Descripción del Caso The Fashion Channel (TFC) era un exitoso canal de televisión por cable‚ dedicado exclusivamente a la moda‚ con una programación continua de 24 hrs. al día‚ los 7 días de la semana. Fue fundado en el año 1996 y desde entonces‚ había presentado ingresos y resultados por sobre la media de la industria de forma consistente‚ hasta el año 2006. Sin embargo‚ hoy su directorio y grupo gerencial estaban enfrentados ante una situación que hacia preveer cambios hacia futuro y por lo
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Dana Wheeler‚ The Fashion Channel’s (TCF) senior vice president of marketing‚ must focus on TCF’s segmentation‚ branding‚ and positioning strategy. BACKGROUND TFC is a cable TV network specially devoted to the latest fashion broadcasted 24 hours per day‚ 7 days per week. TFC was successful and experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. TCF was one of the most common niche network‚ shared with 80 million U.S. households. A LT E R N AT I V E
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Case Study: The Fashion Channel (TFC) June 30‚ 2009 Overview The Fashion Channel (TFC)‚ founded in 1996‚ is a successful cable TV network dedicated to all things fashion. Although quite young compared to other TV networks‚ TFC has experienced steady growth and in 2006 forecasted its revenue at $310.6 million. TFC operates primarily as a niche network‚ focused solely on fashion and fashion related programming‚ but still manages to reach almost 80 million US households that subscribe
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Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl are two biologists who prove that DNA replication was semiconservative. At the time‚ many strong evidences from experiments using bacterial viruses had already convinced most scientists that DNA was the molecule of heredity; however they knew little about the DNA replication process. After the dimensionally accurate model building by Watson and Crick‚ it was clear that the process of replication and information distribution have to use the DNA from parent cell
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CASE STUDY: The Fashion Channel Case study: The Fashion Channel Opening Lacking of detailed segment‚ branding and positioning strategy and increasing competitors which have put forward the similar fashion program forced TFC to change its marketing strategy for future growth. Therefore‚ targeting and positioning the market are of great importance. However‚ TV ratings and advertising revenue are necessarily to be accomplished by segment TFC. Key
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Fashion Channel Questions Please answer the following questions in no more than 3 pages single spaced or 6 pages double spaced using a 12pt font. Exhibits such as your excel results do not count against the page limit. Please note that the column “2007 base” in the excel spread sheet assumes you do not segment the market. It is critically important that you communicate your reasoning clearly. You MUST NOT talk about the case in depth with anyone else. 1. How would you interpret the consumer
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The Fashion Channel The Fashion Channel is the market leader in Fashion related to TV programming. Recently attempts have been made by other channels to snatch its crown. Dana Wheeler is hired to prevent this scenario from happening. 1. Interpretation of Consumer and Market Data The current competition from CNN and Lifetime is only in the evening time from 9-11 pm (primetime) when the highest revenue for ads is generated. The focus for promoting new programs and attracting advertisers
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The Fashion Channel The VPs main focus was recommending few new segmentation and positioning strategy for TFC Recent addition to TFC and was eager to create an impression Company needed to strengthen its competitive position in the market The company was ready to spend $60M in 2007 which was an increase of 33.33% from 2006 TFC Background A very famous and successful TV network – dedicated solely to fashion 24/7 Founded in 1994 by 2 entrepreneurs. Steady revenue and profit growth since the
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HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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Fashion Channel Market Segmentation Fashion Channel Market Segmentation SWOT Analysis Strengths 1. Specialist in fashion-oriented programming 2. Appeals mostly to women between 35 and 54 3. Attracts premium pricing 4. Operates under the basic cable package Weaknesses 1. Operations not fully diversified 2. Section of management is reluctant to accept change 3. Satisfaction level of TFC’s customers is on the decline 4. Lack of market segmentation Opportunities 1. Advertisers are ready
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