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Final Project MKT Capstone
Final Project MKT Capstone
Block: DG-PREINGHOT12A1M
Members Group 3:
● Alva Rodriguez, Alexa
● Dapelo Bassino, Fabrizio
● Flores Mondragon, Mauro
● Holguin Restrepo, Isabella
● Martinez Jihua, Fresia
Semester:
2021-II
INDEX
1. Introduction
2. The company
2.1. Business description
2.2. Vision
2.3. Mission
2.4. Target audience of the company
2.5. Description of the product / service selected
3. Strategy and Market Analysis
3.1. Analysis of macroenvironment
3.2. Analysis of microenvironment
3.2.1. Competitors
3.2.1.1. Strategy
3.2.1.2. Differentiation
3.2.1.3. Positioning
3.2.1.4. Target audiences
3.2.2 Consumer Behavior
4. Segmentation strategy, positioning and target audience (your product /
service –uptodate-)
5. Marketing Plan
5.1 Objective 1
5.1.1 Strategy 1
5.1.1.1 Tactic 1
5.1.1.1 Tactic 2
5.1.2 Strategy 2
5.1.2.1 Tactic 1
5.1.2.2 Tactic 2
5.2 Objective 2
5.2.1 Strategy 1
5.2.1.1 Tactic 1
5.2.1.2 Tactic 2
5.2.1.3 Tactic 3
5.2.2 Strategy 2
5.2.2.1 Tactic 1
5.2.2.2 Tactic 2
5.3 Objective 3
5.3.1 Strategy 1
5.3.1.1 Tactic 1
5.3.1.2 Tactic 2
5.3.2 Strategy 2
5.3.2.1 Tactic 1
5.3.2.2 Tactic 2
6. Conclusions
7. Recommendations
8. Bibliography
1. Introduction
Louis Vuitton is the most valuable luxury brand in the world and is a division of
LVMH. Its products include leather goods, wallets, trunks, shoes, watches,
jewelry and accessories. Most of them are decorated with the LV monogram. It is
one of the most profitable brands in the world with profit margins close to 0%.
Veteran creative director Marc Jacobs left Louis Vuitton in 2013 after 16 years at
the helm of the brand. He plans to focus on his Marc Jacobs line, also owned by
LVMH. Recent sponsors of the brand include Angelina Jolie, Muhammad Ali and
Michael Phelps. "
Louis Vuitton It is still one of the most famous luxury brands in the world and we
do not see this change. They are known for creating limited edition collections
each season and regularly collaborate with various artists and designers,
creating even more unique items. This, combined with all the iconic items the
brand has created over the years, makes me incredibly excited to see what great
vintage pieces we can find.
2. The company
2.1 Business description
Louis Vuitton Malletier commonly known as Louis Vuitton or its initials LV, is
a French fashion house and luxury goods company founded in 1854.
The brand's LV monogram appears on most of its products, from luxury
trunks and leather goods to ready to wear, shoes, watches, jewelry,
accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the most
important international fashion houses in the world. It sells its products
through independent boutiques, leasing departments in high-end department
stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website.
For six consecutive years (2006-2012), Louis Vuitton was named the most
valuable luxury brand in the world. Its 2012 valuation was US $ 25.9 billion.
In 2013, the brand's valuation was US $ 28 billion with sales of US $ 9 billion
and operates in 50 countries with more than 60 stores around the world.
The company actively seeks to eradicate counterfeiting and employs a team
of lawyers and special investigation agencies to prosecute offenders in
courts around the world. The company allocates about half of its
communications budget to fight counterfeiting of its products. LVMH,
Vuitton's parent company, described "About 60 people at various levels of
responsibility working full time in the fight against counterfeiting in
collaboration with a large network of outside investigators and a team of
lawyers."
The company closely follows the distribution of its products. Until the 1980s,
Vuitton products were widely sold in department stores, such as Neiman
Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Today, Vuitton products are mainly available
in company owned Louis Vuitton boutiques, with a small number of
exceptions in upscale shopping areas or within luxury department stores.
Corporate boutiques within department stores operate independently and
are managed by company executives and employees. LV has an official
online store, through its main website.
2.2 Misión
The mission of the LVMH group is to represent the most refined qualities of
the western "Art de Vivre" from around the world.
2.3 Vision
The vision of the LVMH group is to be the company with the most refined
qualities in the world, being synonymous with elegance and creativity.
3.2.1 Competitors
Louis Vuitton, being a luxurious retail store, has a strong group of
competitors in the peruvian market. However, we will focus on two
brands which we consider most similar to Louis Vuitton in brand essence
and product development. These brands are: Salvatore Ferragamo and
Carolina Herrera. Carolina Herrera was founded in 1980 by the
Venezuelan designer Maria Carolina Pacanins with its headquarters in
New York, USA. The brand is widely known for offering high fashion as
well as perfumes both for men and women.
The italian luxury-goods store Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A on the other
hand, was founded in 1927 by the late italian shoe designer Salvatore
Ferragamo. Its headquarters are in Florence, Italy and it sells creative
and authentic high-end fashion items such as watches, shoes, clothes,
accessories and more.
Both have presence in Perú through their main stores inside the
supermall Jockey Plaza in the Surco district. Unlike Louis Vuitton which
has entered the market recently in this year (2021), these brands have
had presence in the peruvian market for over 5 years in which they show
a clear success and fit within the peruvian audience. In the following
sections we’ll analyze each competitor’s strategy, differentiation,
positioning and target audience in order to take these into consideration
for our project.
3.2.1.1 Strategy
Salvatore Ferragamo
Product Price
In a general aspect, S.F VBP or Value-based pricing, is the
specializes in shoes, leather pricing strategy implemented by
goods, Swiss-made timepieces, the brand considering the
accessories and ready-to-wear designer’s reputation and the
clothing items for men and quality and uniqueness of the
women. They licence eyewear products. Here are a range of
and watches. prices according to the products
sold by the company:
Their wide range of products
includes: wallets, belts, eyewear, Footwear: S/.4,000 - S/.8,000
suits, ties, boots, heels, and Eyewear: S/.300 - S/.1,100
high-end women and men Clothing: S/.600 - S/.10,000
fashion. Accessories: S/.700 - S/.3,000
Place Promotion
The only official presence S.F has Thanks to the brand’s well known
in the peruvian market is the reputation in the fashion industry
physical store in Jockey Plaza for over 70 years, S.F relies on
located in Surco district, Lima, word-of-mouth promotion through
Perú. their own clients. In special
seasons they make small
percentage discounts in-store to
promote sales.
Carolina Herrera
Product Price
Place Promotion
3.2.1.2 Differentiation
Louis Vuitton makes a difference in relation to its competitors
because it is a brand that has a very high presence both
internationally and nationally. This is because Louis Viutton has
a zero discount policy, which is one of the key points of its
success, in addition to being very little in outlets, which shows
the exclusivity of its products. In addition, Vuitton has great
control of the distribution of its products, another reason that
maintains the exclusivity that they want their products to have.
Not only do the exclusivity of their products count as a
differential factor, but they also have some important additions
such as their unmistakable logo, which stands out very well in
each of their products. Also add that they have such an
extensive range of products that they can weigh from one
season of the year to another without the need to make
changes, due to their great performance and variety of
products.
Another differential point is the dynamism it has and this was
reflected during the pandemic, that they also chose to enhance
their urban fashion collection, using world-renowned singers
and actors to enhance their impact.
3.2.1.3 Positioning
The prestige that Carolina Herrera has, has helped to achieve
a great expansion throughout the world, with a line made up of
luxurious products, which include perfumes, handbags, leather
goods, footwear, scarves, ties and jewelry, although , always
aimed at the market segment looking for quality products, along
with so many other competitors identified in the map provided
above. This is why CH is positioned with the attributes of price
and quality. These two attributes are commonly used in fashion
products, therefore we decided to use them for our positioning.
The price is a perception of the consumer, and this reflects a
value, given this, Carolina Herrera seeks that the quality of her
product reflects a benefit greater than its cost.
3.2.1.4 Target audiences
The Carolina Herrera brand currently has an impeccable image
in the fashion market; based on the quality and prestige that
have endorsed it for decades, that is why it has become a
leading brand that sets a trend in the market. Because it is
exclusive, its prices are high in order to project luxury, prestige,
elegance and good taste for those who purchase a Carolina
Herrera item.
It is aimed at an audience with an exclusive and selective
profile; Men and Women with a medium-high and high
economic position who has the financial solvency necessary to
acquire any of their products (fragrances, bags, shoes,
accessories) in ages ranging from 30 years to 75 years with a
unique taste that appreciates the elegance and quality of the
brand.
5.3. Objective 3: Position ourselves as the number one favorite brand in our
target audience by 2024.
5.3.1. Strategy 1 Focus on Indirect Marketing Campaigns
5.3.1.1 Tactic 1: Use social media facilities in order to be positioned on
our customers mind.
● Promotion:
- Advertising: The major facility of social media is
the different ways of advertising they give to us, in
this case; our brand will be using the
advertisement through people who influence our
target; in order to create positive links between the
brand and our target.
● Product:
- Quality: In our social media advertisement we will
focus on the quality of our products, in order to
make the target know why they should choose our
brand.
● Process
Our design features are planned with the goal of creating a superior
customer in-store-experience. We will offer free drinking options which
include sparkling water, regular water, flavored water and sparkling
flavored water. These options are chosen specifically to abide by the
brand image of luxury and eccentricity. During the try-on process, the
customer will have the option to go inside a room surrounded by mirrors,
lightened by artificial candles and a red carpet runway to model for
themselves or their company. Finally, the store will play french and english
pop music to remind our customers where the brand is from and also
make the shopping experience fun.
● Product
Our designs will be inspired by the original LV style. Their ultimate
handmade quality and their workmanship will remain our essence as
well, instead of cheap and un-original mass production. However, we
will make sure to maintain constant research in the fashion industry to
include trends and in season clothing items as well. Regarding sizes,
we will work with all shapes and sizes from XXS to XXL to remain an
inclusive brand for all body types. Our clients won't be able to return
their products, however they can bring the clothing item for an in-store
exclusive fix up to 30 days prior to their purchase only in case of a
wardrobe or design malfunction such as a loose button, a
malfunctioning zipper, and situations similar to these.
5.3.3.2 Tactic 2: Being in constant research of our target in order to create
insights for new designs
● Process
Our website and our cellphone app will have pixels to track our
customers' buying journey from start to finish. This technology along
with the google analytics software, will give us valuable insights and
information about our audience segmentation demographics, their
fashion preferences, their user experience and more.
6. Conclusions
In conclusion, Louis Vuitton Youth is an extension brand of LV with a mission to
portray trendy garments for teens and young adults with a style of refined qualities of
Western "Art de Vivre".
In turn, social networks are of high use for the public in which we are directed,
therefore, seeking to be a trend and be remembered by the public is something that
has to be done to continue gaining followers. We consider that Instagram is the most
efficient platform for the realization of our project. In it, interaction can be enhanced
in different ways, it can be in live broadcasts, post using the #LVYOUTH, which will
be the hashtag with which we will be remembered over time. With this we seek to
generate positive feelings in our public and that they see that we are committed to
them and that we want a similar treatment from them. Also add that from time to time
evaluations will be carried out in order to verify if the path followed is giving results.
7. Recommendations
At the time when this project is carried out, Louis Vuitton Youth is recommended to
take into account the SMART objects proposed in this work, as well as the proposed
strategies and tactics. All this is in order for the company to cover one more segment
of the market and fresh air to its traditional product lines. We consider that it is also a
good time to do it since, through social networks, the impulse that the proposal could
take would be very high.
We recommend for the brand to rely especially on social networks and digital
marketing as a means of communication towards the target audience since this is
the marketing of the present of future.
Finally, it is important for LVY to evaluate their progress every month in order to
analyze and detect any faults or successes. This way, their marketing strategy can
be supervised monthly and improved by the process.
8. Bibliography
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https://www.gq.com.mx/moda/articulo/tenis-sustentables-de-louis-vuitton
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Louis Vuitton EU.(2021) Magazine Fashion. from the Website portfolio.
https://eu.louisvuitton.com/eng-e1/magazine/fashion
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