Zappos.com Understands Social Media

Posted by coreygil on
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 at 10:03 am

Online shoe company Zappos.com understands social media.  The company’s transparent and social culture is encouraged from the very top.  CEO Tony Heish embraces the power of Twitter and hundreds of employees have followed.  

The company’s participation in the social media space has people talking about its original marketing efforts…and I am one of them.  Additionally, I had a really interesting experience on Twitter where I actually ”spoke” directly with the Zappos CEO.  It was so cool!  I’ve even seen him address customer dissatisfaction issues and annouce new product offerings through the micro-blogging site.  Definitely a unique way to do business.         

The Responsible Marketing Blog also reports on why Zappos appears to be everywhere.  This post shows that even with their physical advertising efforts, they stand out from the crowd.