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How do you convince the world that Bronze Air Jordans are the must-have kicks of the moment?
Make only a few pairs available at once. Add time pressure. And drop ‘em on an episode of NTWRK, the live-streaming shopping app that sneakerheads love.
The average NTWRK episode pulls in 100k+ live viewers. Ten percent buy into a raffle, way more than the 1% average for other ecommerce sites.
NTWRK drops are full-scale events with celebrity guests. Midway through each event, one person announces that new kicks are up for grabs.
Within a second, they’re gone.
LeBron James, Drake, LiveNation, and Foot Locker are backers.
The show helped the streetwear brand Supreme parlay scarcity — and sweatshirts — into a billion-dollar valuation.
But some fashion companies are trying to outdrop the dropmaster: