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. (Listen Here: http://bit.ly/DeepDiveIntoBusinessesA…)

In Episode 51, we dissect Liquid I.V.’s business & marketing strategy — Liquid I.V. is a thirst-quenching brand best known for its flavorful, travel-friendly electrolyte drink powder. It was founded in 2012 by Brandin Cohen & acquired by Unilever (UK-Based Consumer Goods Company) in 2020. The brand continuously uses growth hacks & strategic lead capturing methods that we can all learn & take away from. Enjoy the episode!

Timestamps:

00:50 Background on Liquid I.V.

3:40 Create a Multi-Step Sign Up Form To Collect Data

6:40 Educate Your Customer Base & Introduce The Problem

9:18 Brandon Found Ways To Growth Hack & Build Hype with Liquid I.V.

11:50 Focus On Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) To Drive Sales

16:00 Buzz Feed Styled Videos as Reels Strategy

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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…)

Episode 50, we dissect SKIM’s business & marketing strategy – Skim’s is an inclusive shapewear brand designed for all types of women. The company was founded in 2018 by Kim Kardashian and ever since her launch she has hired top of the line experts to help strengthen her eCommerce brand to where it is now. The company is now valued over 1.6 billion dollars. Regardless of her cult following, her approach to building her eCommerce brand is something we can all learn from especially since she has the finances to hire the right team to help grow her business.

Timestamps:

4:19 SKIMS works with tons of Micro-influencers to build up their brand and UGC Library. The Influencer platform they use is called GRIN.

6:50 Showcase what you’re doing behind the scenes as you’re building up your brand.

9:40 Drive Demand By Being Limited. Both Kardashian (/Jenner) sisters used the power of scarcity to drive demand for their brands.

10:54 Include Add-On Products to increase Average Order Value.

15:33 Implement MMS into your SMS Strategy (Send Images/Giphys when you’re sending our SMS Campaigns).

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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 46, we dissect Liquid Death’s business & marketing strategy – They took a boring-ass product, water, and made it freaking awesome all through staying focused on a specific market and going heavy on their branding—completely opposite of aspirational health and wellness brands. With over 145,000 Customers & over $34million dollars raised to date, we dove into some of Liquid Death’s best tactics & principles that helped them succeed.

Timestamp:
4:15 Give boring products or services awesome branding. Liquid Death is basically just water, but their branding is phenomenal. They use images and copies that are very uncommon and make them stand out.

7:28 TikTok or Instagram Reel Styled Videos Are Working. Liquid Death creates videos on these platforms and repurposes them for ad delivery.

8:55 Focus On Sustainability & Differentiate Yourself.

11:00 Using Your Customers Negative Commentary To Your Advantage

12:48 Stir the pot by being controversial.

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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 45, we dissect Oh Polly’s business & marketing strategy – Oh Polly is a popular UK Based womenswear label that was launched in 2013 by Claire Henderson. Within 12 months after launch, they generated ~£2m in sales. E-Commerce Fashion Tycoons like Oh Polly, Fashion Nova, & Pretty Little Thing have really disrupted the fashion industry within the last few years and their marketing strategies are something we should all take note of. They all understand the importance of social media marketing and all of their strategies apply to almost every eCommerce business.

Timestamp:

3:17 Segmenting your largest collections into new Instagram handles. Oh Polly has numerous Instagram handles. Their main IG Handle is @OHPolly but they also created @OHPollySwim which is now @NEENASWIM, @ohpollyhelp, @shoesbyohpolly & @boandtee.

7:10 Offer student discounts.

9:42 Retarget Your Customers Using FB Ads To Join Your Loyalty Program

12:00 Incentivize All Employees through profit sharing.

14:40 Utilize the power of influencers. These are the foundations in which Oh Polly, Pretty Little Thing, Fashion Nova, and more have built their social marketing strategies around

16:20 Stay relevant with new releases that are tied to changing seasons or major events.

17:59 Post multiple giveaways a day.

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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 44, we discuss some of our favorite shopping cart pages that we seen thus far & what we like about them.

Timestamp:

00:55 What’s a Sliding Cart?

1:55 First Favorite eCommerce Cart Page we like is by Bite Toothpaste.

3:58 Matt tells us 2 Favorite Cart Pages in his second point which are Drunk Elephant & Amazon.

6:44 Third Favorite eCommerce Cart Page we like is by Frank Body.

9:45 Fourth Favorite eCommerce Cart Page we like is by Sugar & Kush. Matt discusses an ideal way to collect customer information & payment so that you don’t lose the customer.

14:16 Cart Page Check-List

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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 43, we dissect Manscaped business & marketing strategy – The company was founded in 2017 by Paul Tran & is a brand dedicated to men’s below-the-waist grooming and hygiene. They built a strong brand affinity through their marketing efforts. By implementing humour into their marketing strategy, they made it more conversational for men to discuss topics that they didn’t feel comfortable talking about before. With over 2 million men using their products, this company is worth studying & referencing when you’re thinking about your next business move.

Timestamps:

00:53 Manscaped Background & How It Started

2:40 Exploring Other Ad Placements Outside The Digital World. Learn How Manscaped Diversified Their Ad Placements Outside Social Media

5:40 Use Humor To Market Taboo or Traditionally Boring Products. In the early stages of Manscaped, they were using serious messaging to get their products out there & realized it wasn’t hitting the consumer effectively.

6:20 How Manscaped Hilarious Santa Video Changed Their Marketing Mindset

8:13 Other brands that have used a humor approach to their marketing strategy

9:36 Why A Digital Agency Can Be At Your Disadvantage

13:49 Change Up Your Ad Copy That Speaks To Your Customer At The Present Moment. Manscaped speaks to their customer at the very present by understanding current situations that the customer may be facing during the relevant hot Summer season & how their product can help solve it.

15:30 If you’re going to raise money, then bring on sweetie pie investors.

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. Matt Skopak’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mskopak

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 41, we dissect Goli Nutrition’s business & marketing strategy – Goli, was founded in late 2019 by Michael Bitensky & within a year this business generated over $30mil in sales with just 1 product. If you think this guy created some crazy expensive website/platform, think again. While we were diving in, we were even shocked at how basic the brand’s website was (as of 7/16/2021). However, due to the product’s ability to solve a problem (avoiding the awful taste of Apple Cider Vinegar) but still reaping the benefits w/ their product + their marketing they were able to excel early on. Listen in to learn Goli’s marketing & business efforts to dominate its market.

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