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Schrenko: Achigan Brand grew purely through organic Instagram marketing without paid ads

Josh Schrenko · Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps · Feb 19, 2026 · at 41:32

Josh Schrenko, co-founder of Achigan Brand, discusses his startup's customer acquisition strategy and lack of paid marketing spend.

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“We don't, we haven't paid a dime in advertising. Like we don't, it's a hundred percent organic. It's word of mouth. We use Instagram. That's kind of our like growth engine, but it's all organic posting.”

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Achigan Brand has spent zero dollars on advertising, generating 100% of its growth from word-of-mouth and organic Instagram posts.

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