Snowboard Boot and Outerwear Manufacturer Gets Mainstream Limelight
CHALLENGE

Established in 1995, the ThirtyTwo snowboard boot and outerwear brand was created by snowboarders and for snowboarders. It is a brand that makes its annual income from one short winter sales season that occurs between September and December. After lackluster snowfall in 2011 that impacted the entire industry, ThirtyTwo retained Master Plan Communications (MPC) to create demand for ThirtyTwo products during the winter of 2012.

After conducting research on ThirtyTwo’s target consumers, the MPC team recommended a press event targeting mainstream media. The goal of this press event was securing coverage in major the media outlet’s winter issues, thereby driving demand during the Holiday season for ThirtyTwo’s product line.

SOLUTION

MPC created a public relations plan for the media event that included a goal, measurable objectives, strategies, tactics, a budget and timeline. The goal of the press event was to show the entire ThirtyTwo collection to editors from more than five tier-one media outlets in an effort to secure coverage in their winter fashion stories for ThirtyTwo.

RESULTS

As a direct result of proactive media relations, MPC secured more than 10 appointments for ThirtyTwo, including the following media outlets:

• Seventeen
• StyleSight
• Sports Illustrated Kids
• Complex
• Alternative Press
• Inked
• The Fader
• CCS
• Rad Collector
• Transworld Business

This press event created major mainstream media exposure during the important winter 2012 sales season, including coverage in Transworld Business, Rad Collector, CCS, Inked and Complex. In relation to the high potential cost of an advertising campaign in mainstream media, this minimal PR budget was extremely cost-effective to gain exposure for ThirtyTwo.