Rocky Brands
The Client
  • a leading manufacturer of premium quality rugged outdoor, occupational and casual footwear and branded apparel and accessories
  • markets products through three distribution channels - wholesale, retail and military, primarily under owned brands, Rocky, Gates, EJ Footwear, Georgia Boot, Lehigh and Durango, as well as licensed brand Dickies
The Challenge - Customer Profile
Assess target customer needs, desires and factors to aid in the development of the Zümfoot Market Insights, Market & Brand Strategies, by:
  • designing a focus group approach that would cost effectively determine key customer lifestyles, factors, needs and desires relative to comfort casual footwear
  • auditing competitive comfort casual footwear manufacturers
  • reviewing the industry trends relative to comfort casual footwear
  • assessing the existing Zümfoot brand and its assets
  • defining the Zümfoot brand to assure a customer connectivity