But he chose London for its design and brand-positioning potential, in a move that seems to be paying off. Nothing's growth has accelerated in the last two years, with revenues increasing 150% to over $500 million in 2024. Pei says the company is on track to hit $1 billion in sales for 2025, and has collectively sold seven million of its headphones, earbuds and smartphones since launch.
Fiber supplements brand BelliWelli took a risk with its cringey TikToks, including deeply uncomfortable celebrity interactions, and it paid off. The approach netted the brand 1B+ views and grew revenue 405% between 2023 and 2024. Food brand Natural Heaven promoted the launch of its products at NYC's Fairway Markets by sending two employees dressed as boxes of pasta and rice prancing down the store's aisles. Blueland - a sustainable cleaning company whose CEO regularly films herself pulling stunts like cleaning toilets at Costco (one of the brand's retailers) - did $200m+ in sales last year, up 40% YoY.
Liquid Death's strategy entangles engaging content creation with sharable marketing, an approach that transformed it into a $1.4 billion brand with immense social media following.
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