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TOLD BY FIRE

  • Writer: Jillian Beaupre
    Jillian Beaupre
  • Jul 14
  • 4 min read

Updated: 3 days ago



DOUBLE A BOURBON: A BRAND BUILDING SUCCESS STORY


When Double A Bourbon partnered with Told By Fire Media, the goal wasn't just to post more content. Anyone can post a bottle photo and call it a day. The real goal was to build a brand people would remember, create content people actually wanted to engage with, and introduce more people to what makes Double A Bourbon different. Through a mix of strategic content creation, storytelling, paid advertising, and consistent social media management, we helped turn Double A Bourbon's social presence into a growing platform that generated over 126,000 impressions in just a few months.

 

The Challenge

Like a lot of growing brands, Double A Bourbon already had a great product and a great story. The challenge was making sure the right people were seeing it.

The focus was simple:

  • Increase brand awareness

  • Reach new audiences

  • Drive website traffic

  • Improve engagement

  • Build a stronger social media presence

Instead of treating social media like a digital billboard, we wanted to create a brand people could connect with.


The Strategy

Rather than filling a feed with promotional posts, we focused on telling stories. We built a content strategy around the lifestyle, personality, and community behind the brand while supporting it with targeted advertising designed to expand reach.

Our strategy included:

  • Brand-focused video content

  • Lifestyle-driven bourbon content

  • Product features and education

  • Behind-the-scenes storytelling

  • Paid social media campaigns

  • Community engagement

  • Consistent posting and optimization

The goal was simple: create content that felt less like marketing and more like something people would actually stop scrolling for.


The Results

April 2026: Building Momentum

April was all about creating consistency and establishing a foundation.

Results:

  • 1,506 total impressions (+87.5%)

  • 1,374 Instagram views (+88%)

  • 132 Facebook views (+78%)

We also started learning more about the audience engaging with the brand.

Audience Insights:

  • 62.2% male audience

  • Largest age groups:

    • 35–44 (31.7%)

    • 45–54 (28.6%)

The numbers weren't massive yet, but they showed we were reaching the right people and building momentum.


May 2026: Content Starts to Catch Fire

By May, the consistency started paying off.

Results:

  • 6,695 total impressions

  • 313 engagements

  • 4.7% engagement rate

  • 19 new followers

  • 6,328 Instagram views (+345.6%)

  • 299 Facebook views (+126.5%)

Compared to April, impressions increased by more than 331%. Even more importantly, engagement jumped by more than 1,300%, showing that people weren't just seeing the content, they were interacting with it.


June 2026: Scaling Through Paid Media

By combining organic content with strategic paid campaigns, Double A Bourbon dramatically expanded its reach and introduced the brand to thousands of new people.

Results:

  • 126,035 total impressions

  • 400 total engagements

  • 22 new followers

Audience Insights:

  • 73.7% male audience

  • Top age range: 45–54

  • Top city: Houston, Texas

The audience continued to become more defined, helping us create content and campaigns that resonated with the people most likely to engage with the brand.


Paid Advertising Performance

Paid media played a major role in accelerating growth and driving traffic to the website.

Good Time Summer Party Campaign

  • $305.81 spent

  • 35,110 people reached

  • 51,356 impressions

  • 1,560 landing page views

  • $0.20 cost per landing page view

Crack Open Conversations Campaign

  • $28.90 spent

  • 3,971 people reached

  • 4,445 impressions

  • 173 landing page views

  • $0.17 cost per landing page view

For less than the cost of a night out, these campaigns generated thousands of highly targeted visits while putting the Double A Bourbon brand in front of entirely new audiences.


Additional Growth Highlights

Across previous reporting periods, Double A Bourbon also achieved:

  • 18,885 combined views across Bourbon and Legion accounts

  • 574 engagements in a single reporting period

  • 39 new followers

  • 4.8% engagement rate

  • 438 profile actions

  • 418 profile visits

  • 20 website link clicks

One of the most encouraging insights was that more than half of content views were coming from non-followers. That means the content wasn't just being seen by existing fans, it was consistently introducing the brand to new potential customers.


The Impact

In just a few months, Double A Bourbon went from a brand with a limited social presence to generating more than 126,000 impressions, hundreds of engagements, thousands of website visits, and steady audience growth. But the biggest win wasn't a single metric. It was building a content strategy that people actually connected with. The growth didn't come from chasing trends or getting lucky with a viral post. It came from showing up consistently, telling better stories, and creating content that felt authentic to the brand.


The Bottom Line

Anyone can post a picture of a bottle. The brands that stand out are the ones that make people care about the story behind it. For Double A Bourbon, that meant combining authentic storytelling, strategic content, and targeted advertising to build a brand presence that continues to grow month after month. At Told By Fire Media, that's exactly what we do. We create content that goes beyond filling a feed. Content that builds trust, creates visibility, and helps brands stay top of mind long after someone scrolls past the post.


Ready to tell your story?

Whether you're launching a new brand or looking to take an established one to the next level, let's create content people actually want to pay attention to.

Book a discovery call with Told By Fire and let’s build something worth talking about🔥







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