Stride Gum aims to target teenagers and young adults through an edgy digital strategy focused on social media, interactive marketing, and mobile apps. The strategy seeks to position Stride as a product that enables new experiences through absurd and comical advertising featuring Shaun White. Key goals are to increase social media followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and drive more unique users to engage with Stride's rebellious brand message of redefining possibility through an increased $25 million marketing budget.