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1/ Popular Instagram account “DudeWithSign” takes aim at home workout videos:
2/ Beachbody is a home workout company.

Their CEO, Carl Daikeler, responds with his own sign, “keep posting your home workouts (you& #39;re inspiring people)”.

Carl then rallies his followers to hold up their own signs on Saturday:
3/ Saturday comes round.

Thousands join in with Carl& #39;s protest. Beachbody gets a load of free publicity:
4/ Why does it work?

The secret ingredient is conflict.

Without DudeWithSign, Carl& #39;s campaign is a movie with just the good guy. There’s no story. No one cares about shiny happy people.

Opposing forces create energy. And Carl leverages that.
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