I’ve been visiting a ton of campuses this semester, sharing TOMS and the idea of a One for One business model with students all over the country. I really enjoy getting to meet all the young people who are wearing their TOMS on campus everyday, and I’m excited to know that telling the TOMS story [...]
Entries from October 2009
TOMS on campus, flights for meditation, and good new tunes
October 30th, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: blake mycoskie · campus speaking tour · meditation · new music · speaking engagement · TOMS campus reps · travel
retailer download: roots & wings
October 30th, 2009 No Comments
TOMS: How did you hear about TOMS?
Roots & Wings: I first heard about TOMS through word of mouth in 2006. That’s when I got my first pair and I’ve been wearing them since (and have since added many more styles to my collection).
TOMS: How long have you been carrying TOMS?
Roots & Wings: Since we opened [...]
Tags: boutique · Omaha · one for one · Retailer Download · Roots & Wings · TOMS retailer · toms shoes
oh, the places TOMS takes me
October 29th, 2009 1 Comment
Recently, I was part of a “Celebrity Tennis Tournament” back in Texas at the Austin Tennis Academy. The entire event was to benefit TOMS and Glimmer of Hope- it was great to get back on the court and share TOMS with more new faces. One of the girls there, Caroline Stockdale, told me she was [...]
Tags: fan encounter · One for One movement · tennis · tennis tournament · texas · TOMS fans
sean’s trip to ethiopia
October 29th, 2009 No Comments
Sean Scott, TOMS Chief Shoe Maker (aka Product Development Leader), travels to Ethiopia to learn more about how TOMS can serve the community in providing the most appropriate shoes. These clips, from November 2008 and June 2009, follow Sean as he looses his luggage, explores new potential factories, and meets with local partners.
In case you [...]
Tags: CBS · CBS Evening News · ethiopia · one for one · podo · podoconiosis · The Giving Side · TOMS Chief Shoe Maker · toms shoes
“my TOMS story”
October 28th, 2009 1 Comment
Hey, my name is Harris Googe and I am a TOMS Campus Club member at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill! I’ll be blogging about my experience with TOMS Shoes and how my club and I are sharing the One for One movement with other students on our campus!
“Are you wearing socks?” Wriggling [...]
Tags: Campus Clubs · Chapel Hill · One for One movement · toms shoes · UNC · University of North Carolina
TOMS is helping Friends of TOMS win “america’s giving challenge”
October 22nd, 2009 No Comments
We know that TOMS has the most loyal and generous supporters around, and now we want to prove it to America! Help us win $50,000 for Friends of TOMS to go on more TOMS Shoe Drops and fight Podo.
We have until November 6th to show everyone how incredible TOMS supporters are and all it takes [...]
Tags: Americas Giving Challenge · contest · podo · podoconiosis · Shoe Drop · The Giving Side · toms shoes
ready for our longest, most powerful blog ever?!?
October 21st, 2009 No Comments
Friends,
As I wait to board my flight back home after 16 days in Africa, I am consumed with emotions, children’s faces, funny memories and visions of the future. I am alone right now, but feel deeply connected to each of the volunteers, camera men and women and friends who I spent my time with the [...]
Tags: element · ethiopia · Indigo Skate Camp · Mossy Foot Project · podo · podoconiosis · Shoe Drop · South Africa · The Giving Side · toms shoes
retailer download: shoe biz
October 21st, 2009 No Comments
TOMS: How did you hear about TOMS?
SHOE BIZ: We were originally attracted to the brand solely on the basis of its humanitarian direction which was in perfect alignment with our effort to bring awareness of the difficulties orphans/youth were facing around the world.
T: How long have you been carrying TOMS?
SB: Since early 2008.
T: Why does [...]
Tags: one for one · San Francisco · Shoe Biz · style your sole · toms shoes
TOMS hike the inca trail to machu picchu
October 20th, 2009 No Comments
After the grueling 4 day hike I had just made up the Inca Trail, I can’t believe I remembered to take this photo! Sorry I look so disheveled. I felt exhausted but elated!
-Elizabeth
Tags: fan photos · Inca Trail · Machu Picchu · Peru · toms shoes
simply stylist event supports TOMS
October 19th, 2009 No Comments
Last week, Caro Marketing and TheLookBook.com hosted the 3rd Annual Simply Stylist event, where top brands from across the globe previewed their collections at Siren Studios in Hollywood. TOMS featured its Fall Cordones, Holiday Botas and Spring 2010 collections which were all a hit!
“Simply Stylist is a distinctive fashion event production,” says Sarah Pollack from [...]
Tags: Botas · Caro Marketing · Cordones · Simply Stylist · Spring 2010 Collection · toms shoes
