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NarrativIQ Case Study
A Clean Beauty Disruptor
To help a beauty startup cut through the noise, we built a purpose-led, editorial-first launch strategy that earned instant credibility — and national headlines — without traditional PR spend.

Goal

  • Launch a new clean beauty product with no existing brand footprint

  • Stand out in a saturated market with high consumer skepticism

  • Align product with purpose without cliché “greenwashing” tropes

Challenge

  • Entering a crowded DTC beauty space with zero brand awareness

  • Limited budget for paid media or influencer marketing

  • Needed to establish instant trust with wellness-savvy consumers

Service

Response

  • Developed a brand identity rooted in science, sustainability, and transparency

  • Positioned the product as a statement against greenwashing — and for real change

  • Created a soft-launch editorial campaign using founder-led storytelling

  • Partnered with early purpose-driven publications to break the launch

  • Built an earned-first launch strategy

Results

  • 📰 Coverage in Vogue, Glossy, and The Cut within 30 days

  • 📦 Sold out first run in less than 3 weeks

  • 📈 21% average email click-through rate on founder-led launch series

  • 🌱 Built a passionate early audience around values — not discounts

Why It Matters

When story leads brand, trust follows fast. This launch showed that even in saturated markets, purpose + precision can drive results before a product even hits the shelf.

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Results

We turned a clean beauty product into a movement — built on narrative, not noise.

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Editorial Breakthrough

National coverage in Vogue, Glossy, The Cut, and more

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Sold Out Fast

First product run sold out in under 3 weeks

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High Engagement

21% average CTR on founder-led emails