Ep 445: C-Suite Replay – 8 Figure Product Launch Schedule with Brandon Horoho Montana Knife Company

DTC Podcast · with Brandon Horoho · October 7, 2024 · 44 min

Summary

Montana Knife Company's founder, Brandon Horoho, shares his robust two-year product launch strategy, a blueprint for meticulous planning that ensures team alignment and focused execution. This episode is a masterclass in building a legacy brand through scarcity-driven product drops, effective email marketing, and strategic collaborations, even while navigating advertising restrictions and manufacturing challenges. Ecommerce operators will learn how to cultivate intense demand and a loyal community around their products.

Key takeaways

• Implement a detailed 18-24 month product launch roadmap to ensure team alignment and proactive execution, minimizing last-minute scrambles and maximizing impact.
• Leverage a "drop model" to create scarcity and urgency, driving high demand and fostering strong community engagement around product releases.
• Develop a sophisticated email marketing strategy specifically designed to build anticipation for product drops and convert interested subscribers into buyers.
• Strategically pursue product line expansions and collaborations to grow your business, even when facing advertising restrictions in your industry.
• Prioritize community engagement through social media and user-generated content to build a loyal customer base and gather valuable product feedback.

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Episode description

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Welcome to DTC Podcast, today we're sharing another talk from C-Suite Mastermind, with friend of the Podcast Brandon Horoho from Montana Knife Co. Brandon came to C-Suite and blew all our attendees away with this authenticity and story, and showed everyone what it looks like to plan ahead...we're talking 2 years of product launces meticulously planned out so that his team never has any questions about what they need to focus on. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed hanging out with Brandon for a few days, Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction to Brandon Horoho and Montana Knife Company 02:00 - Origin Story: Building a Legacy Brand 04:30 - Overcoming Challenges: From Custom Knives to Mass Production 07:00 - The Drop Model: Scarcity and Community Engagement 09:30 - Email Marketing Strategy for Product Drops 12:00 - Expanding the Business: New Product Lines and Collaborations 14:30 - Challenges in Paid Advertising and Restricted Industries 17:00 - Growth Through Partnerships and Collaborations 19:30 - Manufacturing Limitations and Future Expansion Plans 22:00 - Nurturing the Community: Social Media and User Engagement 24:00 - Planning Product Drops and Managing Inventory Hashtags: #MontanaKnifeCompany #DTC #BrandonHoroho #KnifeDrops #EmailMarketing #Entrepreneurship #HuntingKnives #DirectToConsumer #EcommerceGrowth #SmallBusinessTips #BrandBuilding #ScarcityModel #SEO #DigitalMarketing #MadeInUSA #AmericanManufacturing #BusinessExpansion #ContentStrategy #MarketingStrategy #Collaboration Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about dtc strategy?

Implement a detailed 18-24 month product launch roadmap to ensure team alignment and proactive execution, minimizing last-minute scrambles and maximizing impact.

What does this episode say about product & merchandising?

Leverage a "drop model" to create scarcity and urgency, driving high demand and fostering strong community engagement around product releases.

What does this episode say about brand & content?

Develop a sophisticated email marketing strategy specifically designed to build anticipation for product drops and convert interested subscribers into buyers.

What does this episode say about email & sms?

Strategically pursue product line expansions and collaborations to grow your business, even when facing advertising restrictions in your industry.

What does this episode say about dtc strategy?

Prioritize community engagement through social media and user-generated content to build a loyal customer base and gather valuable product feedback.

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