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GBNY

GBNY is a legacy sneaker and apparel chain in Queens, New York City, that has attracted celebrities for years, and boasts 615k followers on Instagram. Now, they want to build their TikTok presence with video content tailored to TikTok users, and do livestreams to drive sales on TikTok shop.

This is where I come in. 

For GBNY, I wrote, filmed and edited short-form video content and hosted several TikTok livestreams, attracting over 100k engaged viewers

Product 🤝 Trends

Concept: fun editing, sound effects, and the feeling of having a crazy amount of shoes to choose from!

Concept: Participating in the "They Say Shooter Shoot" trend 

Concept: Connecting Nikes to the flags of Countries

No More Slapping Trending Audios on Videos

This is about working with musicality

These projects were aimed at engaging with the community, and presenting GBNY as a voice in the larger sneaker community

TikTok Livestreams

Goal: Highlighting the products and building stories with them through interactive livestreams with a duration of 1.5-4 hours 

Results

400k

Livestream Impressions

50%

Increase in TikTok Followers from 5,000 to 7,500

1,200

Comments 

From TikTok Lives

Community Event: National Air Max Day

Live streaming the Air Max Day Event for GBNY to give back to the community through free BBQ, lots of giveaways, car shows, magic shows, and much more!

More Video Content

Concept: Pun on the word "you" sounding like "shoe," adding a unique narrative to the "Me, obsessed with you?" trending audio

Concept: Capitalizing on people looking for spring shoes; edits in line with the beats of the music

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