Andre Bibeault
Media
Leap 4
Dude Perfect
Dude Perfect……THE Perfect Influencer
Bubble wrap…..Nerf blasters….snow sports….drone racing….shark fishing….giant gummy snakes and chocolate grenades!!! What do all of these things have in common?? They are a group of five called “Dude Perfect” . This influencing group is found on YouTube as a YouTube trick shot team of five people. They are Tyler Toney, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, Cory Cotton, Coby Cotton and Panda. Starting out, this group of friends would do all of these different tricks from betting on sandwiches to basketball shots. What started out fun, has continued to be fun for many years. Dude Perfect is a “Multinational Sports entertainment conglomerate company headquartered in Frisco, Texas, United States.” (Wiki).
Dude Perfect will upload videos to YouTube. This channel is the second most subscribed sports channel and about the 10th most channel overall. Dude Perfect is made up of various tricks, stunts, different sports related trick shots, and they are brought together with some great music. There is also a competitive side to all of them as they compete against each other respectfully. They have designed their own games with sports and they may have their own unique set of rules. Many of these competitions are uploaded to their YouTube channel.
A social media influencer is someone who has established credibility in a specific industry which has access to a huge audience. A media influencer has this power to persuade others to act based on their recommendations. This influence is fast evolving and many different influencers are making a lot of money. Dude Perfect has shown that this has been a lucrative business for all of them. They are all former college roommates at Texas A&M University. The members of the group hold many Guinness World Records. Their YouTube videos have garnered over 9 billion total views and their flagship channel, “Dude Perfect,” has over 48 million subscribers as of January 22, 2020. Dude Perfect is said to be worth over $50 million as of March 22, 2022.
A series of short comedy/satire videos called “Stereotypes,” depicts Toney, Jones, Hilbert, the Cotton twins and others acting out humorous scenarios intended to ring true of common experiences and situations.
Dude Perfect Stereotypes…Game night
On January 8, 2018, Dude Perfect launched a series called “Overtime,” which mixes the lighthearted aspects of their other videos in a talk show parody format. On January 13, 2020, Dude Perfect launched their new series “Bucket List”, which is doing things that they have always dreamed of. Here is a video on the “ Top 5 vehicles Bucket List” (YouTube).
EARLY LIFE
Everything began when the group started to bet sandwiches via basketball shots in their backyard which they recorded with a camera. They called their debut video “Backyard Edition” and eventually the video was released on YouTube.
Afterwards, “a trick shot video from the Christian summer camp Sky Ranch was released, which now has over 18 million views; for every 100,000 views the video received, Dude Perfect pledged to sponsor a child from Compassion International. Afterwards, ESPN‘s E:60 contacted the group for a segment, and on the third floor of Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, Toney converted a shot, which traveled 3.9 seconds, a world record at the time. The shot prompted television appearances on ESPN’s First Take, Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn and SportsNation. Dude Perfect introduced the Panda mascot, who “developed a cult following at A&M basketball games” when taunting players of the opposing team” (Wiki).
POPULAR FOLLOWER INCREASE
Later, the group received professional endorsements and requests, which began with the-Sacramento Kings player Tyreke Evans, in an effort to promote Evans’ run for Rookie of the Year. Dude Perfect also appeared on Season 6 of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. Dude Perfect also worked with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, NBA star Chris Paul, Australian bowler Jason Belmonte, actor Paul Rudd, singer Tim McGraw, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson, Ryan Swope, volleyball star Morgan Beck, Heisman Trophy winner quarterback Johnny Manzie at Kyle Field, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, the U. S. Olympic team, NASCAR drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr..Subscribers 48.8 million total views 9.82 billion.
“Dude Perfect has been making trick shot videos on YouTube since 2009 and has 24 million people subscribed to their channel. This ping-pong trick shot montage is their biggest video of 2017, and already their second most-viewed video ever (behind only the video that this one is a sequel to: Ping Pong Trick Shots 2)”.Dec 6, 2017 Ping Pong Tricks Dude Perfect
“In 2019, on Nickelodeon’s The Dude Perfect Show, the group set 6 world records: fastest time to wrap a person with wrapping paper (team of two), most party poppers popped in 30 seconds (team of two), most thumbtacks inserted into a corkboard in a minute, most eggs crushed with the toes in 30 seconds, most drink cans opened with one hand in a minute, farthest distance traveled on Swiss balls.
Dude Perfect currently holds 14 Guinness World Records.” (Wikipedia, 49 -50).
“Since then, it has grown into a global phenomenon reaching millions of fans worldwide with the epic antics you know and love. But there’s more to Dude Perfect than just having fun. We’re about giving back, spreading joy, and glorifying Jesus Christ. And we’re stoked you’re part of the crew. So pound it, noggin, and let’s go big!” (Dude perfect.com).
Along with all of the fun, they have teamed up with many different charities. This is one of their things they like to do. They have done giveaways during the quarantined pandemic, collecting more than $ 85,000 for the American Red Cross and Feeding America. This team also did Compassion International, An American Child Sponsorship Organization in which Dude Perfect stated that they would sponsor one child for every 100,00 views they received on their trick shot video.
Dude Perfect Merch
As a way of making money while keeping their fans entertained and feel part of the team, the group came up with a “Dude Perfect Merch” which means Dude Perfect Merchandise. The Merch currently have branded t-Shirts, posters, stickers, Wrist bands, basketball and accessories, Headwear and many more on sale. A chunk of Dude Perfect’s worth comes from the Merch. Go onto their website and order what you like!!
Dude Perfect is a great group of friends, family, college roommates known for their stunts and trick shots. Each person in the group is married and some have children. They hang out and vacation together. There is a panda that is part of their group that is male, but we do not know his name as of today’s date. Even though they try these stunts and trick shots several times before they get it right, these stunts are amazing and unbelievable. Currently, this group has 265 videos with 56.4 million subscribers on their YouTube channel called Dude Perfect and are worth $50 million dollars.
Works Cited
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=EsVPUpDyGechttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_Perfecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_Perfect
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, March 26). Dude perfect. Wikipedia. Retrieved March 29, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_Perfect
corycotton. (2009, April 8). Dude perfect | backyard edition | our 1st video! YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD6eQY7yCfwDude Perfect biography and merchandise
