Sure, brands need influencers with audiences that align with their own target consumers, but brands also need influencers who share their values, their image, and to some extent their voice.
Brands don’t want their images muddied or tarnished by the wrong influencers, and influencers don’t want their influence diminished by representing the wrong brands.
Goop are popular destinations for a variety of higher-end consumers, and she’s attracted plenty of other brands who want to glom on to Goop and Gwyn’s success.
It’s taking a step back and asking: if you were a brand aligned with Gwyneth Paltrow, and you found out she was backing these bogus and potentially fraudulent energy stickers, would you want to keep your brand/influencer relationship going?