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Prime and creator brands

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  1. 0:00Two YouTubers who used to fight each
  2. 0:01other, launched a drink together. It
  3. 0:03sold over a billion dollars, then it
  4. 0:06crashed. Logan Paul and KSI boxed each
  5. 0:09other in 2018 and 2019.
  6. 0:11>> [music]
  7. 0:11>> Millions watched. In January 2022, they
  8. 0:14launched Prime, a hydration drink. Kids
  9. 0:16queued outside supermarkets. Bottles
  10. 0:18resold online for many times the price.
  11. 0:21Some schools banned [music] it. By 2023,
  12. 0:24Prime had passed 1.2 billion dollars in
  13. 0:26sales. [music]
  14. 0:27Then the hype faded. Lawsuits followed
  15. 0:30over caffeine and chemicals. [music] In
  16. 0:32early 2024, UK sales fell by half.
  17. 0:35Shelves that once sold out, [music] now
  18. 0:37stayed full. Hype can launch a product.
  19. 0:39It can't keep it on the shelf.
  20. 0:41>> Follow Vibe Economies for more.
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