Road2Retail podcast

Charlie Dumo — Co-Founder & CEO at Dumo Digital

Charlie Dumo discusses building a direct-to-consumer brand through repeat purchases, clear product positioning and a useful website. The conversation covers Shopify, consumer habits, early DTC decisions and the role of strong retailer partnerships as an emerging brand grows.

Episode 17151 min 49 sec

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Charlie DumoCo-founder and CEODumo Digital

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Building a direct-to-consumer business involves more than getting a first order. Charlie discusses repeat purchases and the role of consumer habits, alongside the product-positioning question of who the brand is for. The conversation includes Shopify and how a brand can make better use of its own website.

Retail partnerships are another part of the discussion. The episode considers how emerging brands can build those relationships while developing their DTC business, and the early actions a brand needs to consider online.

Topics covered

Repeat purchases and habits

The discussion connects repeat buying with the challenge of creating a consumer habit.

Positioning for a defined consumer

Charlie considers why a brand needs to be clear about its target consumer.

Shopify and the brand website

The conversation covers the website and early decisions involved in building a DTC business.

Retailer partnerships

The episode also examines the role of retailer relationships for emerging brands.

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