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Team 8. Dooney & Bourke. The Big Picture. Dooney & Bourke O utdated A ging target market L ost originality. Reposition Fill in target market gaps New celebrity endorsers Kentucky Derby Signage/in-store visuals Sell luxury. Current Market Plan. Product: quality leather goods
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Team 8 Dooney & Bourke
The Big Picture • Dooney & Bourke • Outdated • Aging target market • Lost originality Reposition • Fill in target market gaps • New celebrity endorsers • Kentucky Derby • Signage/in-store visuals • Sell luxury
Current Market Plan • Product: quality leather goods • Promotion: celebrity endorsers with poor images • Place: department stores, boutiques, online • Price: $88-$550
Target Market Analysis • Baby Boomers: 1946-1964 • around for the beginning of the D&B brand • quickly aging out of interest • Gen Z: 1995-present • non-loyal, unpredictable consumers • around for the “It Bag” collection
Market Dynamics • Promotional strategies are based off of research of current fashions trends: • Classics • Exotics • Excess • Dooney & Bourke’s promotions will be based off of Classic styles. Special collections will follow the Exotic and Excess trends.
Consumer Behavior • Baby Boomers/Gen X Cohort ages (24-55) • Middle class, higher education, working, family and rely on technology • Value quality products, impeccable customer service and are willing to pay for it • Does not like promotions that are offensive, refer to age, or misleading
Competitors • Coach • Michael Kors • Kate Spade • Juicy Couture • Estimated $9 Billion in handbag sales in the US by 2015
Promotions To increase sales from what is now $5-10 million to $7-14 million • Print ads • Celebrity Endorsements • Visual Merchandising • Packaging • Direct Mail • Kentucky Derby
New Target Market • Middle to Upper Middle Class who desires a life of luxury • 24-55 years of age • $60-250,000 • Trendy • Owns a home, with one to two kids
Brand Communication • Recognizable name to consumers • Dooney& Bourke= (Affordable) Luxury • Quality Items • You get what you pay for at an affordable price Luxury can be affordable.
New Packaging Care for your product
Prelaunch Methods • Utilizing a wide variety of print ads and vintage photographs • 3 month galleries at events and near Dooney & Bourke retail locations • Analyze sales
Post Launch Methods • Main performance measure, sales. • Survey on D&B website • Direct mail invitation • New collection event