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Claire’s. Maggie Bryant Jordan Couture Lauren Pirchett Andie Rodgers Meagan Rose. History. Established in 1974 35 years in business FT industries bought Claire’s boutiques , which operated over 60 stores in Chicago Claire’s went international in the nineties
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Claire’s Maggie Bryant Jordan Couture Lauren Pirchett Andie Rodgers Meagan Rose
History • Established in 1974 • 35 years in business • FT industries bought Claire’s boutiques , which operated over 60 stores in Chicago • Claire’s went international in the nineties • By 1996, the ICING brand was created • 3,000+ stores, worldwide
Current Promotions What they are offering. . . • Buy 2 get, get 1 free (earrings) • Free earring with a purchase of a starter kit • Buy one, get one half off (hair accessories) What they are not . . . • Television/radio advertisements • Flexible return policy • Aesthetically pleasing shopping environment
Promotional Plan Claire’s new promotional plan will be to perfect the atmospherics, have celebrity endorsement, and advertise more heavily with social media.
Promotional Plan cont. . . • Cleaning up the stores will create a more contusive environment for consumers to shop, while providing a hedonic experience. To achieve this transformation Claire’s will. . . • Remove old carpeting and replace with a wood substitute floor • Reduce amount of merchandise, to allow for a more boutique like environment • Play music that the target market, tweens, will enjoy listening too. Upbeat music will encourage consumers to purchase • Reduce signage in forefront windows
Promotional Plan cont…. Providing a celebrity endorser that is admired by our target market, tweens, will create brand loyalty by associating a face with the brand. • Justin Bieberwould be a perfect candidate because he is popular amongst tweens, and he already has products, such as nail polishes, Claire’s could promote in their stores. • He could appear in flagship stores to sign autographs and promote his products, this would automatically bring more traffic into the stores and consumers will take notice of all the positive changes Claire’s has successfully implemented.
Promotional Plan Conclusion Advertising is a key way to bring awareness to consumer’s mind, while creating brand equity. • It adds value the product while maintaining brand image • Magazines like Teen Vogue and seventeen would appeal to tweens • Showing commercials after school hours and programs will also create brand awareness.