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TOMS Shoes. English Saunders - Caitlin Gottstine Ann Sample - Marguerite Gray – Katherine Baker. Video: Background of TOMS. A History - TOMS.webloc. Background of TOMS. Blake Mycoskie Founded in 2006 Success of TOMS. One for One. Founded one the “One of One” mission.
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TOMS Shoes English Saunders - Caitlin Gottstine Ann Sample - Marguerite Gray – Katherine Baker
Video: Background of TOMS A History - TOMS.webloc
Background of TOMS • Blake Mycoskie • Founded in 2006 • Success of TOMS
One for One • Founded one the “One of One” mission
Social Media Monitoring • March 21st- April 4th • @TOMS, Twitter Advanced Search, Facebook, Google Blog Search • Used Alexa.com to determine credibility for blogs/online news sources. • Everyday person vs. celebrity • Source the article • Subscriptions/fans • Facebook likes/ blog replies • http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/jonas-brothers-are-going-barefoot-for-one-day-without-shoes/f4b1d82de55cfb40f5a3f4b1d82de55cfb40f5a3-525562414350?q=toms+shoes+celebrities&FROM=LKVR5>1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR11
TOMS Marketing Campaign • Instead of adapting to Twitter as a marketing tool, TOMS’s success grew with Twitter as both Twitter and TOMS were both founded in 2006.
What we learned through social media monitoring • Positive company perception • Uniqueness • Pathos advertising • Who is writing about it? • A Day Without Shoes
TOMS @ UA TOMS named University of Alabama Campus Club of the Week in January. UA TOMS have been sharing the TOMS movement since August.
SWOT Analysis • Strengths: One for One, credibility/visibility, reliable/charitable, grown with social media, global brand • Weaknesses: newer company, availability, limited style, lack of diversity in advertising, relatively expensive products • Opportunities: utilization of social media, more diversity in advertising, other non-profit organizations • Threats: non-profit organization/shoe companies, demand increase, quality decline, potential lost of interest, social media $
Recommended actions • Different Tweets: For example - where the shoes can be bought, new stores that carry the product • Traditional advertising • Specific local Twitter accounts: campus reps • “Click to Donate” section on Facebook • Reach out to target markets for special events • More videos with theme • More celebrity endorsements • “Real time events” live feed • Create own TOMS store • Factory tour: Engage customers in the original thought process of TOMS