of your help in getting me my first assignment and keeping in touch regularly and giving me all of the information that I needed for the assignment!” – Clare Watson

“I had the most brilliant day, led by a super-talented crew, and enjoyed watching from behind the scenes as much as being involved as the driver who had broken down!
Leading up to the actual day, I found myself picturing the shoot, well, guessing really. Imagining. My vivid imagination hadn’t accounted for any possibility of the most beautiful blue skies; we happened to be filming on the warmest, clearest day of the month. Perfect!
This was my first assignment and, from being met at the station by Jacqui upon arrival, I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute! It was a joy to shoot scenes with Mark from RAC, reassuring to be clearly and patiently directed by talented Tom and his crew, all of whom answered our questions with a smile… and empowering to be sat in the driver’s seat of such a stylish car! I was particularly interested in shooting the same scene again from different viewpoints, some very close up, some at long range.
Thank you Molly at Talent Management for your endlessly cheerful emails; you really enabled me to be fully prepared for yesterday. Thank you, too, for introducing me to close camera work with such great people, for a company that is so relevant to me. I can’t wait for the next one!” – Frances

“Hi, I have just had a fabulous experience on my first assignment with Models Direct, courtesy of Molly at Models Direct and working with Ingenious on behalf of Heathrow Airport.

Natalie met me on arrival, such a lovely lady, offering refreshments and kept me posted on the time frame and set up status of equipment etc. We started promptly at noon, Steve and Magnus, the team responsible for the shots, were great, made me feel relaxed and confident. We had an initial chat then onto some shots before an informal interview whilst being pictured.

The whole experience was simple from start to finish, everywhere was of course accessible, parking was easy, directions and contact info all provided, just very very easy. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience, and hope to promote diversity and inclusion as a wheelchair user in more campaigns such as this in the future. Many thanks to everyone involved in the selection process, it’s been a privilege.” – Alex

Slowly slowly changes are happening and key influencer’s on social media are finding their voices and making changes to how visible disabled people are in the commercial/talent world. Models Direct are delighted by this and hope to be able to successfully promote more of their talent with different abilities for these key roles.

A recent article on the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-45601646, featuring actor, model, vlogger, presenter Grace Mandeville, who has teamed up with photographer Linda Blacker on a project starring disabled actors and models photographed in roles that are usually given to non-disabled talent.

The point of the campaign is to show that disabled models and talent should be considered by casting directors and producers for roles of able bodied characters, not a role that is purely focused on their disability. #MoreThanADisability – BBC

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All models featured in this blog are represented by Models Direct – bookings@modelsdirect.com

For more information about Models Direct or if you have a disability and would like to be considered by the agency please visit Models Direct

Models Direct are asking all you budding models, pull on a festive pullover and strike a pose for the Models Direct search for a Christmas Jumper.

You can post your pic on the Models Direct Instagram page and tag it #MDXMASTALENT

Live fashion

The team at Models Direct were recently invited, along with the rest of the world, by Burberry to celebrate the city of London, through three live shows held all at once. Blurring the lines between digital and physical, the famous British fashion brand brought the event from the Hyde Park catwalk to the world, via a live recording which was streamed online.

Models Direct spoke with Christopher Bailey, the Chief Creative Officer of Burberry about the event. He remarked that the last twelve months in London had been incredible, and the shows were a way for the brand to celebrate the ‘distinctively British’ combination of innovation, craft and design found in this city. Bailey went on to say that Burberry wanted people from around the world to share in the experience of the show, to bring a smile to their face, whatever country they happened to be in.

More than 1500 guest attended the Burberry Womenswear, Spring/Summer 2013 show, which was held at a custom built catwalk in the middle of Hyde Park. According to Models Direct, the show featured Florence Brudenell Bruce, Julia Roitfield, Tali Lennox, Suki Waterhouse and Laura Bailey. But for those who were unable to attend, Burberry.com managed to bring all of the facets of the live shows to audiences across the globe.

The team working at Models Direct were able to use their smartphones to watch the shows, and the Spring/Summer collections in more detail than they ever had before. When they visited the brand’s website, they were able to enjoy the Burberry World show section of the site, by connecting through the brand’s Facebook page and unlocking customised content.

In addition to being broadcast online, Models Direct say that the show was also streamed on one of the world’s tallest retails screens, on Regent Street, where approximately 500 people stood and watched the show from outside the Burberry flagship store. On top of this, the three shows were linked across an online social steam, which integrated content in real-time from the event in London to Instagram and Twitter.