Are All Skateboarding Contests the Same?
James Manning
Creative Strategist | Scaling brands with experiential marketing, email, SEO, content, advertising, and UX
It’s crazy to think back to all the years I worked for Zumiez. I learned a lot from being a Store Manager, and had some great times too. One thing I wish we’d done more is community events and contests... Or so I thought.
Now, Zumiez is taking major strides to give back to the community. They always have given back to the community, but it tends to fly under the radar. They never talked about donating clothes to the homeless, giving back to employees, and empowering people to move forward in their careers.
I had to work for the company to find those things out, as they don't advertise them. Which is probably a good thing. No one likes a humble-brag.
So I am happy to brag for them. They came to Dallas with the Best Foot Forward tour and contest, ready to give back.
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