Deconstructing Dollar Shave Club’s Viral Ascent — Dave Fink // Postie

Brand marketing vs. performance marketing, how can your brand win? Both. You can't have the brand without the performance; without the brand, you can't have the performance. But how do you get your brand building to drive your performance marketing, and how do you leverage performance marketing to build your brand? The Dollar Shave Club is a great example. Listen to Dave Fink, the Co-founder, and CEO of Postie, as he deconstructs Dollar Shae Club's viral ascent.
About the speaker

Dave Fink

Postie

 - Postie

Dave Fink is CEO and Co-Founder at Postie

Show Notes

  • 01:57
    A little marketing mouth rush to start things off
    Some great marketing heads you should learn from.
  • 07:49
    Why Patagonia is a loved brand
    Authenticity. Everything matters.
  • 11:27
    The Dollar Shave Clubs rise and why it matters
    The story was methodically built and told. It captivated the public's imagination.
  • 15:10
    Brand marketing vs. performance marketing?
    Although Dollar Shave was a performance marketing machine, it thrived on mission-based brand-building through a viral video. You cant have the brand without the performance; without the brand, you cant have the performance.
  • 16:44
    How Dave Fink became connected to Dollar Shave Club
    He was part of a company that was an early investor in Dollar Shave Club.

Quotes

  • "I've been loyal to the Patagonia brand for 30 years, believing in it and feeling good about it. And then, Yvonne Chenard donates the company. And whether you believe in the cause he's supporting or not, you do believe in authenticity. And so, instead of just passing that company onto his kids, he sets it up as a foundation. And 98% of profits will support a cause that the brand was always, you know, always said that they were and were passionate about." - Dave Fink

  • "The brilliance of Dollar Shave was that the story was methodically built and told. It captivated the public's imagination, and it came about and launched at a time when social media wasn't so crowded. YouTube was just becoming YouTube." - Dave Fink

  • "When you build an authentic brand and your mission-driven, and you tell a consistent story, and leverage earned media and brand building, all the performance marketing becomes incremental." - Dave Fink

About the speaker

Dave Fink

Postie

 - Postie

Dave Fink is CEO and Co-Founder at Postie

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