Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Week 7 EOC: Exercise Chapter 7


You are the new designer of a product line of fashion goods.  Using Johnny Cupcakes as a model, how would you promote this product to your target market?  You have a very limited advertising budget and have to do most of the work yourself, so how would you spread the word about your product?  How long do you think it would take for your product to reach the national or international markets?  Why?

Being a designer of a product line of fashion goods with a limited budget, I would focus on viral branding.  Viral branding, social media advertising, word of mouth, and fliers and posters would all be efficient ways to advertise for very low cost.  Use of a live blog, tumblr, and facebook could all be used to keep customers involved.  Just as Johnny Cupcakes has done with a blog, “Bloggers can see his daily routine, his friends, his family, his personal associations with specific customers, and his own convictions concerning culture and society.  This allows each person who visits the site to feel as if he or she is a part of his success.”  Brand Story by Joseph Hancock page 109  It could take many years for me to make it into national and even international markets with such a low marketing budgeting.  However, if done properly my company could thrive.  Viral branding techniques could take me a while to get tweeked and perfected.  “Get a catchy domain name.  Do something different, original, and memorable.  Take your time coming up with a name.”  Brand Story by Joseph Hancock page 121  The name is a large part of marketing.  It’s what is at the forefront of customer’s minds.  It’s the first impression of my company.  Adding my own twist to my products is an effective marketing technique as well.  Johnny Cupcakes did just that with his company and said, “It makes us stand out as a company and lets our customer know that we take the extra step to let them know we care.”  Brand Story by Joseph Hancock page 113

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