The Fashion Channel: Case Write-Up Decision to Be Made The management team for The Fashion Channel (TFC) must decide which customer segment(s) or “cluster” they should target in their new marketing strategy and how they should position TFC to ultimately increase company revenue. When deciding their marketing strategy‚ TFC must consider how they can increase their share of the market (ratings) versus the increasingly competitive fashion programming on CNN and Lifetime‚ and if they can maintain
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המודפסות‚ ובנוסף .HBS Ad Revenue Calculator | | | | | | Current | 2007 Base | Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 | TV HH | 110‚000‚000 | 110‚000‚000 | 110‚000‚000 | 110‚000‚000 | 110‚000‚000 | Average Rating | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.20% | 0.80% | 1.20% | Average Viewers (thousand) | 1‚100 | 1‚100 | 1‚320 | 880 | 1‚320 | Average CPM | $2.00 | $1.80 | $1.80 | $3.50 | $2.50 | Average Revenue/ Ad Minute | $2‚200 | $1‚980 | $2‚376 | $3‚080 | $3‚300 | Ad minutes/Week | 2‚016
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data. From its inception in 1996 until recently‚ The Fashion Channel (TFC) enjoyed great success by appealing to as a broad an audience as possible. Overall viewer numbers were the main focus‚ and so long as TFC had no significant competition in terms of the fashion-specific content it offered‚ this “something for everyone” approach was a winner. But competitors such as CNN and Lifetime made note of TFC’s success. They began to offer fashion-specific programming. Consumers now have a choice‚ and
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MM1 CASE STUDY SUMMARY THE FASHION CHANNEL-Introduction 1. The Fashion Channel (TFC) is a cable TV network 2. It was founded in the year 1996. 3. Jared Thomas is the CEO. 4. Experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. 5. Almost 80mn U.S. households subscribed to cable and satellite TV. 6. In the beginning of 2006‚ the company started facing stiff competition from other networks. 7. In July 2006‚ Dana Wheeler was appointed as VP of TFC. PROBLEMS: TFC was facing
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Assignment 1: The Fashion Channel 1) If TFC were on a BCG matrix they would fall into the category of a star. They have high market share and high business growth rate. They are the leaders in the fashion niche and should generate large amounts of revenue but need to continue to invest in their channel to ensure it stays profitable. 2) TFC is currently facing 4 critical challenges: Who to market to? Should TFC segment their target market into the four clusters of Fashionistas‚ Planners and
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decision matrix outcome. The main reason for this selection would be its superior projected net profit over the other scenarios (168.8M$‚39% margin) as well as its source. For this approach‚ revenue increases from both viewership and CPM. A diversified revenue source reduces risk of meeting revenue projection and risk of losing cable distribution support due to ratings decrease. Another important aspect is that it’s a well balanced solution between two desired phenomena: differentiation
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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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As-Is Circumstances TFC is confronting hard competitive risk. Lifetime and CNN are eroding TFC’s fashion programming share and there customer satisfaction are higher than that of TFC’s. The conditions will lead to TFC’s net income down. Lifetime is targeting women aged 18-34‚ also CNN is targeting men of all ages as there marketing target. These 2 groups are high valued demographics for advertisers. TFC‚ by contract‚ has no specific marketing target and strategy at present. Relatively‚ TFC becomes
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Dana Wheeler‚ Senior Vice President of marketing for the Fashion Channel is reviewing a new marketing segmentation and positioning strategy. The Fashion Channel Company needs to strengthen its competitive position and is willing to spend an estimated $60 Million on advertising‚ promotion‚ and public relations in 2007. TFC’s main focus has been solely on fashion which is broadcast all hours of the day 7 days a week. This channel reaches close to 80 million viewers in US households with their main
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The Fashion Channel 1. What are the pros and cons of the three segmentation scenarios? Read carefully the case and make a list of the pros and cons of each segmentation scenario. Use the following table to summarize your findings. Scenario 1: Broad-based Segmentation Targeting Scenario 2: Fashionista focus Scenario 3: Fashionistas + Planners/Shoppers Pros Cons 2. What Segmentation scenario is likely to produce higher revenues? To estimate
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