Campaign concept preview, prepared by Playably for David
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Concept  /  New York City Marathon  /  November 1, 2026

One record. Every dollar back.

If a runner sets a new course record at the New York City Marathon, every enrolled David order from the campaign window gets 100% cashback. One race. One number. The whole order, returned.

Enroll at checkout with code [RECORD26] to confirm
• 19,000+ positive reviews• 28g protein• 150 calories• 0g sugar• Free shipping over $50• Satisfaction Guarantee • 19,000+ positive reviews• 28g protein• 150 calories• 0g sugar• Free shipping over $50• Satisfaction Guarantee
How it works

Three steps. No change to your margin.

Playably funds the rebate, so David runs the campaign without carrying the payout.

01

Shoppers enroll with a code.

Every order placed at davidprotein.com between [October 12] and race morning on November 1 enrolls by entering code [RECORD26] at checkout. Enrollment is tracked on the order from that point, so there is nothing for the shopper to keep or claim later.

02

Playably covers the payout.

Playably funds the rebate at no upfront cost to David. You keep the revenue from every order at full price, and the cost of the campaign does not sit on your books.

03

A record falls, everyone gets paid.

If a new course record is set at the New York City Marathon on November 1, every enrolled order is rebated in full, 100% cashback, paid by Playably. If no record is set, shoppers keep the bars they already wanted at the price they already paid.

Why this lands for David

Three reasons this is the right race.

01   One number

The brand is already a single number.

David is built on 28g of protein in 150 calories, one spec that people argue about in the comments. A course record is also one number that either falls or does not. The campaign runs on the brand's own logic rather than borrowing someone else's.

02   One city

New York is where David was launched.

David covered New York in billboards for a bar nobody could buy yet. On November 1 the marathon marks 50 years of the five borough course and takes over the whole city, the single biggest day of the year in the place David already owns the attention of.

03   One promise

Discipline, paid back.

David sells discipline, and a course record is discipline at the absolute limit of it. Tying the payout to a record run makes the brand promise literal for one day, which is exactly the kind of thing David's audience screenshots and shares.

David athlete with a David protein bar
David, in its own words
Discipline never tasted so good.
davidprotein.com

The campaign takes that line and puts money behind it. On November 1, somebody's discipline pays for everybody's order.

The brand behind it

Fastest growth the category has seen.

$2.25BValuation, September 2026
$300MRevenue on track for 2026
35,000+Retail locations nationwide
19,000+Positive reviews
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The catalog that ships

Everything on the site is enrolled.

Bars, shakes and bundles. One code covers the order, whatever is in it.

Stack of David boxes on a reflective surface
Bundles
David Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar
Cookie dough
David Fudge Brownie protein bar
Fudge brownie
David protein shake being poured
Shakes
David bar unwrapped
28g protein
David protein bar boxes on a shelf
Five flavors
Man holding a David Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar
150 calories
Draft terms

Concept terms, for the call.

Everything marked to confirm is open. Nothing here is set.

Enrollment code
[RECORD26] entered at checkout to confirm
Campaign window
[October 12, 2026] to race start on November 1, 2026 start date to confirm
Trigger
A new course record set in the professional field at the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon on November 1, 2026 exact record definition to confirm, men's, women's or either
Payout
100% cashback on the enrolled order, funded by Playably to confirm
Coverage cap
[Cap to confirm], applied per order and across the campaign
Eligibility
[United States only], 18 and over, one enrollment per order. Void where prohibited to confirm
Fulfilment of rebate
Paid to enrolled shoppers after the result is official timing to confirm

This page is a campaign concept preview prepared by Playably for David. It is a draft concept and not an offer, and every term above is subject to a signed agreement between Playably and David. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the New York Road Runners or the TCS New York City Marathon. All David photography, product imagery and marks shown here belong to David and are used only to illustrate this concept.

Next step

Twenty minutes to walk the whole thing through.

We will bring the mechanic, the cap options and the creative, and leave you with the numbers behind it.

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