Prentice’s Takeaways:

  1. Customers of challenger brands are agents of change.
  2. These customers are frustrated with the status quo, and Hugh and his team knew how to leverage this.
  3. At first, Ugly Drinks revealed the ugly truth about soda, then they used the platform to shine a light on gender inequality.
  4. The opportunity to engage with a fan-base who loathe the status quo is limitless.

Show Highlights

  • Soda as we know it is dead
  • Coconut water background
  • Disrupting the beverage game
  • Challenging the status quo - ‘punk attitude’
  • Zero sugar, sweeteners, calories, artificial flavors
  • Fun marketing
  • Purple cow
  • Authentic brand
  • Positive rebel
  • Greta Thunberg
  • Digital marketing
  • Feedback from consumers
  • Company is young, consumers are young
  • Ugly energy drinks
  • Stand for more than selling a drink
  • Consumer rebellion
  • Soda vs. Sparkling Water markets
  • Donating to charity

Resources

  • Connect with Hugh on Twitter
  • Connect with Hugh on LinkedIn
  • Ugly Drinks Website