Meet The Man Who Challenged Nike And Created An Accidental Viral Campaign For Good
Jonah Peretti had no intention of sparking a national debate about the cheap manufacture of sport tennis shoes but using the online shoe customization feature on Nike.com he created an unintentional campaign for change. I think the best part of this campaign was the awareness about unsafe labor practices in foreign countries.
Mr. Peretti tried to get custom shoes with the word “sweatshop” stitched on the side and had a long email dialog with Nike customer service who refused to design this customizable shoe request saying that the word was slang.