Seeing WWDMAGIC In A Whole New Light

 So I've been in the shoe business for... well, ever really- and have attended TONS of shoe shows/ trade shows. I'm usually, however, on the vendor side. That's industry speak for 'I'm with the people slinging the product' (in my case, the shoes). This trip though, I was hired by WWD's Footwear News Magazine to go to the show and blog about my experience and about what I saw happening in and around the FN Platform show.

HOW FUN!

 When you're on the selling side you're working like a dog. You're meeting customer after customer selling them shoes, convincing them that your line is better then the countless other lines they've seen, and kissing lots of butts. Now I'm not a sales person so that's just my version of what happens. Don't quote me ;) It's exhausting and I think our sales team is awesome!

When you're someone like a buyer, or say- a blogger... that was me this trip... the tables are turned a bit. You're not someone who needs others to like their product- you're someone that others want to impress. Instead of being greeted at the booth entrance with a skeptical eye ("who's this vendor trying to spy on my goodies") YOU'RE the one they welcome with open arms. It's great!

"Come check out our product! We'd love it if you'd feature us... would you like a water? We have fun giveaways for bloggers!" 

Like I said- quite a difference.

 For the 3 days of FN Platform I got to walk the show with my "Official FN Platform Blogger" badge and check out all the booths from my new perspective and it was really a lot of fun! We did little blogger roundtables 2x a day where we discussed the different trends and shoes and shared our personal favorites. Tuesday was extra fun because Kristen Cavallari joined our roundtable and we all got to do a little Q & A with her about her shoe line. (A separate post about that coming up as soon as I get photos) She even gifted each of us with a pair from her line. 

On the last day I stopped by the BCBG Generation booth and they even had a blogger suite! They were doing nails and hair and had a candy bar and made us all our own personalized bracelets! SO cool!

 I saw lots of shoe brands that I didn't know about, as well as brands I'm very familiar with. I had a lot of fun and hope to be invited back to do it again. The other bloggers were great and I feel like I made some new friends :) 

 OMG speaking of friends! Did you guys see my Instagram!? On my way to Vegas I sat next to Gretchen of RHOC and we got stuck on the plane for a few hours before takeoff and she and I had a blast! She's exactly how I thought she'd be- so fun and sweet.

It's good to be home because as fun as it was, it was even more exhausting! It's been really cool getting back into the swing of things with the blog. It's been so long I almost forgot how to start a new post. But I'm trying!! And I'm still working on that 7 month revamp ;)

XOX

Penny Loves Kenny Giveaway!

I begged and I pleaded and I FINALLY got an OK to do a Penny Loves Kenny giveaway on my blog! Yay!

All you have to do is like Titan Footwear on Facebook... (HERE) and then leave me a comment on this post with your name, shoe size and what color is your favorite in the Dwight wedge, pictured below!

THATS IT!

I get to give a few pairs away so good luck!!

...in bone, coral and turquoise :)


**CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY the 24th AT NOON(PST)**





Lots of LOVE and luck-

MOvember?

So I just discovered that a mustache's nickname in almost every other place but the good ol USofA is Mo. Makes sense. And people love mo's so much that they dedicate a whole month to growing one out... MOvember. Who knew!? 

I've heard of March being Mustache Madness but never Movember. Well anyway... there's a point here (and a chance at FREE shoes!)

Shoevember was created for the partners of men who are participating in Movember - the wives, girlfriends, sisters, colleagues and besties.  The idea was formed after Nude Footwear Director Dean Kolthek took part in 2010’s Movember. His wife and co-Director of Nude Footwear, Selina Kolthek, was (like most other ‘Movember widows’) less than impressed with her husband’s furry upper lip. This led to the idea of creating a reward for those who suffer the most throughout Movember – the women who have to look at the dreaded mo’s for a whole month! I love it! 

“After living with Dean’s itchy, scruffy moustache throughout Movember last year, I thought to myself that there needs to be something in it for the ladies!” says Selina, “I certainly wasn’t the only one who had suffered the indignity of my once-smooth-faced husband resembling a Ned Flanders-wannabe…”

And so Shoevember is born, just in time for 2011’s Movember. Shoevember is a Social Media initiative that allows women to win free shoes(!!!), courtesy of Nude Footwear, in exchange for sharing their partner’s Movember mo with the world. The Shoevember campaign asks participants to submit photos of their other half’s moustache via the Nude Footwear Facebook page. Users are encouraged to get their friends to vote for their photo; and at the end of each week in November the top 3 photographs with the most votes each win one free pair of shoes from Nude Footwear. Since I have a dude with a "Mo" I will be participating for sure! Shoevember continues for the whole month, where at the end of the 4 weeks the 12 most popular photographs will go into a draw to win a year’s supply of new Nude Footwear (24 pairs) shoes. This final part of the initiative will be decided by Nude Footwear’s Facebook fans, and will be a super-fast, hotly contested competition - after all, who wouldn’t want to be well heeled for a whole 12 months? 

Final voting runs for just 24 hours, so they predict a flurry of frenzied Facebook activity! In addition to this, Nude Footwear will also donate $2000 to the Movember charities, on behalf of the winning entrant’s male partner. After all, it was his moustache that won her the amazing prize in the first place! Shoevember is a fun and light-hearted initiative that offers fantastic rewards for very little outlay. Nude Footwear is excited to launch this innovative campaign, which is predicted to continue for years to come. 

So spread the word, and begin by ‘liking’ the Nude Footwear Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nudefootwear It’s time to rally up your fellow Movember widows and hide your man’s razor… And remember, putting up with a tickly upper lip for 4 weeks could give you a year’s worth of beautiful (and free!) footwear! 

xox,