How I Built This with Guy Raz

What How I Built This with Guy Raz Says About Marketing

27 episodes about marketing

<p>Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode,...

Key Insights on Marketing

Political scientist Chris Borick notes Democrats have 'incredible tailwinds' but warns they 'still have a bad brand' requiring strategic candidate selection

  • French terroir concept became untranslatable marketing tool to defend against New World wine competition
  • Gotchies underwear brand launched January 2025, hit $40K first year revenue with 17% repurchase rate and $100+ average order value
  • Tether relocated to El Salvador for brand enhancement, demonstrating the country's appeal to major global companies
  • Gloria's digital marketing costs skyrocketed when Meta stopped targeted advertising, making customer acquisition unprofitable
  • Alison Roman's tomato sauce business launched in September and immediately sold out, preventing full marketing campaigns due to consistent stock shortages
  • Celebrity advantage eliminates 'Facebook tax' - most CpG companies spend heavily on Instagram ads while Roman sells out without advertising
  • Co-founders split equity 50-50 after 10 years of working together, with one focused entirely on product and the other on marketing/sales

Episodes

Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)

Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)

Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products

Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products

Advice Line with Christina Tosi of Milk Bar

Advice Line with Christina Tosi of Milk Bar

Advice Line with Sarah LaFleur of M.M. LaFleur

Advice Line with Sarah LaFleur of M.M. LaFleur

Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant

Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant

Advice Line with Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed

Advice Line with Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed

Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company

Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company

Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.

Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

iRobot: Colin Angle. How The Roomba Became a Household Icon

iRobot: Colin Angle. How The Roomba Became a Household Icon

Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea β€” And a Nail-Biting Exit

Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea β€” And a Nail-Biting Exit

Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie (June 2025)

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie (June 2025)

Vital Farms: Matt O’Hayer. How a serial entrepreneur re-branded the egg

Vital Farms: Matt O’Hayer. How a serial entrepreneur re-branded the egg

Advice Line: What’s Your Value?

Advice Line: What’s Your Value?

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge

Advice Line with Hernan Lopez of Wondery

Advice Line with Hernan Lopez of Wondery

Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business

Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business

Advice Line with Miguel McKelvey of WeWork

Advice Line with Miguel McKelvey of WeWork

Kettle Chips: Cameron Healy. The Wild Bet That Made a Brand

Kettle Chips: Cameron Healy. The Wild Bet That Made a Brand

Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post

Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post

Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The β€œClown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza

HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The β€œClown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza

Advice Line with Monica Nassif of Mrs. Meyers

Advice Line with Monica Nassif of Mrs. Meyers

Advice Line with Jack Conte of Patreon (December 2024)

Advice Line with Jack Conte of Patreon (December 2024)

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