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This document summarizes Avon's strategies to enhance its brand image and expand into new markets. It discusses Avon's creation of its website and kiosks to reach new customers, as well as expanding into retail stores internationally. The document also examines Avon's target markets of women customers and sales representatives. It analyzes potential conflicts between representatives and new distribution channels, as well as strategies to manage conflicts such as creating a new brand to sell higher-end products online without threatening representatives.
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- 1. Integrated Marketing Communications MKT 642 Amy Thomas La Donna White September 24, 2003
- 2. Summary of theCase • Thoughtful transformation of Avon – Enhancing Avon’s image around the world – Expanding the Avon brand into new markets – Creating new products and new distribution channels – Increasing growth in Avon’s core product line – Enhancing the experience of the Avon representative
- 3. Summary of theCase Avon.com • Created in 1997 • Caters direct-to-consumer sales • Solution for stranded customers • Reasons for success – representatives were addressed – earned extra money through advertisement
- 4. Summary of theCase New Distribution Channels • International market – retail selling – Quelle shops in Germany (7000 stores) – Avon-run beauty counters • American market – mall “kiosks” (50 in operation) – franchised to representatives – 90% of customers are 1st time buyers
- 5. Who is Avon’sTarget Market? • Women – ages 30 - 40 – shops at the mall for beauty products – willing to spend additional money for higher quality and prestige – first time buyer – average to high income • Representatives – full time employees of AVON – purchase mall kiosk – 12,000 leadership representatives – trained through the Beauty Advisor program
- 6. Who is Avon’sTarget Market? American Market Women Representatives 5 million- stranded 100,000 full-time reps 2.4 million- new customers 12,000 lead reps 3.6 million total - 11 million customers 112,000 kiosk owners German Market Women Representatives 4 million Beauty Advisors
- 7. What is thepotential for conflict? Representatives • Competition • Conflict with new customers • Benefits lead and fulltime representatives • Loss of customers • Delivery system becomes unattractive
- 8. What is thepotential for conflict? Current Customers • Do not purchase beauty products in the mall • May not frequent high end stores • Loss of personal/familiar connection • Higher price
- 9. What is thepotential for conflict? Potential Customers • AVON brand name conflicts with the image of high-end retail stores • Current market is very competitive • Will not see other products offered by AVON, which makes up 40% of sales • May work in international market
- 10. How is managingconflict in case (B) different from case (A)? Website Retail Stores same target market 1st time buyers same brand image new brand image same distribution method loss of direct selling less threatening for reps direct competition
- 11. Are there otherstrategies that would take advantage of the Web without creating conflict? • Create a new brand name – NOVA (AVON spelled backwards) – use as the website name – high-end products, higher prices – luxury car of beauty products • Introduce NOVA to retail – advertising campaign – target market is women who would not purchase AVON
- 12. Progress of Avon •39million representatives • 1 billion transactions per year •Website •Kiosks •AVON spa in New York •Mall locations •New brand for younger women (Mark)
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