ZAPPOS.COM 
BUILDING A BRAND 
IS ABOUT 
BUILDING TRUST
The Power of WOW 
‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 
Gross Sales $MM 
$1,000 
800 
600 
400 
200
THE #1 PRIORITY
THE #1 PRIORITY
CULTURE 
THE #1 PRIORITY
CLOTHING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, 
CULTURE 
CULTURE 
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 
CLOTHING
CLOTHING
CUSTOMER 
SERVICE
CULTURE
CLOTHING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, 
CULTURE 
CULTURE 
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 
CLOTHING
DELIVERING 
CHUASTPOPMIENRSE &S ESMPLOYEES 
“People will forget what you said. 
People will forget what you did. 
But people will never forget 
how you made them feel.” 
-MAYA ANGELOU
WHAT’S 
DELIVNERIENG XHAPTPINESS 
Clothing & Footwear 
Customer Service 
Company Culture 
different types of trust in the brand 
a meta-trust, inception style: “a great brand… ______”
ZAPPOS.COM 
http://media.glassdoor.com/m/7b/2c/00/f6/entrance-to-the-zappos-com-headquarter-office-in-henderson-nv-photo-by.jpg
LAS VEGAS CITY HALL 
http://brandonwiegand.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Zappos-City-Hall.jpg
LAS VEGAS CITY HALL
LAS VEGAS CITY HALL
APPLE 
http://www.techzek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/apple_campus-1.jpg
NIKE 
http://standardatl.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Nike_Campus_Tour_01.jpg
GOOGLE 
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/400729.jpg
DOGGY DAY CARE 
http://www.adogsdayout.com/Pix_Overhead_View_ADDO_7-31-08.JPG
NYU CAMPUS 
http://www.adogsdayout.com/Pix_Overhead_View_ADDO_7-31-08.JPG
DOWNTOWN VEGAS 
FREMONT EAST 
http://www.eatinglv.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/odettedowntown/chinatown-038-large.jpg
DOWNTOWN VEGAS 
FREMONT EAST 
http://www.lucyvegas.com/sites/default/files/griffin5.jpg
DOWNTOWN VEGAS 
FREMONT EAST
DOWNTOWN VEGAS 
FREMONT EAST 
http://roadjournals.viamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Beat-Coffeehouse.jpg
DELIVERING 
HAPPINESS WHAT ’ S NEXT ? 
Clothing 
Customer Service 
Company Culture
DELIVERING 
HAPPINESS WHAT ’ S NEXT ? 
Clothing 
Customer Service 
Company Culture 
Community
A GREAT 
BRAND 
is a story that never 
stops unfolding.
A GREAT 
BRAND 
COMPANY 
is a story that never 
stops unfolding.
A GREAT 
BRAND 
COMPANY 
CITY 
is a story that never 
stops unfolding.
A GREAT 
BRAND 
COMPANY 
CITY 
COMMUNITY 
is a story that never 
stops unfolding.
MORE INFO 
For a copy of this presentation: 
tony@zappos.com 
For more information: 
www.zappos.com 
www.downtownproject.com

Andreessen Horowitz Trust Optimization Event - DTP - 10.9.14