Avon Products‚ Inc. was a leading global cosmetics company‚ with over $8 billion in annual revenue in 2005. As the world’s largest direct seller‚ the company marketed to women in 143 countries via five (5) million independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon product lines included numerous popular brand names‚ and an extensive line of costume jewelry and clothing. Although revenues increased in 2003‚ 2004 and 2005‚ Avon’s net income was $848 million in 2005. The company met with stiff competition
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Executive Summary – Avon Products Avon Products is one of the major players in the cosmetics and toiletries industry with a sale of about 10 billion US dollars in 2007 (Exhibits 1‚ 2 & 3). It has been globally competitive by creating global brands and nurturing its powerful sales channel of Single-level Marketing (Direct Selling). Globally‚ Avon competes with large cosmetics majors like P&G‚ Revlon and Shiseido to sell its products. At the same time‚ it also competes with other major direct sellers
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Avon‚ the oldest cosmetics company in the United States and the world’s largest direct seller‚ received a much needed boost with Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚ Andrea Jung‚ at the helm (Creed and Laichas). Andrea became the company’s first female CEO in 1994‚ marking the beginning of a brand turnaround (“Avon Products‚ Inc.”). From its humble beginning to becoming the cosmetic giant that it is now‚ Avon has had a number of trials and bounce backs. It’s most recent success‚ the Hello Tomorrow global
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opportunities’. The DSA represents a wide range of companies covering a variety of products‚ who between them make-up nearly 80% of the UK direct sales market. Big names include Kleeneze (household products)‚ Avon (cosmetics). Betterware (household products) and Herbalife (health supplements). Of these‚ Avon is perhaps the oldest. The company was founded in 1886 by door-to-door bookseller David McConnell. As a sales incentive‚ he gave customers a bottle of perfume with each book purchase. He soon realised
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In 2006‚ Avon Products success story turned ugly. After five straights years of ten percent plus growth and twenty-five percent operating profit growth under CEO Andrea Jung‚ the company suddenly began losing profits. One of the main reasons of this lost was the fast growth of Avon that couldn’t be supported by its employees. As with many growing organizations the structure‚ people and processes that were right for a $5 billion company were not necessarily a good fit for a ten billion dollar company
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McConnell founded his company‚ Avon was first known as the California Perfume Company. The company was named Avon in 1939‚ as a tribute to his favorite writer‚ William Shakespeare. As the first "Avon Lady"‚ Mrs. P.F.E. Albee initiated the company’s famous direct-selling method‚ and her name is still honored today in the company. Avon established itself as a household name in the Fifties and Sixties with a worldwide network of door-to-door sales-ladies. Today‚ Avon remains the world’s largest direct
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_______________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 1. Avon.............................................................................................................................................................. 1 07 February 2013 ii ProQuest 1 1 Avon : Benjamin‚ Kim. : Marketing (Jun 13‚ 2012): 23. ProQuest : Cosmetics firm Avon’s famous "ding dong‚ Avon calling" ads of the 1950s and 1960s made it a household name‚ popular with generations of
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GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ CHENNAI Post Graduate Diploma in Management Batch 2012-14: Chennai Empirical Study Progress Report - I Title of Project: The right Marketing Communication Mix that can help L’Oreal increase its Shampoo Market Share in the rural market. Abstract of the Study (500 words): This paper aims at devising the right kind of Marketing Communication Mix for L’Oreal‚ that can help it to increase its market share in the rural market‚ both effectively and efficiently
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Andrea Jung’s Rise And Fall At Avon – Chapter 6 Case Janesy Dominguez Management and Leadership – MAN 3303 Professor Downey Broward College February 10th‚ 2015 Case Background: Andrea Jung went from being a lackluster student to attending the Ivy League’s Princeton University to going on to becoming the CEO of Avon products. Jung was born in 1959 in Toronto‚ Ontario Canada. She earned a bachelors degree in English literature in 1979. Recently graduated‚ she got a job in Bloomingdale’s as a manager
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HAIR CARE IN PERU Euromonitor International July 2014 HAIR CARE IN PERU Passport LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES Headlines ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Trends .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Competitive Landscape .......................................................................
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