Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Travis Wilder. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Travis, appreciate you joining us today. One of the most important things we can do as business owners is ensure that our customers feel appreciated. What’s something you’ve done or seen a business owner do to help a customer feel valued?

So every month, towards the end of the month, we do wat is called our Customer Appreciation. We mark our Mystery t-shirt down to as low as $5 for 24 hours. It is our way of showing that we appreciate all of our customers for supporting our brand and keeping us in business. We know that our customers could be shopping with any other brand in the world, but chose to shop with us, and that’s something that we don’t take for granted.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

God Got Me is a lifestyle brand that reinforces the fact that no matter what life throws your way, you can rest in the fact that GOD always has your back. The brand was started by two long time friends who wanted to create a brand to promote God fashionably. Both growing up as PK’s (Preacher’s Kids), God has always played a major role in both their lives. Cornell Mann and Travis Wilder brainstormed the idea and came up with the brand name “God Got Me”. They quickly trademarked the name and got to work. Once they came up with a logo design, they reached out to manufacturers and began the background work. They bought their domain, created their website, and began to market it. Now, they are growing everyday.

They will have a full apparel line to cater to people of all ages. “We want to create a movement where it doesn’t matter what race or gender you are. We are pushing Love!”, said Mann. The two man team have big plans for the brand. “We plan on making the God Got Me brand a household name. We want people to fashionably display their Faith in God. Especially in the dark times that we are living in, it’s important for people to keep the Faith and know that the rain may be shining now, but the Sun will definitely shine again.” Said Wilder.

How did you build your audience on social media?

My partner and I are real big on being an organic brand. We stay away from buying followers and social media presence. We are real and authentic. We like to connect with our audience in real time, so any time they reach via Direct Message, email, or a comment, they are always going to get a real person responding. There are alot of Bots and ways to manipulate your social media to make it look like you have more followers and a bigger audience etc. We are huge on being an authentic brand marketing to real people to help build our community.

What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?

I feel like the best source for new clients for us have been referrals. We’ve always heard the best form of marketing is word of mouth and that couldn’t be any more true. We get new customers all of the time that tell us they heard about us thru another customer. It is really the ultimate compliment.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.godgotmestore.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/GodGotMeStore
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/GodGotMeStore
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/travis-wilder-ggm82
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/GodGotMeStore

Image Credits
All images courtesy of Travis Wilder