February 06, 2015
With over 70,000 followers of his own, Heacock launched a successful business using the app.
Fans of the social media application Vine no doubt know of the Unpopular Now Vine account. According to Technical.ly Philly, it all started with an exclusive "Vine famous" invite-only Facebook group, where those "famous" on the site could connect with one another. That group formed the Unpopular Now Vine account — where popular Vine producers could share their content.
When Twitter purchased Vine in 2012, the company asked those involved with the Unpopular Now Vine account if they were interested in creating paid advertisements.
“They were like, ‘OK, are you an LLC?’ And I was like, ‘I’ll be one in three days,'” Heacock said. “‘Do you have insurance?’ ‘I’ll get some.'”
Thus, the mobile marketing company Unpopular Now was founded. Heacock was a freelance videographer and waiter at Oyster House — but he quit waiting tables in June to pursue his new company. Unpopular Now is actually a two-person operation — with just Heacock and Gretchen Lohse, a Philly musician. His company has an impressive list of clients — ranging from Best Buy to Red Bull to Target.
Creators of paid advertisements at his company include popular Viners Marlo Meekins, Kingdaddy, Klarity, Batdad and David Lopez.
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