Elevating EMEA social for a new generation.

Uprated developed a channel-specific social and content strategy to elevate Drybar’s EMEA presence and unlock stronger performance across Instagram. From sharpening the brand’s content direction to shifting towards more dynamic, video-first formats, we helped Drybar connect with a new generation of beauty consumers who were less familiar with its heritage.

Client
Drybar
Sector
Beauty
Services
Influencer, Social, Strategy
Drybar's yellow hot-air brush with interchangeable brush heads laid out on a white rug

Results

Evidence. Measurable.

Audience, engagement and commercial outcomes, measured and reported.

+150%Follower growth vs previous yearFollower growth target exceeded.
2.5%Engagement rate in six monthsSurpassed the 2.0% target with better content and a more audience-led social strategy.
+32%Video views in six monthsDriven by video-first storytelling, creator content and product demonstrations.

The client

The brief. The build.

Uprated developed a channel-specific social and content strategy to elevate Drybar’s EMEA presence and unlock stronger performance across Instagram. From sharpening the brand’s content direction to shifting towards more dynamic, video-first formats, we helped Drybar connect with a new generation of beauty consumers who were less familiar with its heritage.

  1. The challenge

    Uprated developed a channel-specific social and content strategy to elevate Drybar’s EMEA presence and unlock stronger performance across Instagram. From sharpening the brand’s content direction to shifting towards more dynamic, video-first formats, we helped Drybar connect with a new generation of beauty consumers who were less familiar with its heritage.

  2. The solution

    We built a channel-specific plan grounded in evidence and tied to the KPIs Drybar actually reports on.

  3. The obstacles

    Keeping brand trust intact while opening up new audiences and channels, without one undermining the other.

  4. What's next

    Continuing to compound: deeper audience segmentation, more creative experimentation and tighter measurement.

The content

Creative built around the moments and formats Drybar's audience actually engages with.

A flat lay of Drybar Big Brew hair products, a yellow Drybar brush, clips and hair accessories
Drybar's yellow hot-air brush with interchangeable brush heads laid out on a white rug
What they saidJames WallsHead of Digital & Strategy
Drybar had built something genuinely iconic in the US, but EMEA was a different conversation entirely. Our job was to translate that equity into markets where the brand had lower awareness, and do it through content that felt native, not imported.

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