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Liquid Death: the water brand that thinks like a beer

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Sep 20, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Viral Idea Sparked The Product

  • Liquid Death began as a viral marketing concept before it became a real product with demand from people wanting to buy it.
  • A provocative Facebook video (waterboarding gag) drove early interest and prompted founders to make the product real.
INSIGHT

Make The Healthy Product Look Rebellious

  • They deliberately made water look like the least healthy drink to borrow cultural cachet from beer and energy brands.
  • That contrast lets them be entertaining while promoting health and sustainability indirectly.
ANECDOTE

Artists Hid Water In Energy Bottles

  • Mike noticed performers on tour filling energy drink bottles with water, revealing a gap between sponsorship imagery and actual behavior.
  • That observation inspired packaging water in tall beer-like aluminum cans to match culture while delivering real hydration.
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