AirUp Influencer Campaign

Creator Partnerships

Audiencly used 16+ YouTube and Instagram creators to explain AirUp's scent-based hydration system, reporting 70M+ views and 5.4M+ likes.

270K+Comments
5.4M+Total likes
70M+Total views
100% in 2 weeksEngagement rate increase

About the campaign

AirUp's hydration system flavours water with scented air, an unfamiliar mechanism that people need to see explained before they understand or want it, and a banner ad cannot carry that explanation. The category problem is comprehension before persuasion: AirUp competes against habitual choices, bottled flavoured drinks and additives, with a mechanism that has no established mental model, and a product claiming to flavour water without adding anything to it invites skepticism until someone credible shows how it works. Audiencly's read was that such a product is best explained by voices audiences already trust, inside the formats those audiences already watch.

Audiencly built the campaign around creative integrations and organic placements rather than standard ad reads, recruiting 16 or more creators, including YouTube personalities Danny Gonzalez and Kurtis Conner, alongside Instagram placements, with content designed to explain AirUp's concept naturally within each creator's format.

Placing the explanation inside a creator's existing format let it land as part of the entertainment, and a roster of 16+ gave the same explanation repeated exposure across different audiences. Content ran on YouTube and Instagram. Audiencly reports 70M+ views, 5.4M+ likes and 270K+ comments; no dates, market or commercial outcomes are disclosed, retention was a stated objective left unmeasured, and none of it is independently verified.

Case in 60 seconds

AirUp's hydration system flavours water with scented air, an unfamiliar mechanism that people need to see explained before they understand or want it. A banner ad cannot carry that explanation.

A product that needs demonstration to be believed is best explained by voices audiences already trust, inside the content formats those audiences already watch.

Build the campaign around creative integrations and organic placements in 16+ creators' existing YouTube and Instagram formats, rather than standard ad reads.

Audiencly recruited 16 or more creators, including YouTube personalities Danny Gonzalez and Kurtis Conner, alongside Instagram placements, with content designed to explain AirUp's concept naturally within each creator's format.

The agency reports 70M+ total views, 5.4M+ total likes and 270K+ comments across placements. No independent verification, dates, or commercial figures are available.

Strategy Breakdown

The primary strategy-learning section — interpretation, not a press-release summary.

The source does not specify demographics. The campaign targeted the audiences of large YouTube and Instagram creators, aiming to increase visibility, introduce potential customers to the product concept, and retain existing users.
People are open to healthier, less wasteful alternatives to flavoured drinks, but a product claiming to flavour water without adding anything to it invites skepticism until someone credible shows how it works.
AirUp competes against habitual choices, bottled flavoured drinks and additives, with a mechanism that has no established mental model. The category problem is comprehension before persuasion.
AirUp positioned itself as the alternative that removes single-use plastic bottles and artificial additives, with creators acting as credible explainers of how scent-based flavouring works.
Demonstrated, credible content from trusted voices can convert curiosity about an unfamiliar mechanism into consideration in a way interruption advertising cannot.

Creative & Execution System

Assets & channels

  • YouTube creator integrations
  • Instagram placements

Partners

  • Danny Gonzalez (YouTube)
  • Kurtis Conner (YouTube)
  • Further creators, not named in the source

Participation mechanic

  • Organic creator placements and creative integrations rather than standard ad reads

Creator role

  • Explaining and demonstrating AirUp's scent-based flavour system within their own content formats

Results & Evidence

MetricValueResult typeConfidence
Total views70M+reachAgency reported
Total likes5.4M+engagementAgency reported
Comments270K+engagementAgency reported
Engagement rate increase100% in 2 weeksengagementAgency reported

Why Audiencly's strategy worked

  1. 1

    Products built on an unfamiliar mechanism need demonstration before persuasion; creator content carries that explanation better than interruption formats.

  2. 2

    Integrations placed inside a creator's existing format let the product explanation land as part of the entertainment rather than as an ad read.

  3. 3

    A roster of 16+ creators gave the same explanation repeated exposure across different audiences, building comprehension at scale.

  4. 4

    High comment volume alongside likes suggests the content prompted questions and conversation, which is what an explanation-led campaign needs, though it does not prove purchase.