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The Marketing Millennials

Why Marketing Works: How Dollar Shave Club Dominated DTC

Feb 1, 2024
09:21

Dollar Shave Club, the disruptor of the grooming industry, didn't just take on the giants; it redefined the game. In 2012, armed with a modest budget of $4,500, the company launched a viral YouTube video that crashed their website to an overwhelming response. 

How? 

By brilliantly touching on customer pain points and shifting from selling a product to selling a lifestyle brand. In this solo pod, co-host Aidan Brannigan reveals how Dollar Shave Club captured its market with the power of humor and a foolproof marketing strategy backed by behavioral science.

Tune in to find out what turned Dollar Shave Club from a marketing underdog to an industry titan. 


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