Every week we will take a deep dive into a business and share with you some of their marketing & business strategies that helped these businesses scale. (Listen Here: http://bit.ly/DeepDiveIntoBusinessesA…)

In Episode 56 we dissect S’well’s business & marketing strategy – Founded in 2010 with a $30,000 initial investment, Sarah Kauss has now built a 9 figure business (Where revenues are projected to be at around 200mil). See how she made a “low-cost” product look expensive & created a cult brand through her business & marketing efforts.

Timestamps:

00:46 Background on S’well & How it started

4:44 Does Your Overall Look Meet Your Price Point “Dress For The Job You Want” 6:06 Offer A Smooth Checkout Process

8:40 Customers Want Customization

10:03 Increase Your Revenue Stream By Providing Corporate Packages & Customization

13:45 The Power Of Journaling Your Progress

18:27 Hire For What You Believe You Will Need vs What You Currently Have

ABOUT ME (SEAN AZARI):

In 2015, I started a creative ad agency called Breakthrough Social that has helped over 50+ businesses build their brand & increase sales mainly through content development & distribution, influencer marketing, paid media campaigns, and other developing techniques. Brands that I have worked with: Safavieh, Rugs USA, SoJo Spa Club, Muscle Maker Grill, Kat Burki, Sweetberry Bowls, & many others.

BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL (MY CREATIVE AD AGENCY WITH CASE STUDIES)

https://breakthrough.social

REBHORN (My eCommerce/Art Brand)

Website: https://www.rebhorndesign.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebhorndesign

My Other Social Channels:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sean_azari/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/azarimedia/

SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/sean_azari

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/sean_azari

NEED HELP WITH YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY / CONTENT CREATION / AD CAMPAIGNS? Shoot me an email: Sean@Breakthrough.SocialSHOW LESS

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Every week we will take a deep dive into a business and share with you some of their marketing & business strategies that helped these businesses scale. (Listen Here: http://bit.ly/DeepDiveIntoBusinessesA…)

In Episode 55 we dissect DUDE Wipes business & marketing strategy – Founded in 2011 by 4 guys that started the company in a small apartment in Chicago. Their main initial product, Flushable Wipes, built up their reputation wasn’t something innovative. Essentially it was baby wipes repurposed into a whole new brand.

Within a few years of successful growth, they landed on Shark Tank in 2015 where Mark Cuban invested 300k in exchange for 25% equity. In 2022, they are estimated to be worth $50 mil. Analyzing this company can help you think of ways of recreating an existing product & introducing new customers to an already existing one (Rebranding & Storytelling).

Timestamps:

00:45 Story behind DUDE Wipes

2:47 The 80/20 Rules Applied. Come up with your idea and maximize it.

4:20 Sometimes all you need is 1 product. DUDE Wipes initial product was single (travel-size) flushable wipes.

6:28 Fixing the stigma for startup entrepreneurs that you need to go “all-in.” Sean Riley, worked in construction for a year while building up DUDE Wipes.

10:46 Create a fun reward program. Dude’s Reward program is called the DUDECOIN “The world’s first cryptocurrency you can earn with your butt”

14:48 Attack the markets where your customers are. DUDE Wipes is everywhere from ESPN, Mens Health, Sport Teams, etc… They have ad placements wherever their audience has a strong presence

17:39 Create Hilarious Relatable Ads That Highlights The Product’s Value Proposition: A Winning Meme Strategy.

ABOUT ME (SEAN AZARI):

In 2015, I started a creative ad agency called Breakthrough Social that has helped over 50+ businesses build their brand & increase sales mainly through content development & distribution, influencer marketing, paid media campaigns, and other developing techniques. Brands that I have worked with: Safavieh, Rugs USA, SoJo Spa Club, Muscle Maker Grill, Kat Burki, Sweetberry Bowls, & many others.

BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL (MY CREATIVE AD AGENCY WITH CASE STUDIES)

https://breakthrough.social

REBHORN (My eCommerce/Art Brand)

Website: https://www.rebhorndesign.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebhorndesign

My Other Social Channels:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sean_azari/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/azarimedia/

SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/sean_azari

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/sean_azari

NEED HELP WITH YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY / CONTENT CREATION / AD CAMPAIGNS? Shoot me an email: Sean@Breakthrough.SocialSHOW LESS

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Every week we will take a deep dive into a business and share with you some of their marketing & business strategies that helped these businesses scale. (Listen Here: http://bit.ly/DeepDiveIntoBusinessesA…)

In Episode 54, we dissect CALM’s business & marketing strategy – Founded in 2012 by Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith, these founders leveraged their skillsets to brand an app that made it #1 on the App Store. As of May 2021, they estimated to about 2 mil subscribers & 4 mil downloads (Which means they average to about 140mil a year just on Subscriptions!!). Whether you’re building an app or eCommerce business, Calm strategies is something that we should all take note of.

Time Stamps:

1:17 The Story behind Calm App

5:36 Create a freemium model. CALM put out free sounds — stories on youtube

7:40 Offer multiple payments options

10:34 Use Hashtags As Your Research Tool Pre-Launch

12:19 How Calm Uses Partnerships & Corporate Discounts To Increase Awareness

15:40 How CALM leveraged timing & relevancy to create an ad that elicited an emotional response (Example: CNN Sponsored Ad)

18:05 Why A Strong Vision Is the Secret Ingredient of a Successful Business

ABOUT ME (SEAN AZARI):

In 2015, I started a creative ad agency called Breakthrough Social that has helped over 50+ businesses build their brand & increase sales mainly through content development & distribution, influencer marketing, paid media campaigns, and other developing techniques. Brands that I have worked with: Safavieh, Rugs USA, SoJo Spa Club, Muscle Maker Grill, Kat Burki, Sweetberry Bowls, & many others.

BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL (MY CREATIVE AD AGENCY WITH CASE STUDIES)

https://breakthrough.social

REBHORN (My eCommerce/Art Brand)

Website: https://www.rebhorndesign.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebhorndesign

My Other Social Channels:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sean_azari/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/azarimedia/

SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/sean_azari

TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/sean_azari

NEED HELP WITH YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY / CONTENT CREATION / AD CAMPAIGNS? Shoot me an email: Sean@Breakthrough.SocialSHOW LESS

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Every week we will take a deep dive into a business and share with you some of their marketing & business strategies that helped these businesses scale.

In Episode 23, we dissect into Bulletproof’s business & marketing strategy – Started in 2013 as a health & nutrition blog by Dave Asprey. Since then it has grown into an integrated lifestyle nutrition brand selling supplements, protein powders and bars, and “clean” coffee products featuring MCT oil at thousands of retailer locations. As of Sept 2020, Bulletproof raised 13m in capital.

Timestamps:
3:35 Bulletproof created the term bio-hacking which is a common term used today
4:46 Create multiple sign-up forms to collect data where the form is designed based on the specific landing page
8:22 Create Content That Educate Your Customer via Blogs, How-To Articles, Infographics, etc…
12:33 How Bulletproof Converts Their Instagram Followers into Email Subscribers.
15:15 Who should your first hire be?
21:22 What’s a cross-promoting strategy & how can you create one?
24:30 Don’t “Fake It Until You Make It”
26:02 Bridge the gap between passion & market growth

ABOUT MATT SKOPAK:

An adventure and fitness addict with a passion for entrepreneurship and numbers. Lead Investor in Sweetberry Bowls and CFO of Sugar & Kush CBD.  Rutgers MBA 2020 in Entrepreneurship & Accounting

ABOUT SEAN AZARI:

In 2015, Sean launched a creative ad agency called Breakthrough Social specializing in content creation & distribution, marketing campaigns, & paid media that helped brands build awareness and drive sales. Prior to starting his agency, Sean worked in finance for 4 years as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse & studied Mathematics & Statistics at Rutgers University.

Connect with Sean:

• Instagram @Sean_Azari
• Facebook @azarimedia
• Twitter @Sean_Azari
• Email: Sean@breakthrough.social
• YouTube
• His Agency: Breakthrough Social
• His eCommerce Brand: Rebhorn

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