Press Agents vs Influencers
In the 1920s, they were called public relations or press agents. Today they call themselves social media influencers. GROUCHO says:
Press Agents, I Have Known. The fellow has been a circus press agent and can't forget his early training. No weather is too bad for him to lead you out to Central Park to be photographed with the animals. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1929/03/09/press-agents-i-have-known…