...It's here. Finally. Kiehl's, the venerable - and extraordinarily popular - Old World apothecary with New World style has arrived with its first free-standing store in Canada, unique, word-of-mouth marketing strategy in tow. The chain's 152-year-old flagship store in New York City is known for having waiting lines of customers. They're drawn by the New York-based retailer's signature look combining a line of approximately 150 custom-manufactured, Kiehl's-branded products, utilitarian packaging, elegant store design and its reputation for great customer service. While the environment at a Kiehl's store is consciously non-solicitous, knowledgeable help is always immediately at hand. "It's a logical step for us," says Kristin Armstrong, VP/GM, Kiehl's Since 1851, of the move to Canada. She adds that the only reason the chain didn't come up sooner was it hadn't yet completed its consumer research. That research indicated Canadians already knew some basic facts about Kiehl's, such as its origins in New York and its reliance on natural ingredients. "When we asked, 'What would you like to see in the future?' almost every single group said that they would love to see a Kiehl's free-standing store. It reassured us that that was the right thing to do." The Canadian store opened in Toronto on June 20. Launching with a splash, Kiehl's sampled at the June 22 MuchMusic Video Awards pre-party where it handed out 500 gift bags. An official launch event on July 16 will feature the presentation...
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...Dezember 2005 Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin, Daniela, Marina Michaela Ann-Christin Daniela Marina, Michaela 1 1 Learning objectives • Historical background of L’ORÉAL • L‘ORÉAL brands • Positioning of brands • Globalization of brands & the business L’ORÉAL • Strategies of L´ORÉAL • Distribution • Finding Recommendations Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin, Daniela, Marina, Michaela 2 1 L’ORÉAL brands Consumer Brands: • L'ORÉAL Paris • Garnier • SoftSheen-Carson • Maybelline New York • Le Club de Createurs Professional Products: • Kérastase • L'ORÉAL Professional • Matrix • Redken Source: www.loreal.de Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin, Daniela, Marina, Michaela 3 L’ORÉAL brands Luxury Products: • Biotherm • Helena Rubinstein • Kiehl's Since 1851 • Lancôme • Shu Uemura • Designer Fragrances Active Cosmetics: • La Roche-Posay • Vichy • Innéov Source: www.loreal.de Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin, Daniela, Marina, Michaela 4 2 Positioning of L‘ORÉAL brands High Quality Luxury Active & Professional Consumer Low Price High Price Low Quality Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin, Daniela, Marina, Michaela 5 Ansoff Matrix Market Product Present New Present Market Penetration Market Development New Product Development Diversification Dezember 2005 Internationales Marketing Ann-Christin...
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...Rong Li Abstract A cosmetics industry is called “beauty economy’, which includes the make-up, skincare and hair production and so on. Due to the beauty of nature, there is a huge demand for the cosmetics in the economic market. The corporations of cosmetics are the main supplies of the beauty products. As the blooming development of cosmetics industries, some phenomenon is involved in argument, which have exert an harm on people and the society even though they do not violate the current law. In this research paper, three main ethics problem will be discussed. This paper will give a brief background on each phenomenon, and then give the arguments and problems of it by using the ethics theories and case. Finally, some suggestions and measurement will be given to each problem. Key words: ethics, animal-test, advertising manipulate, double standard, Corporate social responsibility Introduction Cosmetics industry is called “the beauty economy”, devoted to develop the products of skincare and make-up both for woman and man. Due to the pressure from employment and mating (lipstick effect), people, especially woman most likely tend to spend their money on buying cosmetics, in order to enhance their beauty on their appearance and body. Consumers in America spend $45 Billion on cosmetics and beauty products the cosmetics industry makes billions of dollars each year from people's quest for great skin. Different from other industries...
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...Colgate-Palmolive: Evaluating New Product Potential Colgate-Palmolive, a leading dental product company, must compete in an expanding market to design the next best product in a fast developing dental field. New products, such as the Colgate Precision must not only be designed efficiently but must also be compared to similar products on the market to see if it will outsell their opponent’s newest products. Positioning, branding, and communication strategies must be considered when evaluating the potential of a new product. CP’s main strength is being a global leader in household and personal care products. The Colgate-Palmolive company also holds number one position in U.S. retail toothbrush market with a 23.3% volume share. Next, the company is concentrating on core consumer products. They also focus on innovation and new product launches. The company’s strong financials helps them in researching and introducing new products. One of the CP’s weaknesses is increased frequency of promotion by competitors. Due to promotions, purchase frequency was lagging the toothbrush replacement frequency. The consumers were often offered a “two for one” or a free sample, and most of the people were replacing their toothbrushes only when the bristles became visibly worn. This behavior was lagging the purchase frequency. In the 90’s there has been a substantial growth of the global oral hygiene market. There was also an increasing consumer interest and purchase frequency, which gave the...
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...psychological factors - that are vital conditions for every marketing strategy to be considered before launching in the market. In cosmetic industry, although L'Oréal is the leader of the market, it is necessarily for the company to concern these factors in its marketing plan, so as to gain the market shares and remain its position above rivals such as P&G and Unilever. The report will try to find out the role of consumer behaviour in marketing strategy planning and discover the process of how L'Oreal adapt the three factors to their marketing plans order to achieve success. INTRODUCTION The term consumer behaviour is defined as "the study of how individuals, groups and organisations select, buy, use and dispose of goods, ideas or experiences to satisfy their needs and wants”(Kotler & Keller, 2009:150). In other words, the study focuses on how individuals spending their available resources - time, money and effort - to create final decisions in buying process (Schiffman, Hansen & Kanuk, 2008). Since consumer behaviour has huge effects on marketing...
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...Discussion Questions 1. What are the basic goals of marketing? Are these goals relevant to global marketing? 2. What is meant by “global localization?” Is Coca-Cola a global product? Explain. 3. Describe some of the global marketing strategies available to companies. Give examples of McDonald that use the different strategies. 4. Describe the difference between ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric management orientations. 5. Define leverage and explain the different types of leverage utilized by companies with global operations. 6. What is “global marketing” and how does it differ from “regular marketing?” Giving examples of at least one major corporation explain these differences. SECTION C: CASE STUDY CASE 1-3: Acer Inc (page 57) 1. How did the “global markets-local markets” paradox figure into Shih’s strategy for China? 2. Can Acer become the world’s third largest PC company, behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard? 3. Growth in the U.S. PC market has started to slow down. Despite strong competition from Dell and Hewlett-Packard, Acer’s U.S. market share increased form 1 percent in 2004 to 3.3 percent by the end of 2006. What are Acer’s prospects for gaining further share in the United States? ABDT 3213 – International Marketing Week 3 Tutorial 2: The Global Economic & Trade Environment SECTION A: Discussion Questions 1. Explain the difference between market capitalism, centrally planned...
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...Managing: the art of determining the right balance Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Maastricht, 6 June 2014 Ignacio, I.K.A ID number: i6016200 Study: MSc Accountancy Course code: EBC4045 Group number: 2 Tutor name: W. Foppen Writing Assignment: Individual paper Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 2. Managing ........................................................................................................................... 3 3. The organization and its people ....................................................................................... 4 3.1 3.2 Company ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Teams ............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2.1 Familiarity ................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Open communication ................................................................................................................. 8 3.3 Individuals ..................................................................................................................................... 8 4. A move to the external environment...
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...Heine@marketing-trommsdor.de • Internet: www.marketing.tu-berlin.de Heine, Klaus (2011) The Concept of Luxury Brands, Technische Universität Berlin, www.conceptouxurybrands.com. Edition: 1.0 This paper is published as the rst part of the serial publication Luxury Brand Management ISSN: 2193-1208 Editing & Review: Bartek Goldmann and Kate Vredenburgh Cover page: Kevin Duggan Acknowledgements: Dr. Steen Herm. I would like to thank the following people for their support and constructive criticism: Prof. Dr. Volker Trommsdor, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Roski, Dr. Vera Waldschmidt, Demet Tuncer, by Klaus Heine (2011); Copyright by Klaus Heine. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of re- search or private study, or criticism or review, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Marketing, Wilmersdorfer Str. 148, 10585 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +49.30.314-29.922, Fax: +49.30.314-22.664 Contents List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v vi vii I. Introduction ...
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...Market Potential Analysis – A study of the Cosmetics Industry in the ABC Islands Master Thesis within Business Administration Author: Danny Reijntjes Ryan Wagijo Tutor: Jönköping Desalegn Abraha May 2012 Master Thesis within Business Administration Title: Market Potential Analysis – A study of the Cosmetics Industry in the ABC Islands Authors: Danny Reijntjes & Ryan Wagijo Tutor: Desalegn Abraha Date: 2012-05-14 Subject terms: Market potential, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Cosmetics. Abstract Background: The main aim of the research is to focus on the market potential of the cosmetic brands in the market of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao (ABC islands). These islands are located in the Caribbean Sea in front of the coast of South-America. Before starting to expand, international companies first search for potential suitable markets to invest in. This thesis attempts to find out if there is a potential market for the cosmetic products of the companies on the ABCislands. The purpose of the Master thesis is to find out if there is a potential market for new cosmetic products on the ABC islands. To achieve the purpose, the research addresses the market potential analysis. The market of Aruba and Curacao offer a great number of potential clients and a good future prospect. These findings are also supported by research that was conducted in 2007 by the Icongrouponline. Majority of the consumers on the islands are willing to try new professional cosmetics products. Additionally, the...
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...Learning with Cases INTRODUCTION The case study method of teaching used in management education is quite different from most of the methods of teaching used at the school and undergraduate course levels. Unlike traditional lecture-based teaching where student participation in the classroom is minimal, the case method is an active learning method, which requires participation and involvement from the student in the classroom. For students who have been exposed only to the traditional teaching methods, this calls for a major change in their approach to learning. This introduction is intended to provide students with some basic information about the case method, and guidelines about what they must do to gain the maximum benefit from the method. We begin by taking a brief look at what case studies are, and how they are used in the classroom. Then we discuss what the student needs to do to prepare for a class, and what she can expect during the case discussion. We also explain how student performance is evaluated in a case study based course. Finally, we describe the benefits a student of management can expect to gain through the use of the case method. WHAT IS A CASE STUDY? There is no universally accepted definition for a case study, and the case method means different things to different people. Consequently, all case studies are not structured similarly, and variations abound in terms of style, structure and approach. Case material ranges from small caselets (a few paragraphs...
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...5 Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Costing Systems L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S After studying this chapter, you will be able to 1. Explain the major purposes for allocating costs. 2. Explain the relationship between activities, resources, costs, and cost drivers. 3. Use recommended guidelines to charge the variable and fixed costs of service departments to other organizational units. 4. Identify methods for allocating the central costs of an organization. 5. Use the direct, step-down, and reciprocal allocation methods to allocate service department costs to user departments. 6. Describe the general approach to allocating costs to products or services. 7. Use the physical units and relative-sales-value methods to allocate joint costs to products. 8. Use activity-based costing to allocate costs to products or services. 9. Identify the steps involved in the design and implementation of activity-based costing systems. 10. Calculate activity-based costs for cost objects. 11. Explain why activity-based costing systems are being adopted. 12. Explain how just-in-time systems can reduce non-value-added activities Cost Accounting System. The techniques used to determine the cost of a product or service by collecting and classifying costs and assigning them to cost objects. A university’s computer is used for teaching and for government-funded research. How much of its cost should be assigned to each task? A city creates a special police unit to investigate a series...
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...o’sullivan@credit-suisse.com COVERPHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/XAVIERARNAU, PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ALIJA 78 Turkey: Subdued but stable EMERGING CONSUMER SURVEY 2015_3 Editorial We are delighted to publish the fifth edition of the Credit Suisse Research Institute’s “Emerging Consumer Survey.” To undertake the project, we have again partnered with global market research firm Nielsen, which has conducted on our behalf nearly 16,000 face-to-face interviews with consumers across nine key emerging economies – Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and South Africa. We have built a unique and accessible multi-year database profiling the fortunes and intentions of these key consumers. The ambition of our series of studies has been to focus on the micro...
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