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Head of Global Brand Marketing, WeightWatchers | Prev Glossier | Prev Dunkin’ | Adweek Top 50 Marketer | Forbes 30 under 30 Alum | Founder, Young Women in Digital

Hear me out: Abercrombie's 2000's marketing strategy, reimagined for the TikTok era. Venroy, an Australian brand, recently demonstrated this concept brilliantly. When Hailey Beiber's beauty brand, Rhode, launched a pop-up for their new blush near Venroy's store in NYC, Venroy jumped on it. They positioned shirtless male models outside their store, handing out branded water bottles to all the people waiting in line, capturing their hearts, and cameras alike. The impact? A flood of TikToks. Cultural cache. ROI 📈 Now Rhode's pop-up is intertwined with Venroy, and people are asking, "Who are they??" Takeaways: ✨ Leverage proximity: Go where the people are. ✨ Low-cost impact: You don't need millions of $ to make a splash. ✨ Personal touch: Never underestimate the power of grassroots marketing. ✨ Don't overthink it: Trending event? Hot out? Just give them water.

Erin Cardone

President at Legendary • Builds Engaged Audiences That Convert Into Paying Customers • Social, Email & Paid Expert • Mompreneur #SocialMedia #EmailMarketing #DigitalAdvertising

2w

I get the strategy – what was old is new again. Just wishing we could tone down the idolization of "perfect" bodies. Not only for women, for men too.

Scott Everhart, MBA

Fractional Marketing Director for Brands Seeking Scalable, Sustainable Growth | Performance Branding | Brand Architect | Content Strategist | Growth Driver | SaaS | CPG | Retail | Travel | Healthcare | Nonprofit

2w

I wonder if people would still be gushing over this if the models were women in skimpy bikinis instead.

Venroy's shirtless model water giveaway near the Hailey Bieber pop-up is a clever TikTok play! Leverages nostalgia & proximity for a low-cost marketing win. 

I had not seen this, love that you shared this! Smart hijacking. And water always wins!

Maryanne R. K.

Public Relations, Marketing

1w

Ears to the ground and listening. A great slip-in with easy eye candy and branded envirofriendly aluminum single use bottles. Well done.

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Nadia MS

Stocks & FOREX trading and global market analysis that affects daily markets

1w

That is hot strategy 👍

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Rob Crews

Restaurant CMO | Enterprise Sales | Marketing Technology | Loyalty | CRM | Identity & Analytics | Restaurant SME | Talks about #restaurantmarketing #channel partnerships #loyalty #advertising

1w

I still can't believe I wasn't called for the shirtless modeling gig 🤣

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Casey Benedict

Influencer consultant for brands (OREO, Land O’Lakes, Frigidaire, Albertsons and more) and agencies (Edelman, Ketchum, Weber Shandwick, etc.)

2w

This is so smart. And underscores the need for an agile, responsive social team. This may have been easy to execute but it wasn't simple.

Jennifer Dingman

Digital Communications Leader | Agency Executive | Down Syndrome Advocate

1w

The beauty is in the simplicity!

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Alejandro Alvarez Correa

Chief Marketing Officer | Former GAP Inc., Victoria's Secret, Levi's, BCG | Exploring Board Opportunities

2w

So... basically... old A&F is back? Did we not learn anything?

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