Building howdytherebear

Overview

@howdytherebear is a lifestyle and pet content brand built from the ground up in a highly saturated market. The project demonstrates an ability to identify what breaks through noise and execute with consistency across content, brand, and platform strategy.

Beyond content creation, the work includes building a polished brand presence through visual direction, a dedicated website, and collaboration with consumer brands. Through iterative execution informed by performance and audience response, the brand scaled from zero to millions of monthly views in a short timeframe.

My Approach

Strategy

Platform-native content tailored for Instagram's algorithm. Focused on genuine moments, built community through consistent brand voice and active engagement. Adapted trending formats while maintaining authenticity.

Strategy

Platform-native content tailored for Instagram's algorithm. Focused on genuine moments, built community through consistent brand voice and active engagement. Adapted trending formats while maintaining authenticity.

Strategy

Platform-native content tailored for Instagram's algorithm. Focused on genuine moments, built community through consistent brand voice and active engagement. Adapted trending formats while maintaining authenticity.

Growth

Prioritized building genuine relationships over vanity metrics. Implemented strategic posting times and trending audio. Created content based on community feedback. Fostered two-way conversations rather than broadcasting.

Growth

Prioritized building genuine relationships over vanity metrics. Implemented strategic posting times and trending audio. Created content based on community feedback. Fostered two-way conversations rather than broadcasting.

Growth

Prioritized building genuine relationships over vanity metrics. Implemented strategic posting times and trending audio. Created content based on community feedback. Fostered two-way conversations rather than broadcasting.

Identity

Developed recognizable visual style with consistent colors and composition. Maintained brand consistency across all content while encouraging user-generated content. Created authentic integration strategies for sponsored posts.

Identity

Developed recognizable visual style with consistent colors and composition. Maintained brand consistency across all content while encouraging user-generated content. Created authentic integration strategies for sponsored posts.

Identity

Developed recognizable visual style with consistent colors and composition. Maintained brand consistency across all content while encouraging user-generated content. Created authentic integration strategies for sponsored posts.

Brand Collaborations:

MiLB

Fi Collar

Native Pet

Northwest Naturals

Woof

Victor

March - July 2025:

2M

Total Likes

10M

Views

40K

Followers

Last 30 Days:

350K

Total Likes

4M

Views

6K

Followers

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