{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup CPG Podcast","title":"#266: Building an Organic Social Media Following with Lindzi Shanks, XO Marshmallow","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9e6d9e7f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2212,"description":"\nIn this episode of the Startup CPG Podcast, host Daniel Scharff sits down with Lindzi Shanks, founder and CEO of XO Marshmallow, to unpack how she built an organic social following of 1.4 million across platforms and turned it into real, trackable sales.\n\nLindzi started XO Marshmallow 10 years ago with a background as an influencer and blogger, designing the brand from day one to be visually shareable. As short-form video took off, she realized the marshmallow-making process itself was perfectly suited to content, from ASMR-style pulling and pouring to behind-the-scenes factory footage. That instinct, paired with a willingness to constantly experiment and adapt, has turned XO into one of the most recognizable brands in confectionery, generating millions in revenue through social content and more than $2 million in TikTok Shop sales alone.\n\nDaniel and Lindzi dig into how each platform (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook) plays a completely different role in her strategy, how she turned a single negative comment into a 26-million-view video and a still-converting ad, why viral views don't always translate to sales, and how she batches content, keeps customers coming back, and now approaches an upcoming retail expansion.\n\nListen in as they discuss:\n\nWhy Lindzi designed XO Marshmallow to be visually shareable from day one, before short-form video existed\nHow TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube each reward completely different types of content\nWhy \"blame your content, not the algorithm\" when something stops performing\nHow a single negative TikTok comment turned into a 26-million-view video and a still-converting ad\nWhy viral views don't always translate into sales, and which platforms actually drive purchases\nHow XO Marshmallow batches content one day a week and uses a freelance editor to scale output\nWhy reusing years of old B-roll footage can create content that feels brand new\nHow XO Marshmallow drives repeat purchases and reorder rates through community programs...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pMuUaMpWaAi3tfCEgC2OkLBVzokuLjLsIzwDIbGFqi4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTFl/MTgxNTNlZTAwZjU1/ZmNmNWM1ZjkwMDg5/NTU4MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}