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Liquid Death launch

Product · 2019 · Notable

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Liquid Death's founder said its May funding-press week brought 5 times normal sales.

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Clip · Liquid Death on YouTube
Clip · Liquid Death on YouTube
Current official still-water can. Later American mountain-water packaging differs from the Austrian launch tallboy.
Liquid Death
Liquid Death - Deadliest Stuff On Earth?
Liquid Death on YouTube
Liquid Death - Hey Kids, Murder Your Thirst
Liquid Death on YouTube
Liquid Death to ‘obliterate bottled water marketing clichés’
BeverageDaily
Liquid Death’s founder explains his hardcore canned water startup
The New Consumer

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How it works
ReachNo data yetContagion35Breadth60Velocity11Longevity4740

Numbers

Milestone date
Week of May 7, 2019
Jan 24 ’19 to Week of May 7, 2019
Platforms
7
Started on Open web
Leverage
600×
$3M on $5K media spend

Mechanics

  • TransgressionPrimary
  • Identity badge
  • Controversy
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Liquid Death went on sale online in January 2019 after a paid Facebook test. A May funding story drew Twitter criticism and, its founder said, five times normal weekly sales. Retail tests followed; hate comments became a metal album.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2018

    Adweek precursor · Jan 19 ’18

    Adweek covered a Facebook video market test after Liquid Death's initial crowdfunding attempt failed.[1]

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  2. January 2019

    Liquid Death precursor · Jan 21 ’19

    Liquid Death uploaded its 'Deadliest Stuff On Earth?' commercial before the water went on sale.[2]

    Liquid Death - Deadliest Stuff On Earth?
  3. Liquid Death seed · Jan 24 ’19

    Liquid Death began selling canned mountain water through its website and Amazon.[3][4][5]

    Liquid Death to ‘obliterate bottled water marketing clichés’
  1. owner response · May 7 ’19

  2. press · May 7 ’19

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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