March 19, 2026
CleanTok, Creators and Community-Building. How Unilever Home Care has Evolved their Influencer Strategy
Goat’s Overherd on Social podcast is a marketer’s go-to for Trends, Creators, and Culture! Dive into the latest social media and pop culture phenomena with industry experts and top creators.
Ever wondered how a global powerhouse nails their influencer marketing?Joined by Maddie Gilbert, DMC Lead UKI and Head of Digital Marketing Europe, and Laura Hewer, Digital Marketing Manager of Home Care at Unilever, in this episode, we’ll be giving you the inside look at how Unilever is dominating the home care space.
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Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube
In this episode, we explore:
- How they’ve evolved their approach to influencer marketing
- Building powerful creator partnerships
- How CleanTok is dominating BeautyTok & BookTok
- Some of their most powerful activations
- Building desire at scale using their SASSY strategy
- What’s shaping the creator economy this year
🎙️ Hosted by:
- Jo Hughston: Head of Marketing, The Goat Agency
- Matt Wyatt, Senior Video Producer, The Goat Agency
Guests:
- Maddie Gilbert, DMC Lead UKI and Head of Digital Marketing Europe, Unilever
- Laura Hewer, Digital Marketing Manager, Unilever
Chapters:
- 00:00 – 05:39 – Introduction
- 05:39 – 09:35 – Unexpected experiences working at Unilever
- 09:35 – 11:12 – How influencers have shaped home care consumption habits
- 11:12 – 14:34 – How Unilever are marketing homecare products
- 14:34 – 16:28 – How do Unilever reach a wide range of audiences?
- 16:28 – 22:26 – How we consume home care content
- 22:26 – 23:45 – How their influencer marketing strategy has evolved over the last few years
- 23.45 – 29:11 – How Unilever are building desire at scale
- 29:11 – 33:17 – Balancing long term strategy with experimentation
- 33:17 – 35:25 – Working with The Goat Agency
- 35:25 – 40:16 – Sharing content across different channels
- 40:16 – 49:00 – Unilever’s notable campaigns
- 49:00 – 51:37 – What the next 5 years of influencer marketing looks like and final thoughts