determined and analyzed the common themes on social media surrounding the Toms Shoes brand. We created a Theme chart and a sub-theme chart from the largest theme. These charts can be seen below. The top three themes were 1) Social Justice‚ which was mainly comprised of soundbites focused on the Toms One For One motto and their positive impact on those less fortunate 2) Style‚ which was largely focused on the look of the shoes and 3) what we named Purchase/ want‚ this category was comprised of soundbites
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Toms Shoes TOMS could mean "Trade Order Management System"‚ since this shoe company gives one pair of shoes to needy children for each pair bought‚ in a one-on-one scale. History of TOMS shoes Inventor TOMS founder‚ owner and chief shoe-giver Blake Mycoskie is making a lofty promise to both customers and critics: By the end of 2015‚ TOMS will produce one-third of all the shoes it donates in the countries that are the the focus of its giveaway programs. Blake Mycoskie stumbled on a goldmine
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1. The success of TOM’s Shoes centers around the phenomena of Cause-Related Marketing. Blake Mycoskie‚ entrepreneur and self proclaimed ‘Chief Shoe Giver’ of TOM’s‚ traveled to Argentina originally and identified a need: that of children needing shoes. This need had the identifiable consequence of disease‚ which could be easily avoided were shoes to be supplied. It was then a process of identifying a target demographic (in his case‚ young people between High School and College age) and the vehicle:
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TOMS SHOES Case Study #2 Submitted by Muriah Kalblinger Prepared for Professor Don Looney Black Hills State University March 25‚ 2013 I. Major promotional and marketing strategies used The major promotional and marketing strategies used by TOM Shoes are cause-related marketing strategies and word-of-mouth. TOM Shoes’ customers‚ employees‚ interns‚ and students engage in significant word-of-mouth advertising as well as marketing itself through events‚ DVD screenings‚ and social
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Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Potential for Fraud Memo September 24‚ 2014 There are a few “red flags” that have come to my attention while reviewing the minutes provided to me from Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. For starters‚ in our first meeting we requested to meet with the predecessor‚ and was told by Mr. Unum who is the Vice President of finance‚ they would rather we not speak to them. When a company refuses to have the current auditor speak with the previous auditor this always throws up a red flag. Another red
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opportunity by donating a pair of shoes for every pair they sell in the states. It can be argued that these values are a crucial factor of the success of this organization. Lesson Learned There is a lot that someone could learn from this organization. TOMS Shoes is an excellent example of a business entities that has as a priority the needs of those that are unprivileged. In the business side‚ the organization was able to be profitable and successful by being ethical and truthful. Many organizations
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improve the community‚ and helping reduce carbon emissions or improving the overall environment through recycling. Numerous industries implement these practices into their business policies; a good illustration of CSR is Tom’s Shoes. Tom’s shoes are a company in which one pair of shoes are donated to needy children
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For my business speech I chose to talk about an organization called Toms Shoes. I think that I made good choice because they are sold in both men’s and women’s and can appeal to any age. The organization helps out people in need unlike majority of companies that we buy from. When coming into class the following week after I had given my speech a fellow classmate (Faigy) told me that she was out and noticed someone with a pair of toms on and approached them telling them that she knew what they were
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Clara Anderson In Her Shoes… In today’s age‚ most people would attribute their knowledge of the tale of Cinderella to the beloved animated film produced by Walt Disney. Some would even classify Disney’s rendition of Cinderella as a classic‚ but this would be an injustice to the hundreds of tales across many cultures that also bear Cinderella-esque qualities and would consider their own versions of the tale to be the prototype from which all other adaptations emulate. Of the many derivatives of
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Tom’s Shoes Richard Morrow EMK 3601 Principles of Marketing October 28‚ 2012 The baby boomer generation may be a difficult group to reach for this company. First I don’t think canvas shoes are primary footwear for this group. The advertising campaign they have possibly will not reach them also as most of it is done thru the internet and unconventional media outlets. I also don’t think they will react well to the buy one set of shoes and they will donate a pair on your behalf. I believe
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