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Bringing Segmentation to Life to Fuel Growth for Liquid Death

Seeking to supercharge its already impressive growth, Liquid Death – the healthy beverage company that launched with the tagline “murder your thirst” – wanted to deepen its understanding of current and prospective customers across the consumer landscape. They knew a deeper, more nuanced understanding of packaged beverage drinkers would enable more creative, effective communications and sales strategies to build transformational relationships with their target audiences.
The company approached Material for market segmentation services that would differentiate Liquid Death drinkers by behavioral and attitudinal factors, then prioritize segments based on economic opportunity and capturability.
  • Led in-depth interviews with Liquid Death stakeholders to align on the brand’s needs and the segmentation approach that would best serve them

  • Conducted quantitative segmentation research to assess the packaged water category, including a survey of 1,000 relevant consumers

  • Defined five key segments of the packaged water market by personality, lifestyle, behavioral and cultural traits and other differentiators

  • Used Implicit Identity Mapping® to assess the extent to which Liquid Death is a part of consumers’ identities

  • Created an opportunity analysis framework that quantified each segment’s economic potential and capturability, informing recommendations for how to prioritize these segments in future marketing efforts

  • Led an activation workshop to introduce the segments to the wider Liquid Death team and define opportunities for strategic activations

Material identified five key segments and provided a detailed analysis of the needs, wants and behaviors of each. With a clear, overarching picture of both current and potential customers and each segments’ priorities – which included social responsibility, lifestyle, culture and price – Liquid Death was empowered to communicate effectively with the three most promising groups, preparing the brand for the next stage in its disruptive growth journey.


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