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She Likes, He Likes

Levi’s really likes Facebook’s new “Like” button. In fact, the San Francisco denim king likes the new FB functionality so much, it decided to place “Like” buttons throughout its new online “Friends Store.”
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According to Clickz, Levi’s has placed a Like button next to every SKU in their “Friends Store” so you can tell yourself and all your Facebook friends which Levi’s style you like best.
Megan O’Connor, director of digital and social marketing at Levi’s says, “We really wanted to put [the Like button] as high up in the shopping path as possible. We feel like it’s going to revolutionize the way people shop for jeans online. Everything from knowing other users’ expressed preferences, to our brand ambassadors telling their friends through the Like functionality that these are their favorite jeans.”
Naturally, I had to see this “Friends Store” for myself, so I went over there and liked me some 569s. Now, all my friends on Facebook know I like a jean that’s cut a bit wider in the seat and thigh. Help me out here. Why on earth would I want to share this information?
Here’s my real concern. In Levi’s quest to be cool (and relevant to today’s social media addicts) they are stripping away one of the key elements that makes a person cool–mystery. When you know exactly what the cool dude’s wearing, well then, he’s not quite as cool as he might otherwise have been. Is he?
A note on functionality: the “Friends Store” showcases what people are liking and the comments they’re publishing to FB. But the updates to this stream are not happening in real time. I have to believe there’s some kind of editing going on, in order to keep profanity and other tarnish off the site.

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  1. ta says

    Well, I agree. It does remove a little bit of the mystery. I would also add that it takes away a bit of the sex appeal.
    My real problem with it is what am I supposed to do with the information that, for example, my buddy Mike likes a certain style of jeans? I sure as hell ain’t going to buy him a pair for his birthday. Nor would I do the same for my own wife – because you just don’t buy jeans for someone else. How they fit is utterly critical.
    This is Levis asking people to do their marketing for them. Straight up.

  2. John says

    I’d disagree here. I think the “Like” button, especially the way Levi’s is using it, on every SKU, will appeal to the younger crowd. As much as us “older” folks don’t care what kind of jeans our friends are wearing, I’d have to imagine that many younger kids do.
    By allowing people to “Like” any product, Levi’s is allowing their consumers to help market their products, as the above comment suggested. If a 16 year old’s friends all purchased a pair of Levi’s jeans, and “Liked” it, I would imagine that this particular 16 year old would also want to purchase those same jeans because all of their friends are wearing them.
    The “Like” button, for younger folks, could be another type of peer pressure. I’m not saying I like that, but for Levi’s to include the “Like” button on every product, allowing their consumers to help market their products, is a smart move.