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Branding Over Product: The Liquid Death Playbook

Branding Over Product: The Liquid Death Playbook

avatarBy Irene Le|3 min read

Liquid Death didn’t disrupt the beverage industry by accident.

They turned plain water into a lifestyle brand worth over $1.4 billion.

The secret? A bold, unapologetic brand strategy.

Here’s a breakdown of the key moves behind one of the most brilliant branding plays in recent years.

1. Unique Positioning

Most of the funniest, most memorable, and downright irreverent branding belongs to junk food and booze.

Think Doritos, Bud Light, Red Bull, etc. Meanwhile, healthy brands are all about calm, clean, and “good for you” vibes.

Then came Liquid Death—the first still water brand that ditched the wellness aesthetic for something cool, edgy, and rebellious.

Lesson in positioning? Mike himself said it best: “Find a really stale category of products, and be the one really cool, exciting product in it.”

2. Dare To Be Hated

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