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May 2023
56m 18s

Amazon-First: How Native Pet Scaled Into...

Dylan Kelley
About this episode

In this episode of the Wavebreak Podcast, Dylan Kelley interviews Dan Schaefer, co-founder of Native Pet. Native Pet launched as an Amazon-first brand in 2017 and today is an omnichannel brand across Amazon, DTC, and retail.

In this episode you'll:

  • Discover why Native Pet decided to launch their brand exclusively on Amazon and how this strategy helped them gain traction in a highly competitive market
  • Find out the results of Native Pet's initial advertising testing on OTT platforms and the impact it had on their brand awareness and sales
  • Learn the valuable lessons Native Pet learned when launching their brand into retail

Dan Schaefer is co-founder of Native Pet.

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