April 15th, 2010

THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon

The Daily 5 All About the Good News!! About time someone thought of this….machine washable shoes…hope they make more versions soon Rocket Dog has a new Vp of Marketing…find out who Wingtips are very popular this season here is the BEAMS x Dr. Martens version Check out the construction and make up of the Visvim Folk work boot…read on Charlize Theron has designed a shoe for TOM’s shoes t…

 
February 15th, 2010

Video of the Day!!
by JULIA

Video of the Day!! Rocket Dog is always fun! In honor for our friend Andy Petersen, the Senior VP of Sales of the company…

 
January 18th, 2010

The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA

  Add another celebrity to the list of shoe “designers” as Ivanka Trump just announced that she will be working with Marc Fisher footwear to develop a new footwear line. They feel this will be a unique partnership for the fact that although Ivanka is a celebrity, she is also a successful business woman. Marc Fisher stated, “She has substance, a successful career and fashionable life that is appealing to a…

 
December 8th, 2009

Whirlwind trip to NYC – FFANY and 210 Dinner
by JULIA

Me and Peggy Kim Meill right before I jetted out to the airport! I had a great time in NYC last week and really enjoyed catching up with all my shoe friends! I didn’t even have a chance to inform many of you that I would be making an appearance up there, but fortunately I ran into a bunch of you and it was a nice surprise. I was on a 6am flight and immediately made my way to the Hilton once I landed. I first saw Nicole Rivers fro…

 
October 8th, 2009

Answers to Trivia Featuring Last Week’s Winner Mike Ponce
by JULIA

   Congrats to Marcelo for answering all but one ! HaHa. He’ll be asking one question next week!   During the 1972 Summer Olympics, which shoe brand provided running shoes for the 400m hurdles champion,  John Ake Bua?  A: In 1972 PUMA provided running shoes for the 400m hurdles champion, John Ake Bua, from Uganda. PUMA even employed Ake Bua and tried to help integrate him and his family in German society, but even…

 
September 28th, 2009

Video of the Day-Rocket Dog Fashion Show
by JULIA

         No stranger to fashion shows, I think it’s great for brands to get there shoes seen in front of their target customer as well as on the catwalks during fashion weeks. I have mentioned Rocket Dog in the past for having great marketing strategies and this is another example.   Go Andy!

 
August 13th, 2009

Rocket Dog Brands-Great Marketing
by JULIA

I have had the great pleasure of getting to know Andy Petersen (fun guy!)  who is the SVP of Sales for Rocket Dog Brands. The cool junior brand that I am quite sure most teen-aged girls have at least one pair in their closet and it has been that way for sometime. Their price points are low and the designs fun and youthful.  I remember my first pair of Rocket Dogs that I bought from babysitting money I made when I was only 13. M…

 
April 3rd, 2009

The Daily 5-All about the good news!
by JULIA

The Brazilian government just helped their  footwear and textile industry by giving them 1.2 billion dollars allowing them to keep developing in the middle of the crisis. “Only a fool or a lunatic would risk saying that the companies [in these industries] don’t currently have financing and export credit insurance problems,” said Economy Minister Manuel Pinho while announcing the support package last week. Read…

 
February 16th, 2009

Charity from San Francisco
by JULIA

We met Charity on Friday and enjoyed speaking with her. Charity is the Public Relations manager for Rocket Dog Brands based out of San Francisco, CA. I wanted to give Charity a little mention because her excitement and great attitude really stood out. If I was a buyer I would be much more inclined to buy from a company with representation such as Charity!  :)

 
Trivia by Celo
November 11th, 2009

Says Marcelo, “A former Dynasty footwear colleague (Natalie Repp) did it a while back… supposed to be me juggling shoes!”      -I love it!! ...

The Daily Five – It’s All About The Good News!
April 21st, 2011

Flip Flop Shops is heading north! Very exciting news for a small Atlanta based company, at the moment they have 40 stores. Their deal states the businessman...

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