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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Knowledge and Marketing Management Seminar The Fashion Channel Case Study: Friday‚ 18 October Please read and analyze this case on market segmentation and targeting options for a cable television network dedicated to fashion programming. No research into the industry or firm is necessary. Please use only the information provided by the case. Each team should complete Exhibit #4 “Ad Revenue Calculator” and Exhibit #5 “Estimated Financials for 2006 and 2007” and submit a copy of their
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I agree with you that there is an undeniable need for some substantial changes‚ I am equally concerned about the negative reception of these changes by our viewers and even our employees. According to me‚ the aim right now should be to steer our channel away from the risks of declining viewership and advertising prices. However‚ in order to achieve this‚ I do not at the same time think it would be wise to expose ourselves to higher concentration risks than is necessary. Therefore‚ my recommendation
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always save it and then copy it over‚ you never know when you will be the victim of technology failure. It would also be helpful if you read the grading rubric before submitting your work. You will know exactly what is expected from you. The Fashion Cannel 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
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The Fashion Channel – Case Study Exercise 1: What is expected outcome of each of the targeting scenarios? (complete both the Ad Revenue and Financial calculators to fully understand the financial impact of the scenarios) Exhibit 4: Ad Revenue Calculator TV HH Average Rating Average Viewers (thousands) Average CPM1 Average Revenue/Ad Minute2 Ad Minutes/Week Weeks/Year Ad Revenue/Year Incremental Programming Expense 1 Revenue/Thousand Viewer 2 Calculated by multiplying Average Viewers by Average
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investing in a major marketing campaign across all clusters‚ awareness and viewing of The Fashion Channel would go up. Cons: Although the broad-based marketing scenario produces a higher net income than the 2007 base‚ the CPM is still $0.20 lower than the current CPM. This $0.20 decrease would take place because TFC’s current target audience would not provide enough maintain the $1.00 CPM. Also‚ because The Fashion Channel would not target a specific audience under this scenario‚ TFC would run the risk that
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dollars from last year. Background TFC was a successful cable network that was the only one who broadcasted up-to-date news about fashion 24 hours a day‚ 7 days a week It was founded in 1996 It has had consistent and constant growth since the beginning‚ revenue was projected to grow to 310 million dollars in 2006 marking another steady year of growth. The channel was one of the most widely available niche networks reaching 80 million US households (this number represents the number of people
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Analisis de Caso: The Fashion Channel GE 602 - Profesora Martia Aldarina‚ MCM Grupo 77-Zolis Cruzeta‚ Carmelia Arzuaga‚ Gineza Felici y Nany Vázquete Interpretación de los datos del Mercado del Consumidor posando como Dana Wheeler. La señora Dana Wheeler es la Vice Presidente de Mercadeo del canal de televisión The Fashion Channel (TFC). La señora Wheeler posee amplia experiencia en el area de mercadeo y la industria de publicidad. La empresa TFC contrató a la señora Wheeler para
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Case Analysis Of “The Fashion Channel” Introduction and Problem Definition The Fashion Channel case illustrates the development of market segmentation options in implementing marketing strategies in a changing competitive environment‚ and demonstrates how quantitative analysis may be used to support a strategic marketing decision. The Fashion Channel (TFC) was a widely available niche cable network which only offers fashion-oriented programming. It was very successful until other regular networks
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