{"id":4763,"date":"2019-11-29T22:50:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T02:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=4763"},"modified":"2022-03-11T16:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:44:45","slug":"deedee-gordon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/deedee-gordon\/","title":{"rendered":"How DeeDee Gordon Got Preps to Wear Skater Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who is DeeDee Gordon? How did she get preppy kids to wear skater shoes, resulting in the epidemic success of the shoe company Airwalk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeeDee Gordon is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/malcolm-gladwell-maven\/\">maven<\/a> able to spot trends that are about to explode. 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DeeDee Gordon contracted a team of Innovators across the country, and regularly checked in with them to find out what music, fashion, television shows, and topics they were interested in. By noting their varied interests over time, then seeing what the mainstream caught onto several months later, DeeDee Gordon was able to track and forecast trends and ideas that would soon advance from the Innovators and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/early-adopters-model\/\">Early Adopters<\/a> to the Majority.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambesis put a twist on those themes and, just as the trends were hitting mainstream popularity, incorporated them into the shoe ads in a way that appealed to young buyers (e.g. a kung-fu parody where the Airwalk-wearing main character uses his skateboard to fight off the ninja villains). DeeDee Gordon used her Mavenly knowledge of trends to tap into the public\u2019s interests and translate a niche shoe designed for skateboarders to mainstream popularity.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lambesis\u2019s ad campaigns not only rode the wave of these trends, but themselves helped tip these trends into epidemics by translating less accessible ideas into more digestible forms. For example, they took many young adults\u2019 growing interest in the Dalai Lama and the occupation of Tibet and created an ad showing a Tibetan monk cheating on a test by looking at notes he\u2019d scrawled on the sides of his Airwalk shoes. The ads tweaked somewhat obscure trends and translated them into a context that was more familiar to the mainstream.&nbsp;This was thanks to DeeDee Gordon.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Ideas Become Epidemics: The Diffusion Model&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DeeDee Gordon utilized what&#8217;s called the diffusion model to catch the emerging trends. The diffusion model is a term in sociology for the way a contagious idea or product spreads among people who adopt it at different phases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First, the Innovators take hold. Innovators are a fairly small group of more adventurous people or companies who are willing to take the risk and go out on a limb to try this idea.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Then, the Early Adopters join in. They are also risk-takers, but slightly less so. Early Adopters are respected, thoughtful opinion leaders who observed the Innovators before taking the plunge themselves.&nbsp;<\/li><li>After the Early Adopters, the masses jump on board in two waves: the Early Majority and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-late-majority\/\">the Late Majority<\/a>. These majorities are more cautious and skeptical to try something new until the well-respected Early Adopters test it out.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Finally, the Laggards join just as the swell of the epidemic falls off. Laggards are slow to adopt new innovations because they see no reason to change; why fix what\u2019s not broken?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Different factors come into play each time an idea or product advances to the next group of adopters, because each group\u2019s attitude and reasoning for adoption is different.<\/strong> Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/keep-innovating\/\">Innovators and Early Adopters<\/a> have a revolutionary mindset and are inherently open to innovations that will give them an edge, despite considerable risk.&nbsp;In the case of Airwalk, DeeDee Gordon was able to see who the innovators and early adopters were and what they were adopting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a market setting, these are small companies who are willing to take big risks and try new ideas or products before they have been proven or before their prices have dropped.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, before an idea or product moves from the Early Adopters to the Early Majority, a gap must be bridged; the fundamental difference in the visionary attitude of Early Adopters versus the caution of the Early Majority creates a chasm where would-be epidemics can fall off. This is where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-law-of-the-few\/\">Law of the Few<\/a> becomes critical: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/malcolm-gladwell-connectors\/\">Connectors<\/a>, Mavens, and Salesmen can act as translators to make the seemingly revolutionary actions of the Innovators and Early Adopters attractive to the more mainstream and traditional majorities.<\/strong>&nbsp;DeeDee Gordon also served as a translator, helping make obscure ideas and products mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In a market setting, the Early Majority would be the big companies that have a more complex and established workflow that needs to be adjusted to accommodate new innovations. 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