SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Turning $1 into $50,000,000!
Christian Dankl!
Director, EMEA Sales!
Ben Arnold!
Sr. Director of Operations!
How Dollar Shave Club Used Digital Video
to Break the Razor Blade Monopoly!
Building a brand in the digital landscape!
2!
How to measure success in brand building?!
•  Let’s start with the basics: A brand is the emotional and psychological connection a customer
has with a business and its products and services. !
•  What is the role of digital? To create environments to encourage a relationship between a business
and a customer!
!
•  How do you measure success of digital brand building in video advertising?!
•  CTR?!
•  Brand lift?!
•  View Rates?!
•  … !
Brand building efficacy = views per channel /genuine engagement!
3!
What is Dollar Shave Club?!
•  Online men’s grooming service
that offers a men’s razor delivery
subscription and additional men’s
grooming products by mail!
•  CEO/Founder: Michael Dubin
Marketing & Advertising
background!
!
•  Founded in 2011 in Venice, CA!
•  Initial $1m seed funding | Total
$72.8m funding to date!
•  Currently ships to customers in
the US, Canada and Australia!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI!
4!
DSC Products!
Razors – the Humble Twin, the 4X (aka Lover’s Blade) and
the Executive!
Dr. Carver’s Easy Shave Butter!
One Wipe Charlies!
Dr. Carver’s Magnanimous Post Shave All-In-One Daily
Moisturizer!
5!
Launching the Brand!
With a limited marketing budget, how does a brand generate interest?!
!
Dollar Shave Club’s solution: Create a funny video written by and starring CEO Mike Dubin!
Only $4,500 spent on self-produced video with friends!
!
How to drive discovery of video? Build a robust video distribution and digital PR strategy!
!
6!
The Results – A Huge Success!!
Immediate Response!
DollarShaveClub.com crashed hours after video release!
12,000 orders in first 48 hours!
80+ editorial placements!
Video reached home page of Reddit!
4,750,000 YouTube views in first six months!!
!
!
!
Native Video Campaign Results!
49 million earned media impressions!
7!
Sending DSC Into the Stratosphere!
Brand Growth!
November 2012 - $9.8m series A investment!
April 2013 – launched shave butter product!
June 2013 – launched bathroom wipes!
October 2013 - $12m series B investment!
May 2014 – launched post-shave moisturizer!
September 2014 - $50m series C investment!
Early 2015 – move into new 26,000 square foot office space!
in LA to accommodate 100+ employees!
!
Today!
• 1,100,000 members
• Projected $80+ million in 2014 sales – up from $20 million in 2013!
• Captured 10% of the US razor cartridge market by volume!
• 40% of members are buying additional products from DSC beyond razors!
!
8!
Video Case Study Takeaways!
•  Develop content that creates some type of emotional
connection !
•  Use native video distribution to drive strong earned
media results through discovery in editorial
environments!
•  Build social sharing into your campaign to encourage
video shares to create social reach and spread!
•  Synchronize efforts with your PR plan to drive massive
earned impact!
9!
Benefits of Native Video!
Engagement-based delivery – go beyond the view and secure high
brand engagement!
CPV cost structure – only pay for active viewers!
Huge reach and scale - Giant is #1 native video network per comScore!
10!
www.adknowledge.com!
+442072129030!
@Adknowledge!
!
Questions?! Christian Dankl!
Director, EMEA Sales!
cdankl@adknowledge.com!
Ben Arnold!
Sr. Director of Operations, Giant Media!
ben@giantmedia.com!

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Building a brand in the digital landscape: Dollar Shave Club

  • 1. Turning $1 into $50,000,000! Christian Dankl! Director, EMEA Sales! Ben Arnold! Sr. Director of Operations! How Dollar Shave Club Used Digital Video to Break the Razor Blade Monopoly! Building a brand in the digital landscape!
  • 2. 2! How to measure success in brand building?! •  Let’s start with the basics: A brand is the emotional and psychological connection a customer has with a business and its products and services. ! •  What is the role of digital? To create environments to encourage a relationship between a business and a customer! ! •  How do you measure success of digital brand building in video advertising?! •  CTR?! •  Brand lift?! •  View Rates?! •  … ! Brand building efficacy = views per channel /genuine engagement!
  • 3. 3! What is Dollar Shave Club?! •  Online men’s grooming service that offers a men’s razor delivery subscription and additional men’s grooming products by mail! •  CEO/Founder: Michael Dubin Marketing & Advertising background! ! •  Founded in 2011 in Venice, CA! •  Initial $1m seed funding | Total $72.8m funding to date! •  Currently ships to customers in the US, Canada and Australia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI!
  • 4. 4! DSC Products! Razors – the Humble Twin, the 4X (aka Lover’s Blade) and the Executive! Dr. Carver’s Easy Shave Butter! One Wipe Charlies! Dr. Carver’s Magnanimous Post Shave All-In-One Daily Moisturizer!
  • 5. 5! Launching the Brand! With a limited marketing budget, how does a brand generate interest?! ! Dollar Shave Club’s solution: Create a funny video written by and starring CEO Mike Dubin! Only $4,500 spent on self-produced video with friends! ! How to drive discovery of video? Build a robust video distribution and digital PR strategy! !
  • 6. 6! The Results – A Huge Success!! Immediate Response! DollarShaveClub.com crashed hours after video release! 12,000 orders in first 48 hours! 80+ editorial placements! Video reached home page of Reddit! 4,750,000 YouTube views in first six months!! ! ! ! Native Video Campaign Results! 49 million earned media impressions!
  • 7. 7! Sending DSC Into the Stratosphere! Brand Growth! November 2012 - $9.8m series A investment! April 2013 – launched shave butter product! June 2013 – launched bathroom wipes! October 2013 - $12m series B investment! May 2014 – launched post-shave moisturizer! September 2014 - $50m series C investment! Early 2015 – move into new 26,000 square foot office space! in LA to accommodate 100+ employees! ! Today! • 1,100,000 members • Projected $80+ million in 2014 sales – up from $20 million in 2013! • Captured 10% of the US razor cartridge market by volume! • 40% of members are buying additional products from DSC beyond razors! !
  • 8. 8! Video Case Study Takeaways! •  Develop content that creates some type of emotional connection ! •  Use native video distribution to drive strong earned media results through discovery in editorial environments! •  Build social sharing into your campaign to encourage video shares to create social reach and spread! •  Synchronize efforts with your PR plan to drive massive earned impact!
  • 9. 9! Benefits of Native Video! Engagement-based delivery – go beyond the view and secure high brand engagement! CPV cost structure – only pay for active viewers! Huge reach and scale - Giant is #1 native video network per comScore!
  • 10. 10! www.adknowledge.com! +442072129030! @Adknowledge! ! Questions?! Christian Dankl! Director, EMEA Sales! cdankl@adknowledge.com! Ben Arnold! Sr. Director of Operations, Giant Media! ben@giantmedia.com!