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Liquid Death has grown from its inception to a valuation of $1.4 billion.
Liquid Death has transformed into a healthy beverage platform, with still water now accounting for less than 20% of its total sales.
Liquid Death is now the number one best-selling iced tea brand on Amazon.
Liquid Death is driving almost all the growth in the flavored sparkling water category at Target.
Mike Cesario believes that new companies must price their products higher than incumbents like PepsiCo's Aquafina, which can sell a 20-ounce water for $1.59 profitably due to its scale and supply chain ownership.
Aquafina currently generates approximately $1 billion in annual sales.
Liquid Death generates millions of dollars in annual revenue from selling branded t-shirts.
Liquid Death utilizes a network of 300 independently owned beer distributors to get its products into retail stores across the U.S.
The customer base for Liquid Death's flavored sparkling water at Target is 80% female.
Liquid Death's content marketing strategy involves spending an average of $100,000 per content piece, avoiding single large bets of over $1 million.
Liquid Death's marketing goal is to achieve high earned media value, where consumers share content organically, rather than relying on paid media for every impression.
Liquid Death's iced tea lemonade product, formerly named "Armless Palmer," was renamed "Dead Billionaire" after a legal challenge from a competitor.