Male Gen-X Opps: Black Rifle Coffee Company names first-ever CMO (Score 59)

Sales lead: This company signals it is more focused on marketing by creating this position. 

  • Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) hired Chris Mondzelewski as its first-ever CMO, effective May 1, 2023.
  • Mondzelewski joins from Mars, where he served as chief growth officer.
  • He is responsible for all marketing duties, increasing market share, and spurring growth. 

Target demographic: Gen-X men

The company will likely:

  • Ramp up ad spend
  • Invest in new ad channels
  • Outsource some marketing duties to agency partners

Broadcast insights (TV ad creative spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: BRCC spent around $7.3k on national TV ads YTD after spending only $700 in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend plummeted from $493.8k in 2021 to $60.5k in 2022. 
  • Ad programming: It placed ads during programming such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Alabama Bass Trail, and Coming Home: Colombia

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: BRCC spent about $1.6m on digital display ads YTD, a 45% increase from $1.1m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 209m impressions via Facebook (90%), Instagram (9%), desktop display (1%), and mobile display (1%).  
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend fell 29% from $9.6m in 2021 to $6.8m in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, instagram.com, dallascowboys.com, dailywire.com, and nbcdandiego.com. 

Additional channel insights  

  • Top podcasts sponsored: The Ben Shapiro Show, The Matt Walsh Show, Morning Wire, and The Charlie Kirk Show. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Reach out now because CMO hires are the number one sign of potential agency appointments.  
    • BRCC does not work with any agencies at this time to the best of my knowledge. 

Insight Sources: Broadcast insights estimated by iSpot; digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics; podcast data estimated by Podchaser