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StartUps

runngun.media helps StartUps create viral video content for social media, advertising, product launches, and brand growth

Client

Circle 101, Run-N-Gun, Mondo Robotics

Location

Los Angeles

category

Content

director

Novskii

director of photography

Phil Konst

meshaswims beachwear

We pulled a few beautiful shots from the previous video and added the text, "Your detailing is so cinematic, you must have tons of followers!" Then, we layered a voiceover saying, "Reduce your expectations to zero" and showed a simple screenshot of our 20 followers. That video blew up with around 150K views, and about half of the leads clicked through to the account, each watching the main video (our lead magnet) at least once, taking it from 81 views to 70K views. Within a few weeks, the account grew from 20 to 1,500 followers. A lot of people started copying main video, using our sound, without even realizing that the video itself wasn’t the real catalyst.

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66b6fadc8b19345bbd0b20cb%2F66da0083ba94a529e414425e_How%20to-transcode.mp4

Shooters

Why does traditional advertising fail for niche brands?

One of the biggest mistakes new brands make is trying too hard to make their content feel like advertising. But people who choose niche products can smell a sales pitch instantly — and usually reject it. They respect brands that show the world as it is: street romance, robberies, cops, late-night liquor stores, or even a tattooed clerk behind the counter quietly petting a fluffy kitten. Not because every frame needs to be provocative, but because it feels real. Shooters lives in that world. It’s a highly niche cannabis brand rooted in Los Angeles street culture, and they’re extremely selective about what makes it onto their Instagram. No polished lifestyle fantasy, no forced product moments, no cheerful ad language. The content has to feel like something that could have happened whether the camera was there or not — dark, raw, unpredictable, and unmistakably theirs. Just Click-N-Watch it here.  

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