Case Study on Mary Kay Cosmetics: Asian Market Entry Executive Summary Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc’s (MKC) was facing challenges of increasing number of competing direct selling organizations in the US cosmetics market and was not satisfied with their sales revenue generated from international sales. They believed MKC culture could be transferred internationally and that Mary Kay Ash’s charisma‚ motivation and philosophy were likely to appeal to women throughout the world. MKC management would
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1. Why has Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) not been as successful as Avon in penetrating international markets? In 1992‚ the percentage of international sales of Mary Kay Cosmetics was only of 11% of total sales while‚ for instance‚ the percentage of international sales of Avon (a main competitor) was 55%. The reasons why MKC failed when penetrating international markets were‚ among others‚ that they did a direct application of their US marketing strategy (products and communication) without taking
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1.Why has MKC not been as successful as Avon in penetrating international markets? There are a number of good reasons that explain why Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) had not been able to penetrate the international markets as well as Avon did. The head of MKC’s Curran Dandurand identified a number of reasons for this phenomenon‚ according to this case study. Dandurand’s analysis concluded that mainly MKC’s limited international success was due the following reasons. Marking strategy- MKC made a very
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In 1999‚ Mary Kay’s senior executives were contemplating a new strategy. This new strategy was necessary to face stagnant sales‚ changing consumer trends and increased competition. I. Background A. Industry and Distribution Channel Mary Kay was a direct seller of cosmetics and toiletries. This direct sales force consisted mainly of women who sell full-time or part-time through home demonstrations. The company’s product line included items such as skin creams‚ cosmetics‚ fragrances and
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through extensive distribution. As a matter of fact‚ ADP Industries core competence is its vast distribution network and marketing components. The first 10 years of operation was focused in establishing strong partnerships with traditional distribution channels (see table 1). Within the company’s 10 years of operation‚ ADP Industries Corporation tapped the key marketing
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Section: 02 Q 1: What is the difference between direct marketing and direct selling? Answer: Direct Marketing; definition‚ “The total of activities by which the seller‚ in effecting the exchange of goods and services with the buyer‚ directs efforts to a target audience using one or more media (direct selling‚ direct mail‚ telemarketing‚ direct-action advertising‚ catalogue selling‚ cable TV selling‚ etc.) for the purpose of soliciting a response by phone‚ mail or personal visit from a prospect
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Online Selling Online shopping or e-shopping is a form of electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser. Alternative names are: e-web-store‚ e-shop‚ e-store‚ Internet shop‚ web-shop‚ web-store‚ online store‚ online storefront and virtual store. Mobile commerce (or m-commerce) describes purchasing from an online retailer’s mobile optimized online site or app. An online shop evokes the physical analogy of buying
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MARY KAY’S EC SYSTEMS Founded in 1962‚ Mary Kay (marykay.com) has about 1.8 million consultants selling its cosmetics and fragrance in 34 countries. In 2008‚ the company had about $2.4 billion in wholesale sales. As a company that has based its reputation on personal contacts in door-to-door visits and home gatherings‚ one might think that Mary Kay would not benefit from EC. Actually‚ the opposite is true. Currently‚ more than 95 percent of Mary Kay’s independent salespeople place orders via the
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Founded in 1962‚ Mary Kay (marykay.com) has about 1.8 million consultants selling its cosmetics and fragrances in 34 countries. In 2008‚ the company had about $2.4 billion in wholesale sales. As a company that has based its reputation on personal contacts through door-to-door visits and home gatherings‚ one might think that Mary Kay would not benefit from EC. Actually‚ the opposite is true. Currently‚ more than 95 percent of Mary Kay’s independent salespeople place orders via the Internet.
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