MM1 CASE STUDY SUMMARY THE FASHION CHANNEL-Introduction 1. The Fashion Channel (TFC) is a cable TV network 2. It was founded in the year 1996. 3. Jared Thomas is the CEO. 4. Experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. 5. Almost 80mn U.S. households subscribed to cable and satellite TV. 6. In the beginning of 2006‚ the company started facing stiff competition from other networks. 7. In July 2006‚ Dana Wheeler was appointed as VP of TFC. PROBLEMS: TFC was facing
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PRELIMINARY EXAM IN CHANNEL MANAGEMENT CHANNEL MANAGEMENT HISTORY OF PROCTER & GAMBLE: Procter & Gamble Co.‚ also known as P&G‚ is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ United States. Its products include pet foods‚ cleaning agents‚ and personal care products. Prior to the sale of Pringles to the Kellogg Company‚ its product line included foods and beverages.[2] In 2012‚ P&G recorded $83.68 billion in
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Problem Statement The Fashion Channel was a successful cable TV network. It wasn’t long before the network realized that other networks were taking note of its success and beginning to add fashion related programming as well. The Fashion Channel needed to boost segmentation‚ positioning and advertising in order to maintain their current standing. Dana Wheeler was hired to draw on their strengths to help TFC eliminate competitors. TFC realized they need to focus on their target market of women between
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The Fashion Channel-Case Analysis Group-6: Anurag Satapathy (2014PGP050) Meenakshi Sundareswaran (2014PGP201) Nishant Mishra (2011IPM058) Rananavare Abhijeet (2014PGP293) Renuka Denkar (2014PGP102) Sawan Kumar (2011IPM095) Sonali Panda (2014PGP372) From the case it is clear that TFC was initially the only channel dedicated solely to fashion. The need for market segmentation arose due to drop in the TFC ratings to 1.0 due to the increase in competition in the segment. This also saw a fall
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data. From its inception in 1996 until recently‚ The Fashion Channel (TFC) enjoyed great success by appealing to as a broad an audience as possible. Overall viewer numbers were the main focus‚ and so long as TFC had no significant competition in terms of the fashion-specific content it offered‚ this “something for everyone” approach was a winner. But competitors such as CNN and Lifetime made note of TFC’s success. They began to offer fashion-specific programming. Consumers now have a choice‚ and
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Q1) How would you interpret the consumer and market data if you were Dana Wheeler? I would first try to see if I could classify the data into various segments. The fashion channel is very popular among women. Hence‚ I would differentiate between the women viewers based on age‚ spending capacity‚ fashion nerdiness‚ etc. These will become subsets of the superset “women viewers”. Once‚ I determine the segments I would look for any noticeable trends in the segments that will prove profitable for the
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THE FASHION CHANNEL A TIME FOR CHANGE Implementing Sustainability through Targeted Marketing THE DATA – STRATEGIC MARKETING RESEARCH The Fashion Channel Ad Revenue Calculator Multi Segments One Segment Two Segments Current 2007 Base Strategy Strategy Strategy TV House Holds 110‚000‚000 110‚000‚000 110‚000‚000 110‚000‚000 110‚000‚000 Average Rating 1.00% 1.00% 1.20% 80.00% 1.20% Average Viewers (thousands) 1‚100 1‚100 1‚320 880 1‚320 Average
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is Fashionistas and market data is a research study on customer satisfaction with cable networks if I were Dana Wheeler. The goal is building on the momentum TFC had created to date and stave off any competitors trying to make inroads. For the channel that needs to obtain competitiveness advantage‚ it is important to attract Fashionistas including highly valued demographic groups and increase customer satisfaction of the segment. 2. Consider 3 primary options presented. Discuss the pros and
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development‚ consumers are easier to access to fashion. As a result‚ the customers are changing and the companies are evolving to deliver customers satisfaction. Zara‚ the most profitable brand of Spain clothing retail group Inditex‚ has leveraged its unique strategy to achieve success and will be expected to maintain a sustainable growth in the fashion industry. Zara’s core competencies can be divided into four areas: process development‚ distribution‚ marketing and integrated business structure
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6.0 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATION FOR ZARA 6.1 PORTER 5 FORCES ANALYSIS 1. Barriers to entry: HIGH a. High fixed cost business requires economics of scale for sustained profitability b. High Selling & Administration Expenses which includes advertising‚ in-store promotions‚ etc.; up to 3.5% of its revenue‚ even though for Zara‚ the company is famous for spending minimum level of advertisements and commercials. However‚ recently the company announced that it invested €450 million in
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