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LIBERTY

JEANS.APOTHECARY

Great Marlborough Street

London

W1B 5AH

Prepared By: Christine Bulbrook

Submission: December 3rd 2009

Course Tutor: Sue Dean

IMA Year 1/ Report

Word count: 3286

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1 Table of Contents

2 Table of Figures ........................................................................................................................... 3

3 Table of Tables ............................................................................................................................ 4

4 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 5

5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6

6 Liberty to Date ............................................................................................................................ 7

7 The JEANS.APOTHECARY Mission Statement .......................................................................... 8

8 Industry Profile ........................................................................................................................... 9

9 Market Segment ......................................................................................................................... 9

9.1 Strategic Market Segment drivers ........................................................................... 9

10 Product Proposition ............................................................................................................... 10

10.1 Product Competition .........................................................................................12

10.2 Product Environment ........................................................................................12

10.3 Sale Environment .............................................................................................. 13

11 Pricing ................................................................................................................................... 15

12 Marketing Plan ....................................................................................................................... 17

12.1 Above The Line Advertising ................................................................................ 17

12.1.1 Magazines ............................................................................................................................... 18

12.1.2 London Taxis ........................................................................................................................... 19

12.1.3 Online Banners ........................................................................................................................ 19

12.2 Below The Line Advertising ............................................................................... 20

12.3 Public Relations Promotion ................................................................................21

12.4 Justification of Costs ..........................................................................................21

12.5 Campaign Timing ..............................................................................................22

13 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 23

14 Appendix A – Primary Market Research .................................................................................. 25

15 Appendix A – Secondary Research ..........................................................................................27

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2 Table of Figures

Figure 1 JEANS.APOTHECARY Brand Structure ............................................................................... 5

Figure 2 JEANS.APOTHECARY’s Branding ...................................................................................... 8

Figure 3 The Brand Logo ..................................................................................................................... 8

Figure 4 Lycra technology silhouette Figure 5 High Quality Denim .................................................. 10

Figure 6 JE.AP Superior Fit ................................................................................................................ 11

Figure 7 JE.AP Confidence ................................................................................................................. 11

Figure 8 7 For All Mankind Jeans Figure 9 Not Your Daughters Jeans................................................ 12

Figure 10 Product Environment ......................................................................................................... 13

Figure 11 eStyle software portal ....................................................................................................... 14

Figure 12 Apothecary Envelopes for Sales Receipts Figure 13 Inspiration for Shopping Bags ............... 20

Figure 14 Money-off Voucher ............................................................................................................ 20

Figure 15 1/4ly Liberty Magazine ...................................................................................................... 20

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3 Table of Tables

Table 1 JEANS.APOTHECARY Competitors Bulbrook, 2009 .................................................................... 15

Table 2 Retail considerations when determining price Cox & Brittan. (2004) .............................................. 16

Table 3 JE.AP and Competitors Price Comparison (Bulbrook, 2009) ............................................................ 17

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4 Executive Summary

This report serves to detail a proposal for a new sub-brand of jeans for Liberty Department Store. The

sub-brand will be JEAN.APOTHECARY, with JE.AP for short. The Unique Selling Point is ‘Jeans, but

Better’. The Mission Statement focuses on expert and eclectic design using modern fabrics and

techniques in-keeping with Liberty traditions.

This product aims to fill the gap in the current jeans market by providing jeans manufactured with

considerations for the over thirties woman. This target market segment comprises women 28 – 48 year

old in the AB social group who enjoy shopping and fashion. She wears jeans for style and practicality

but wants a product sympathetic to post-twenties body.

The JEAN.APOTHECARY 5 pocket western jeans with Liberty print accents will feature optional

strategically placed control support. The sub-store will be based within the Liberty Flagship

Department Store, Marlborough Street and feature modern/vintage and eclectic furnishings and

visuals. The proposed price-point of £220.00 will fall into the luxury jeans category. This is in line with

competitor and reflects details of design and promotional activities.

A planned strategic marketing campaign aims to begin in September 2010 with a proposed budget of

£376, 000. This budget will serve a six month campaign and utilizes prominent magazines and online

news sources with optimum AB readership. Alongside these will be a fleet of London Taxis covered in

vinyl boasting the JEAN.APOTHECARY brand. To compliment these there will be in store promotions

including shopping bags and Apothecary-‘esque’ visual merchandising for maximum exposure of this

new Liberty sub-brand.

Figure 1 JEANS.APOTHECARY Brand Structure

Product Design based on providing

Consumer Value

Consumer Led Offering and Positive Buying

Experience

Respond to tailored research

and Consumer ideals

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5 Introduction

In 2008 Liberty underwent a makeover with its Chief Executive, Mr. Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye, at

the helm. This make-over was titled ‘Renaissance’. The new focus and theme is fully in-keeping with

the traditional neoclassical style of Liberty to date.

Renaissance according to Oxford Dictionary is ‘a revival of or renewed interest’ in something. Alongside

this renewal, Liberty have successfully launched sub-brand ‘Liberty of London’. To continue this

diversification, Liberty proposes introducing a five pocket Western Jeans range.

This report will outline the present day jeans market. Considerable focus will be on the suitable market

segment and brand identity to complement the proposed five pocket Western Jeans range. The latter

sections of this report detail a marketing campaign using both media and PR for effective

communication of the brand. This new sub-brand will excite the existing and new Liberty consumer

alike, by mixing some modern concepts with classic Liberty traditions.

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6 Liberty to Date

LIBERTY of Old

Since its start in 1875 Liberty Department Store has stayed true to its’ ethos of offering not only the

luxurious but also the eclectic. Oscar Wilde himself described it as "The chosen resort of the artistic

shopper“. (Retail Renaissance at Liberty, 2009)

LIBERTY and A New Direction

In the spring of 2009 Liberty initiated a modernizing venture with the introduction of a few drastic

changes. This has been referred to in-store as the Liberty Renaissance. “It’s got to be a bit mad, doesn’t it?

It is Liberty, after all.” Yasmin Sewell, Creative Consultant, Liberty (Retail Renaissance at Liberty, 2009)

LIBERTY and The Future

This report proposes a new product for a new Liberty. This product will be in-keeping with Liberty’s

renaissance that will bridge the generation gap between the old and new Liberty customer. Presenting:

“JEANS.APOTHECARY”

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7 The JEANS.APOTHECARY Mission Statement

Through its sub-brand JEANS.APOTHECARY, Liberty will provide expertly designed Jeans, incorporating optional strategically placed support injected with some Liberty

eclecticism. We’ll make your jeans experience better because we are:

“Jeans, but better” (Unique Selling Point)

Figure 2 JEANS.APOTHECARY’s Branding

Figure 3 The Brand Logo

JEANS.APOTHACARY

JE.AP

JE.AP

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8 Industry Profile

The present global denim market is worth $19.7bn and Western Europe is responsible for 20% of the

global jeans market (Rumsey, 2008). That works out to a turn-over of over $3bn in Europe alone. Britain

has been enjoying its share of this success. According to Mintel, (2007) Jeans have become a staple in

the consumer’s wardrobe and sales of jeans continue to grow as consumers purchase more frequently.

This may explain why there are currently over one hundred JEANS brands available to denim

consumers with new concepts and designs emerging continuously. However the vast majority of these

focus on the under thirties age group. Those which do focus on the over-thirties are not giving

customers true value. There is a definite gap in the jeans market for the over thirty luxury Liberty

female consumer.

9 Market Segment

The JEANS.APOTHECARY woman is aged between twenty-eight and forty-eight years old. She is

passionate about fashion and can afford to splurge occasionally. She loves shopping and is comfortable

amongst luxury. However she abhors bad customer service so is willing to spend more to guarantee an

enjoyable shopping experience.

She is educated to university level and has reached a professional level in

her career. She may or may not have children. If she does have children

she will most likely be at home for the first two years before returning to

work, most likely part-time. She visualises jeans as smart/casual essential

daywear. They allow her to look and feel modern, are sexy but also

practical. She buys premium jeans such as 7 for all Mankind and J Brand.

She is a woman having the time of her life in the ‘noughties’, she’s ‘Sex in

the City’ meets ‘Desperate Housewives’ with some urban ‘Cool Britannia’

thrown in.

9.1 Strategic Market Segment drivers

The JEANS.APOTHECARY woman expects good value; although she is

accustomed to luxury she values her money and demands the whole

package. This package comprises of good service, quality products and

enjoyable shopping experiences. The JEANS.APOTHECARY Woman

She wants to feel appreciated. Her shopping experience is not only about the product, it is about her.

She wants to be recognised as a consumer, she wants direct, friendly and professional service.

She wants a product designed for her. She is not eighteen, nor is she sixty-five. She wants those behind

the product being marketed to her to be considerate of her concerns, her changing body shape and her

need to maintain style whilst carrying out practical day-to-day tasks.

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Research has shown that there is a connection between women who aim to maintain a youthful

lifestyle (Rumsey, 2008) and jeans purchases. Jeans are viewed as stylish, youthful and sexy. They are

the perfect transitional garment for women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s and beyond.

10 Product Proposition

Proposal for a ‘5 Pocket Western Style’ JEANS with vintage Liberty print accents. These accents will

appear as finishing for the garment, on inside stitching and pocket linings. A few styles will showcase

diminutive accents on the rear pockets.

The jeans will feature flattering variations of modern cuts for the 25 plus woman who is not willing to

sacrifice looking good for high fashion. These jeans will feature optional strategically placed medium

control support to allow the mature woman to feel good and look good using innovative denim

ingrained with a high count Lycra (at least 5%) for a smoother silhouette. The popularity of support

underwear, e.g. Spanx, proves there is a market for this technology. Louise France, of the Guardian

newspaper, in an interview with Sarah Blakely, the founder of Spanx, got to the bottom of this Lycra

technology. “It's not so much about looking skinny, it's about looking smooth.” (France, 2008)

Figure 4 Lycra technology silhouette Figure 5 High Quality Denim

Lycra technology

+

Quality Denim

=

Superior Fit

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Figure 6 JE.AP Superior Fit

Figure 7 JE.AP Confidence

The use of quality denim ensures longevity and fit producing maximum value for the discerning

consumer. This woman has heavy financial commitments. She needs ‘hard-working’ pieces. She does not

want ‘faddish’ high fashion. (Halliday et al, 2009)

I’m Looking Good!

I’m Feeling Great!

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10.1 Product Competition

The current jeans offerings tend to fall into two groups; jeans designed for the under twenty three year

old who has not experienced any signs of ageing or the over fifty age group who are often no longer so

bothered with keeping in fashion. 7 For All Mankind are a typical brand of luxury jeans which are noted

for quality and style. However they are styled for fashion and do not make allowances for post thirty

changes in body shape which mainly affects the hips and lower abdomen. As a result women over the

age of thirty wear and purchase jeans like ‘7’ for the quality they offer, but eventually suffer discomfort.

At the other end of the scale are Not Your Daughters Jeans marketed at women who are, say forty-

eight and above. These jeans have a higher waistband and a Lycra content to tackle the

aforementioned issues. However they lack quality and style. The concept is good except that these

jeans look like jeans suitable for the much older consumer.

In a focus group (14 Appendix A: Primary Research) carried out on November 4th 2009 five women who

match the JEAN.APOTHECARY target consumer were shown the following photographs of 7 For All

Mankind jeans and Not Your Daughters Jeans. All the participants favoured the ‘7’ jeans but expressed

concern at the low waistband. It was also unanimous that the NYDJs were ‘old fashioned’.

Figure 8 7 For All Mankind Jeans Figure 9 Not Your Daughters Jeans

10.2 Product Environment

The luxury consumer wants and expects a shopping experience. Visual Merchandising is of upmost

importance to create an environment in keeping with the Brands identity. JEANS.APOTHECARY will

need to convey, on first impression, it is a sub-store steeped in Liberty tradition, focused on quality with

modern technology.

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Figure 10 Product Environment

The theme of Modern / Vintage Eclectic comprises of:

Eclectic Lighting

Unusual Recycled Flooring

Luxurious Seating throughout concession including changing rooms

Apothecary Chests for Storage and Point -of -Sale Transactions

Spacious and Well- Lit Changing Booths with 360° mirrors

Birdcages and Foliage for ambiance

10.3 Sale Environment

The sales environment not only serves to encourage the consumer to purchase; it has to inspire

confidence. Staff responsible for customer-care have to believe in the product and be confidently

knowledgeable of its characteristics. Steve Simon of National Jean Company, based in the USA,

explained the importance of knowledgeable staff in a recent WGSN Lifestyle Monitor Report.

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Simon who retails jeans to the luxury end of the consumer market says:

“Women who think they don’t have a body leave

looking and feeling great...People who buy denim

should go to a place where the staff is educated about

fit and sizing, and really assists them.” Steve Simon of

National Jean Company (Denimwear: mass-market

appeal, 2009)

At the JEANS.APOTHECARY professionally trained staff will each wear different styles of JE.AP

jeans. The staff will also be trained on how to demonstrate the use of and assist with helping

consumers who wish to take advantage of the eStyle software.

Figure 11 eStyle software portal

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eStyle Fit Finder Software for ultimate fit by choosing body type and desired fit, to include:

- Measure for jeans by Body Type

- Shop by Style

- Goes well with

- Customer favorite

Staff will have a variety of Liberty shirts on hand to offer to consumers trying on jeans in the changing

rooms. These shirts will be available to buy in the JEANS.APOTHECARY sub-store.

11 Pricing

The luxury Jeans market is competitively priced. The following chart demonstrates a pricing matrix

from central London’s leading department stores. With six pairs of randomly chosen jeans the median

price demonstrates what current jeans market consumers are willing to pay for a pair of luxury jeans.

Table 1 JEANS.APOTHECARY Competitors Bulbrook, 2009

Make of Jeans Established Price Source

Nina Ricci 1932 £460 Harvey Nichols

J Brand 2005 £250 Liberty

Sass and Bide 1999 £185 Net.a.porter.com

7 For All Mankind 2000 £185 Selfridges

Diesel 1978 From £150 Diesel

Not Your Daughters Jeans

NYDJ

2008 £129 John Lewis

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Based on this research the average price of a pair of luxury jeans in central London is around £200.

Using the competition as a starting point, other factors influencing affecting JEANS.APOTHACARY’s

price, as stated by Cox and Brittan (2004) are:

Pricing Considerations JEANS.APOTHECARY Price

Target Market JE.AP’s customer is a luxury market consumer who

values superior quality and service. This consumer

expects to pay premium prices and expects a premium

garment and shopping experience.

Company Objectives The JEANS.APOTHECARY brand aims to emulate its’

parent company Liberty. Liberty is a luxury retailer and

JE.AP will follow the tradition.

Competition Using the competition as comparison JE.AP can

determine how to price competitively.

Table 2 Retail considerations when determining price Cox and Brittan, 2004

A proposed price of £220 shows that JE.AP is in-line with the competitor’s price whilst taking its values

into consideration. This includes advertising considerations. More can be spent on advertising by using

a graduate student designer collaboration. Possible candidates can be recruited from London College of

Fashion or Graduate Fashion Week. This gives JEANS.APOTHECARY the opportunity to save on

hiring expensive designers and provides an opportunity to market itself as socially conscious. (See 12.3

Public Relations Promotion).

“Retailer tie-ups are mutually beneficial to both

designer and chain... (They) generate revenues for the

label outside of ‘normal’ levels.” (Halliday et al, 2009)

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Table 3 JE.AP and Competitors Price Comparison Bulbrook, 2009

Interestingly in a recent survey (WGSN, 08, Denimwear: Premium rates) where women were asked to

name and rate their top five considerations when purchasing premium jeans. In first place 34% of the

vote went to the fit, style of cut and length of jeans. In fifth place 17% of women said they considered

price. This only goes to prove that women appreciate luxury jeans, and will overlook price in favour of

the emotional confidence they get from looking and feeling good.

12 Marketing Plan

The best way to communicate the availability of JE.AP jeans is to tap into a variety of knowledge

bases this consumer uses on a daily basis The consumer needs to be enticed to try the product, to see

and feel the difference for themselves.

The reasoning behind this is that JEANS.APOTHECARY need to be known for great style, fit and

service for the 28 – 48 year old woman. The Unique Selling Point is “Jeans, but better” – better fit,

better design but with a secret Apothecary ingredient! Although the brand will offer a pair of jeans

with characteristics which include support Lycra it is important not to advertise this fact. The target

consumer knows she will benefit from wearing jeans with ‘support’ but she doesn’t want anyone else to

know it. Therefore JEANS.APOTHECARY will market itself on its associations with Liberty and the

advertising will use the USP “Jeans, but Better” but will avoid falling into the narrow niche of being only

known for not making the consumer look ‘fat’.

12.1 Above The Line Advertising

A proposed budget of £376,000 for advertising in a six month timeframe will cover a number advertising

avenues placed with magazines, online broadsheet newspapers and external mediums for optimal

exposure to the AB market segment.

£0£50

£100£150£200£250£300£350£400£450£500

Price

Nina Ricci

J Brand

JE.AP

Sass and Bide

7 For All Mankind

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12.1.1 Magazines

Harpers Bazaar – Issued Monthly

Intelligent, sophisticated, and luxury with a balanced mix of fashion, beauty and editorial

features. Target Audience are AB thirty + year old women who represent 53% of total

readership.

Advertisement; Inside Cover Double Page Spread

Frequency: Three months; appearing intermittently over six months

Cost: Colour Double Page Spread £23,359.00

3 months x £23,359.00 = £70,077

Red – Issued Monthly

Lifestyle, Practical, Up market, mid end-Luxury incorporating fashion, beauty, travel and

shopping via Red Direct. Target audiences are AB and ABC1 women between the ages of 25 –

55 years old who represent 51% of the readership.

Advertisement: Colour Double Page Spread

Frequency: Three months; appearing intermittently over six months

Cost: First Colour Double Page Spread £40,688.00

3 months x £40,688.00 = £122,064.00

Grazia – Issued Weekly

Glamorous, unique luxury, news and lifestyle well packaged for Fashion, news, guilty but

entertaining celeb gossip. Sophisticated Weekly. Target audience are fashionable ‘fashionistas’

25 – 45 year old who regularly read high end monthly magazines and represent 39% of the AB

readership.

Advertisement placed Inside Cover of a Double Page Spread

Frequency: Once a month for a six month period

Cost: Double page spread appearing once a month over six months £20,520.00

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6 months x £20,520.00 = £123,120.00

12.1.2 London Taxis

Taxi Media

Ten central London JEANS.APOTHECARY vinyl covered taxis per month for a six month

campaign.

30 Taxis (10 per month over 3 months) at £1000 per Taxi = £30,000.00

30 Taxis (10 per month over 3 months) at £825 (Additional month tariff) per Taxi = £24,750.00

Total £54,750.00

12.1.3 Online Banners

Independent.co.uk

Reputation for unbiased international news. Appeals to mainly young to middle aged up

market forward thinking AB professionals.

Between September 2008 – September 2009 total of 8,787,141 Online users

Online Leader-board Super Banner advertisement (728 x 90)

180 Banners interspaced over a six month period at a cost of £35.00 per banner = £6,300.00

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12.2 Below The Line Advertising

Point of sale and in-store Visual Merchandising serve as Brand indicators which in turn unobtrusively

advertise prospective consumers and remind existing consumers of JEANS.APOTHECARY. Possible

subliminal indicators, when applied to JEANS.APOTHECARY, can take the form of:

Figure 12 Apothecary Envelopes for Sales Receipts Figure 13 Inspiration for Shopping Bags

Liberty publishes its own 1/4ly magazine which is placed in the form of an insert in many nationally

distributed magazines. Occasionally this publication will include a promotional money-off voucher

which gives the consumer the incentive to spend the nominated amount to be eligible to redeem the

voucher. This magazine is the perfect promotional vehicle to launch the JEANS.APOTHECARY sub-

brand. As Liberty and JEANS.APOTHECARY share the same market segment the magazine is very

relevant and suitable for the launch of this new sub-brand.

Figure 14 Money-off Voucher

Figure 15 1/4ly Liberty Magazine

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12.3 Public Relations Promotion

Celebrity ‘Sightings’ – When celebrities who match the market segment are seen wearing a new

product this can result in column inches which inadvertently do not have to be paid for. The risks of

these celebrities eventually tarnishing the brand and the cost of celebrity endorsements are also

avoided. Gifts to Celebrities, who fit the JEANS.APOTHECARY Target Consumer, E.g. Jools Oliver,

can be beneficial to publicise the brand with minimum cost and risk.

Through British graduate designer tie-ins Liberty can be seen to be socially aware and responsive to

modern society. One advantage to this would be to help Liberty shake off any image of being too

traditional by collaborating with a young designer. Another advantage is Liberty could be seen as being

responsive to the latest well publicised plight of the graduate. No jobs. JEANS.APOTHECARY

provide business acumen and funding to young un-established designers via designer tie-ins. Central St

Martin’s have an excellent reputation of producing graduate fashion designers.

12.4 Justification of Costs

Advertising Proposal includes Harpers Bazaar, Red and Grazia Magazines. In addition to the

magazines there will be exterior advertising via London Taxis and online advertising via The

Independent newspapers website.

Total Advertising Cost/Budget £376,313.00.

The retail price of JEANS.APOTHECARY jeans are £220.00. The percentage of jeans price dedicated

to advertising is 20%. So 20% of £220.00 = £44.00

Therefore £44.00 from every pair of jeans for advertising.

To justify spending a total of £376,313.00 on advertising over six months,

JEAN.APOTHECARY will have to sell a total of 8500 pairs of jeans in said period.

Total Budget of £376,313.00 divided by advertising percentage £44.00 (20%) =8500 pairs

of jeans.

A total of 8500 pairs of jeans

To sell a total of 8500 pairs of jeans over 6 months JEANS.APOTHECARY will need to sell, in store

and online:

8500 pairs of jeans divided by 6 months = 1,416 pairs of jeans per month

8500 pairs of jeans divided by 26 weeks = 326 pairs of jeans per week

8500 pairs of jeans divided by 182 days = 46 pairs of jeans per day

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12.5 Campaign Timing

Proposal for a launch date of first weekend in September. This is when everyone is back from summer

holidays and life returns to normal after the summer. This also ensures consumers are familiar with the

brand at the busiest shopping time of year – the run-up to Christmas.

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14 Appendix A – Primary Market Research

Liberty Focus Group Brief

Date: November 4th

2009

Time: 20:30

Participants:

- Kristina Thiele, Fashion Advertising Photographer, 40 Years Old,

- Patricia Burrows, Kings College London University Lecturer, 36 Years Old

- Emma Saunders, Magistrates Court Immigration Judge, 42 Years Old

- Naomi Siederfeld, Art Gallery Curator and Managing Director, 45 Years Old

- Tanya Mclenborg, Post War Conflict Policy and Defence Consultant, 39 Years Old

Focus Group and its Objectives

-A Focus Group is a planned group discussion carried out for Market Research purposes.

- The objective of a Focus Group discussion is to elicit specific thoughts and opinions.

The Four P’s:

- Liberty, the department store, would like to develop a jeans sub-brand. My job is to develop a

Marketing Strategy based on the Four P’s

Product 5 Pocket Western Style Jeans.

Person Target customer these jeans will appeal to.

Place Where to sell them.

Promotion How to advertise them.

Power Point presentation titled:

LIBERTY

JEANS.APOTHECARY

Promotion Campaign

2009

Question led discussion with your thoughts and feelings about what you have seen and heard.

Thank You

Focus Group summary of findings

After viewing the accompanying presentation the panel was asked:

what they thought of the concept behind JEANS.APOTHECARY , - Liked the name, liked the principles

What they liked about the brand and also what they disliked. - Liked Liberty print accents on the jeans, - Liked the store and eStyle software - Liked the support concept if it was invisible - Would have liked more Liberty print on outside of jeans, maybe on back pockets

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- Would have liked liberty print fabric lining for pockets

When you think about jeans what brands come to mind? - Lee, Diesel, 7 For All Mankind, Levis

Think about a pair of jeans you own, what do you like and dislike about them? - Liked the cut (straight and skinny styles) - Liked that they buttoned up instead of zipped up - Did not like that they are too tight after washing - Did not like struggle getting into jeans - Did not like bulge at sides of tummy when they are buttoned

The woman in the presentation, is she realistic? Do you feel you can relate to her? - Unanimous ‘yes’

Do you read the newspaper? Which ones? How often – week or weekends? Are you aware of supplementary flyers or inserts? Aware of Liberty magazine?

- Group did read newspapers, mostly online and on weekends - Read The Times, The Independent and The Guardian - Aware of supplementary info,

o Advertising goes straight in the bin o Enjoy weekly newspaper magazines o 1 person aware of Liberty magazine

Think of a celebrity you admire for their personal style, if you knew she wore JEAN.APOTHECARY jeans would you try/buy them?

- No! - I person might if saw them whilst out shopping but wouldn’t go out to buy them specially. - 1 person said the shop window would influence them more.

When you think of Liberty what comes to mind? Do you shop there? For yourself? For gifts? Aware of Liberty sub-brands?

- They thought Liberty was quirky, eccentric, high quality, pricey, artistic, boho, British, no riff faff, - All but one person had not shopped there lately because they had forgotten about it - One person was aware of sub-brands

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15 Appendix A – Secondary Research

Harpers Bazaar – Issued Monthly

Intelligent, sophisticated, and luxury with a balanced mix of fashion, beauty and editorial features. Target Audience are AB thirty + year old women who represent 53% of total readership.

Advertisement; Inside Cover Double Page Spread

Frequency: Three months; appearing intermittently over six months (Brad, 2009)

Women Total Readership

AB Female Monthly Readership: 53% 88,000 readers out of a possible 163,738.00 readers

25 – 44 year old Female Readership: 32%

53,000 readers out of a possible 163,738.00 readers

Cost: Colour Double Page Spread £23,359.00

3 months x £23,359.00 = £70,077

Red – Issued Monthly

Lifestyle, Practical, Up market, Mid end-Luxury incorporating fashion, beauty, travel and shopping via Red Direct. Target audience are AB and ABC1 women between the ages of 25 – 55 years old.

Advertisement: Placed at First Colour Double Page Spread Frequency: Three months; appearing intermittently over six months

Women Total Readership

AB Female Monthly Readership: 51%

339,000 readers out of a possible 670,741 readers

25 – 44 year old Female Readership: 47%

312,000 readers out of a possible 670,741 readers

Cost: First Colour Double Page Spread £40,688.00

3 months x £40,688.00 = £122,064.00

Grazia – Issued Weekly

Glamorous, unique luxury, news and lifestyle well packaged for Fashion, news, guilty but entertaining celeb gossip. Sophisticated Weekly. Target audience are fashionable ‘fashionistas’ 25 – 45 year old who regularly read high end monthly magazines.

Advertisement placed Inside Cover of a Double Page Spread

Frequency: Once a month for a six month period

Women Total Readership

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AB Female Monthly Readership: 39%

191,000 readers out of a possible 481,665.00 readers

25 – 44 year old Female Readership: 47%

228,000 readers out of a possible 481,665 readers

Cost: Double page spread appearing once a month over six months £20,520.00

6 months x £20,520.00 = £123,120.00

London Taxis

Taxi Media

Ten Central London JEANS.APOTHECARY Vinyl covered per month for a six month campaign.

30 Taxis (10 per month over 3 months) at £1000 per Taxi = £30,000.00 30 Taxis (10 per month over 3 months) at £825 (Additional month tariff) per Taxi = £24,750.00 Total £54,750.00

Online Banners

Independent.co.uk

Reputation for unbiased international news. Appeals to mainly young to middle aged upmarket forward thinking AB professionals.

Between September 2008 – September 2009 total of 8,787,141 online users

Online Leaderboard Super Banner advertisement (728 x 90)

180 Banners interspaced over a six month period at a cost of £35.00 per banner = £6,300.00