Blake Mycoskie

A while back I wrote an article for Blog Critics about ATT and their link with Toms Shoes.   ATT created an ad in 2009 that featured the Toms Shoes mission and their connection to ATT phone services. The story was about how Toms Shoes gives away one pair of shoes to children in developing countries for every one purchased. The cause started by Blake Mycoskie has come to be known as the One-for-One Movement.  The TV ad run by ATT was where many people learned about the concept for the first...Read Full Story

Toms Shoe Founder Wants You To Ditch Your ShoesThe guy responsible for putting thousands of pairs of shoes on needy children is now asking for a different kind of favor: Take off your shoes.On Tuesday, One Day Without Shoes encourages people to walk barefoot to raise awareness of global poverty. Whether you go barefoot for as little as 10 minutes, during your lunch break, or make it a full-day affair, Toms Shoes creator Blake Mycoskie hopes to generate buzz that will help attract aid for...Read Full Story

Here is a perfect opportunity to WIN a chance to give back in a BIG way! TOMS launched the ‘TOMS Ticket to Give’ campaign nationwide. Only available at TOMS.com in the U.S., the online contest will find one lucky customer or fan being selected each week to win an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a TOMS Giving Trip. The hope is that each winner will return home from the Giving Trip inspired to continue spreading the gift of giving in their own unique way. On March 5 2012, the...Read Full Story

toms shoes Remember Tracy Feith? The designer was an early favorite of Michelle Obama’s, his Target collection was a hit, and he had standalone boutiques in New York and L.A…until he inexplicably fell off the face of the earth back in 2010. His boutiques closed and it turned out he owed over $200,000 to landlords in NYC and Montauk. While we still don’t know the reason behind his mysterious disappearance from the fashion business, http://www.tomsshoes2012.org/ designer seems to be making a...Read Full Story

TOMS is launching a new campaign in which You the customer will be able to experience. Blake Mycoskie(shown above left picture), founder of TOMS, got inspired by the movie Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket for this opportunity. Each week Blake is giving one lucky customer the chance to join the company on it's giving trips around the world for the One for One campaign to deliver shoes to children in need. TOMS gives shoes to children in over forty countries and sight to people in nine countries...Read Full Story