I believe Zimbabwean branded personalities need lessons on how to appear naked in public. Precisely put, Zimbabweans need tips on how to use sex in Zimbabwe marketing campaigns. There has been an increase in public personalities in Zimbabwe wanting to pose nude for the camera and this is evidenced by the increase in nude pictures and sex tapes. Whilst it has worked to catalyze fame for some in other countries, I believe there are lines not to be crossed when it comes to nudity for business. Below are some of the tips to consider before anyone thinks of posing nude.

 The Culture of Zimbabweans

Miss earth Zimbabwe has never posed nude yet she looks stunning

Zimbabwean public personalities have to understand that when one becomes a brand, they becomes the product and by them being the product they are not spared from culture’s perception of them through the norms and values established by the society in which they live. The impact of culture on a product is automatic and almost invisible. Culture thus reflects and influences consumer behavior for whatever service the public personality will appeal to. It will mirror how the followers, fans and subscribers value the public figure or celebrity. Marketing strategies are unlikely to change cultural values, but marketing does influence culture. Thus posing naked in an environment

where nudity is considered a taboo is likely to negatively affect your image you’re your fans accepting you. For a musician in Zimbabwe, culture has a broad influence on the people who follow your fan page, buy your music and continue to attend your shows. Consider the target niche and consider if stripping for them will increase your fan base than smudging your otherwise good personal brand.

Like news headlines, keep the world guessing

Anne Hathaway never posed nude

A woman’s dress can be described using the metaphor of news headlines. There is an old saying which says, a headline should be like a woman’s dress, too long to cover the essentials and too short to retain interest. Keep the people guessing! If Iam to go off topic a bit and use the analogy of a horror movie were the mystery is never solved in full. Right at the end of the movie, they leave room for tomorrow just in case they think of making a part two of the movie. There is somewhere to start from.

Know where to draw the lines

As a public personality, know where to draw the lines and make them as distinct as possible.

Rachel McAdams is one top figure who is also known for dropping out of a Vanity Fair cover shoot after being asked to pose nude by persuasive designer Tom Ford. That move made here even more popular than if she would have dropped her panties and bra for the camera. There are a few exceptions of people who made it big because of showing off there naked bodies in public but a lot of the times this has negative impact. Big TV personality Reese Witherspoon vowed she would never pose nude. She can go as far as two-piece swim suits and that’s where it ends.

Take everything off but put something back on

Scarlett Johansson

Vanessa Minnillo

Sometimes because of some other factors there may be a lot of temptation to drop more clothes for the camera and some photographers with their persuasive nature will persuade you to pose nude. For Zimbabweans, these photographers are usually lovers. No matter if it’s your lover of it’s for a magazine cover, if you are a Zimbabwean targeting the Zimbabwean marketing, rather strip off but never forget to put something back on before you appear before the camera. Scarlett Johansson has never showed her all though she is sometimes seen in sexy bikinis. Mischa Barton’s cross country TV journey has always included at least swimwear to cover up. She has stared in big hit TV dramas from “The O.C.” to “The Beautiful Life” and has always had something on so as not to appear 100% naked.

In conclusion, I will ask you if you know Megan Fox. Hush! She is probably the sexiest woman in Hollywood and she would stop traffic at any time of the day or night. I will not explain beyond this lest Iam asked to go stay with Megan Fox. Imagine beside all this hype about how sexy she is and more so being branded the sexist thing, Megan has never posed nude. How about you and me?