Our Zappos Content Team are quickly becoming a very video driven department, just watch their product description videos. And now they have ventured into making custom brand boutique videos.
Check out their work with Munroe.
Yesterday we had a BBQ to support BCM, a.k.a. Big City Mountaineers. Big City Mountaineers is a Non-Profit based out of Denver and Boulder, Colorado that helps inner city youths to experience adventures such as hiking, camping trips and other outdoor adventures.
Heather bet Ebonique a dollar a day that she wouldn't wear her purple Chucks for a month. Ebonique took her up on that bet, and in the spirit of Core Value #3, she one uped the bet and wore uber hip 80's outfits along with her purple Chuck Taylors the entire month of August. Well, every day except the 31st that is! How long can you wear your Chuck Taylors?
In the age of Lightning fast internet and HD television, it's easy to forget the ultimate family and friend uniter – The board game! There are too many to name, but please feel free to try!
We are happy to announce that our Customer Loyalty lead Jean D. has implemented the Internet Vendor Mentor program. This new program allows our vendors the opportunity to listen in on phone calls from our customers regarding questions about their respective categories. For example, if one of our rideshop vendors wants to hear questions that our customers are asking about skate shoes, they can sit in with representatives of our rideshop business unit. We currently have 5 business units: Kids, Outdoor, Running, Comfort and Rideshop.
We have a very diverse culture at Zappos, with many people from all parts of the world. We thought it would be fun to see what accents people would want to have if they had a choice.
We went around the office and asked, "If you could have one accent, what would it be?"
KY Content sponsored the Safety Core Value activity in July with hosting the first Safety Idol at the Kentucky location. The focus was to incorporate fun and a little weirdness, and increase the awareness of safety in the fulfillment center.
To enter the contest, teams of up to four employees, were faced with the challenge of putting safety topics in the flow of a rap…...which had to include the word HOOPLA!
HOOPLA is:
H - Healthy work habits equal Healthy Employees!
O - Observing the Core Values!
O - Organization that empowers individuals to be an active part of Safety!
P - Personal Protective Equipment!
L - Learning about Safety is Fun!
A - Awareness is the key to Success!
With a unanimous vote, Andrew Kim, Jimmy Music and Nick Catt, won the Safety Idol and also appeared live and presented their new hit single HOOPLA at the all hands meeting in July. The room rocked and gave a standing ovation at the completion of the rap performance, which was the opening act for Tony, Alfred and Fred to then address the group.
We know it's only been two days, but we already miss Renee N. aka @Monkeylove. Renee wore many hats during her career at Zappos, including Trainer, order verification guru, quality assurance specialist, as well as co-creator of Bald, Blue and Tattooed day! Loren B. aka @BigLb, had the opportunity of sitting down with Renee on her last day to ask her a few questions before she opens the next chapter of her life.
Some people get tattoos to remember something or someone significant in their life, others do it just for something different to do on a whim one day. In this latest video of Zappos employees and their tattoos', several more employees show off their tattoos, and tell some of their stories behind them.
The sun rose Wednesday just as it does every day in Henderson, Nevada, but we all knew the day would end much differently than others we've seen before. Several team members had trouble sleeping the night before due to the anticipation caused by the 2009 Zappos egg drop. 16 teams entered to wage war against gravity, and several later bathed in victory. A few on the other hand, cracked due to the pressure of competition. All in all, it was an "Egg-streme" Showdown.
The Zappos Customer Loyalty Team works 24 hours a day/seven days a week, doing everything they can to take care of our customers. So when they get a chance to get out and have a good time, they sure know how to party, people! This week they had a happy hour to have some fun and recognize their co-workers for a job well done.
We all ate a lot, played games, like beer pong and pool, gave out awards to celebrate some of their accomplishments, and like all Zappos parties, had a few drinks.
The Zappos Coed Softball team placed 2nd in their division last week with a record of 11-3. We Congratulate Coach Patrick S. and all of our players in capturing the greatest season in Zappos Softball History!
The Players (as they appear in the video): Catie S. Jessica V. Jason C. Rob S. Sean C. Latrira S. Nicole S. Erin J. Patrick S. Lauren C. Rich E. Pat W.
Having a fun and creative culture like we have at Zappos, employees are allowed to show off their individual personalities. Many of the employees show off their personalities through tattoos. There are a lot of amazing tattoos here at Zappos, and Leilani's are at the top of the list.
With her Pantera and Evil Dead Trilogy tats, Leilani has won multiple awards and has been featured in a few magazines! In this latest edition of Tattoo You, Leilani shows off her work and tells us some of the stories behind her ink.
Nothing brings a team closer together than good fun and good food, and thanks to Dream Dinners we had both.
Last week the marketing, design and blog team got together for a team building event at Dream Dinners where we all made a 6-serving dinner of our choice that we could then take home, throw it in our freezers and prepare whenever we're craving a delicious homemade meal, but aren't wanting to do the vegetable chopping and shopping before hand.
We also had a boys v. girls cook-off and contrary to popular belief the boys proved to be far more experienced in the kitchen than the girls. The Boys made a southern inspired meal with barbecue chicken, cream corn, garlic mashed potatoes and garlic bread – I must say that I was very impressed. The girls decided to go the Italian route and made a baked penne pasta with pesto and artichoke and baked salmon in a white wine, pesto and lemon marinade. Though the boys won by a few points we all left happy and full – so I'd say it was a tie.
Thanks Dream Dinners for the wonderful outing!
If you're short on time but aren't wanting to go through the drive-thru let Dream Dinners help you out with your next homemade meal. Check out www.dreamdinners.com for the location near you.
