EP11: Death Wish Coffee: Deconstructing the marketing machine behind an 8-figure brand
Will Critcher is in charge of direct marketing for Death Wish Coffee, a brand that touts itself as the strongest coffee in the world. Will handles everything from email marketing to Amazon to performance marketing spend. He’s tasked with the day-to-day operations that come with working within a team scaling an eight-figure brand. We sit down to talk to Will about the strategies he uses to allocate a marketing budget so you can figure out where to put your money to grow your brand. We talk about allocating for creating content and building brand equity versus simply dumping money into performance advertising. Coffee is the second most-consumed nonalcoholic beverage in the world after water. So it’s an incredibly competitive space. Will Critcher deep-dives into how the Death Wish Coffee team thinks strategically about the ways they communicate to each segment of their market—from baby boomers to millennials and everyone in between. You can learn the framework they use to communicate their brand and products so that you can apply it to the way you speak to your specific audience. “If you think, ‘These are the rules that we have to follow and these are the words that we have to say’, then you're begging to put yourself out of business.” - Will Critcher (50:08-50:18) Some topics that were discussed include: Communicating your message with different voices and purposes How to handle audience segmentation, email cadence, and outreach strategy. Strategies for allocating allocate your marketing budget scale Striking a balance between doubling down on what works while also trying new things that the competition hasn't tried yet Using email marketing to generate brand loyalty How to speak to your audience about the things they actually care about and align with your brand. Marketing to multiple age groups and knowing how to speak to each one Finding markets to penetrate that aren’t currently buying from you What’s working better or working differently...and what new channels you should be exploring Contact Will Critcher: Will Critcher on LinkedIn References & links mentioned: DeathWishCoffee.com Fueled by Death podcast Subscribe & Review The Commerce Lab Podcast: Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Commerce Lab Podcast! If the information shared in these weekly conversations and interviews have helped you in your business journey, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver great, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more amazing entrepreneurs just like you! How to get involved Join the community of brand owners and industry influencers in the Facebook group The Commerce Lab or visit thecommercelab.com. Visit www.bluestout.com for more info If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we’d love for you to help us spread the word!