The genre of the ‘texts’ being analysed are ‘American Apparel’ print advertisements. The actual audiences of these advertisements are teenagers and young adults. Their target/implied audience‚ however‚ are adults that are older than 18 years of age. They tend to steer away from people under the age of 18‚ as the clothes are quite expensive and people within the ages of 18-25 normally have ‘entry-level jobs.’ However‚ the models’ ages range from 18-35‚ there are a few anomalies where they used a 62-year-old
Premium Advertising Mass media Marketing
Brand Positioning American Apparel itself wants to be seen as a stylish‚ no-factory‚ domestically made brand‚ inferring from its headline “Fashionable Basics. Sweatshop Free. Made in USA.” The company also wants to be seen as a socially and environmentally conscious brand that sells high quality knitwear with a simple design aesthetic. American Apparel will continue to target a large‚ diverse market of young urbanites that see themselves as unique instead of as part of a generic‚ mainstream
Premium Brand Advertising Brand management
Critically analyze the promotional strategies of American Apparel’s current advertising campaign by discussing: segmentation strategy‚ target market selection‚ and positioning strategy as well as brand image. American Apparel was founded on passion‚ built on ethics‚ and advertised with sex. Montreal-born Dov Charney determined that there was an unfulfilled need in the apparel market for American-made tshirts and other cotton basics that could appeal to all types of people‚ thus founded the company
Premium Clothing Marketing United States
American Apparel - Economic Information American Apparel was worth almost $1 Billion in late 2007 (~$996Million)‚ but lost over a billion dollars‚ now being in a debt of $262 Million. This year‚ American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection‚ and is still having an ongoing case. They are currently losing. From 2010 to 2014‚ American Apparel’s debt increased by approximately 35%. Between 2012 and 2013‚ their debt increased by 25% alone. The company’s total assets have decreased by
Premium Clothing Years in the future
Design Management Project American Apparel: Introduction There are five major design elements‚ performance‚ quality‚ durability‚ appearance and cost. The purpose of design is to optimise customer satisfaction and the profitability of a company by creatively coordinating these five elements in coherence with the company ’s products‚ environments‚ information‚ and corporate identity‚ thus‚ connecting the company with the consumer by creating products and services which appeal to the consumers needs
Premium Design Creativity
1. Appadurai‚ A. (1990) Disjuncture and difference in the global cultural economy‚ Journal Theory‚ Culture Society 7: 295-310 (available at NTU ejournals) Appadurai discussed the various situations and differences in the development of global cultural economy. Some cultural problems of homogenization and heterogenization are concentrated. From the perspective of homogenization‚ the argument of Americanization and commoditization which both show great dynamics and differences dependent on different
Premium Globalization Culture Sociology
American Apparel is a clothing manufacturer‚ distributor and retailer based in Los Angeles‚ California. Founded in 1989 by Canadian entrepreneur‚ Dov Charney‚ the company functions as a vertically integrated manufacturer that creates and develops their own advertising and branding campaign. American Apparel stresses the importance of mandating and promoting labour policies that reject clothing manufactures in sweatshops (AmericanApparel.net). First‚ this section of this paper will illustrate that
Premium Clothing United States Marketing
Passion and Innovation for the Apparel Industry. That’s American Apparel. CONSUMER PROFILE Maddison Kain 25/03/2013 CONSUMER PROFILE Maddison Kain 25/03/2013 AMERICAN APPAREL CONSUMER PROFILE DEMOGRAPHIC American Apparel is a relatively “young” fashion line that caters for the 20-30 age bracket‚ with a largely female skew‚ however they have a diverse range that caters for the growing male market—who are becoming more and more “fashion conscious” in an age where merchandise rules who’s
Premium Clothing
Date: 10.14.2010 RAKHI PAREKH STUDENT ID: 03154209 FSH630- Brand Makeover: Mid-term Project Brand history American Apparel is a sweatshop free vertically integrated manufacturer‚ distributor and retailer based in down town Los Angeles. This means that all of their products are designed ‚ manufactured (knitting‚ dyeing‚ cutting and sewing)‚ and marketed in their 800‚000 sq foot property in downtown Los Angeles. This makes it the largest single garment factory in the United States. Vertical
Premium Clothing United States Marketing
American Apparel is an American clothing manufacturer and retailer based in Los Angeles‚ California. Created in 1989‚ the company is known well for its controversial and provocative advertising campaigns. The sexually influenced advertisements are often criticized‚ but also praised for their lack of airbrushing the models. In fact‚ the company is known for accentuating the “flaws” on their models. Their advertisements usually depict a model with noticeable blemishes or asymmetrical features and then
Premium Gender Woman Advertising