Monday, November 30, 2015

MARKETING PLAN/LOGO

Here is where we bring it all together.  Answer each of the questions in the following grid to create a Marketing Plan and Logo for your FASHION BRAND - based on the inspiration board and what we have learned in class.


“THEME”
Category
Strategy
Target Market 
-          My ideal customer is:

Positioning Statement 
-          My reason for existence

Offering to customers 
-          What sets my business apart from the rest:
-          What’s most important to my ideal customer when they are buying what I’m selling:
-          What will trigger my ideal customer to think of me:

Price Strategy
-     What is my price point?

Distribution
- Where will I sell my products?

Sales Strategy

Service Strategy
- Will I offer services with my products?
- What are the expectations of my employees?

Promotion Strategy
- How will people find me?
- How will I let people know about me?

Marketing Research 
- How will I conduct research for my product?
- Create Likert Scale for current and future lines.

Any other component of your marketing plan

INSPIRATION/MOOD BOARD



FASHION CONCEPT MOOD BOARD

The presentation must be strongly themed, capturing the mood in a nut shell and should always be accompanied by a title. This can be determined by the fabrics: Natural Linens, the season: Summer Blues, or the merchandise: Metamorphosis… 

Cut out pictures that inspired you. Use anything you can find from magazines, your pc or mac, tissue paper, feathers, foil, string, fabric etc., books (not just fashion), your own photographs and collect fabric and paint swatches. But DONT go overboard, this can look messy.





Get ready for some preppy southern charm…today is the official launch day for Lattice and Ivy and I am so excited to finally share this project with you guys.  I hopped on board with their team in early summer and am so pumped to have been a part of creating this colorful new brand.  Lattice and Ivy is a new company targeted towards the fashionable female entrepreneur and pays top commissions on personalized, stylish, fun products you love.   I worked with the Lattice and Ivy creative team to design a clean, modern, colorful logo that embodied their trendy products and overall essence of their brand.  The logo element that we created using a subtle combination of the “l” and the ‘i” made for a lovely pattern…so much so that they decided to use it on some of their product line {see the awesome monogramed coaster image below}!  We kicked off this project by developing a Pinterest inspiration board and it all snowballed from there.  Below is a little recap the process and how it all came together.  Be sure to check them out!
LatticeIvyFinalInspirationBoardbySaltedInk












FINAL PROJECT DUE DECEMBER 10TH

THIS FINAL PROJECT IS BROKEN INTO THREE PARTS.  DUE DECEMBER 1O, 2015.

- INSPIRATION/MOOD BOARD

- MARKETING PLAN/LOGO

- DESIGN INTRODUCTORY LINE (5 LOOKS TOTAL) OR STORE FRONT

Monday, November 2, 2015

MERCHANDISE ASSORTMENT - DEFINED AND EXAMPLES

MERCHANDISE ASSORTMENT:



The collection of goods or services that a business provides to consumers. The main characteristics of a company's product assortment are: (1) its length or number of products, (2) its breadth or number of product lines, (3) its depth or number of product varieties within a product line and (4) its consistency or how products relate to each other in a retail environment.












WATCH THIS!!!! - DEFINE YOUR TARGET MARKET AND BOMBARD THEM WITH WHY!!!!

HOW GREAT LEADERS INSPIRE ACTION - THE WHY OF THE BUY

AS A LEADER IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY - YOU MUST DEFINE FOR YOUR CUSTOMER WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO PURCHASE YOUR DESIGNS, HAVE YOU STYLE THEM, BE THER VISUAL MERCHANDISER, ETC!

STAY ENCOURAGED!

UPDATED PROJECT - MERCHANDISE ASSORTMENT DUE 11/10/15

ORGANIZE A MERCHANDISE ASSORTMENT FOR TWO SMALL WOMEN'S APPAREL STORES.  WE HAVE DEFINED THE TARGET MARKET IN CLASS.  INCLUDE IN YOUR MERCHANDISE ASSORTMENT ITEMS SUCH AS CASUAL WEAR, RAINWEAR AND JACKETS, ACCESSORIES, SWIMWEAR, AND SHOES.  FOR EACH CATEGORY OF MERCHANDISE, DESCRIBE THE FASHION LOOK AND FABRICATIONS YOU ARE USING AT EACH STORE.

EACH BOARD (20" X 30") WILL BE PRESENTED IN CLASS.  WE WILL CRITIQUE EACH BOARD PRESENTATION.

USE "ACTION" WORDS FROM CHAPTER 9 AND PREVIOUS CHAPTERS IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

DESCRIBE EACH LOOK IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR TARGET MARKET - YOUR JOB IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR CHOSEN MARKET AND TELL US WHY YOUR TARGET MARKET WILL PURCHASE YOUR CLOTHES.  GO IN TO DEEP DETAIL ON CHOSEN LOOKS AND FABRICATIONS USING ACTION WORDS FROM EACH CHAPTER.

HERE ARE YOUR PICKS:

Anthony

- Tweens in New York m.i. / genXers in Atlanta l.i.

Heather

- teens in New York l.i. / genXers l.a. M.i.

Ashley

- New York m.i. Tweens / Jamaica seniors l.i.

Andrea

- Seattle m.i genX / Miami l.i. Teen

Tiffany

- New York genX m.i. / Miami boomers l.i

TAtiana

Atlanta l.i. Senior / L.A m.i. Teens

Jakai

Paris m.i. GenX / San Francisco l.i Tweens

Chantel

California l.i. / u.k. boomers m.i.

Kayla

Spain m.i. GenX / New York l.i. Teens

Linda

M.i. New Jersey boomers / l.i. Seniors Philadelphia

Brielle

Paris m.i. Tweens / New York l.i. Gen Xers

IF I AM MISSING ANYONE OR ANYTHING PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!

PREPARE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR TOMORROW'S CLASS

CHAPTER 7

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CHAPTER 7