Emelia Thibeault Marketing Management Blog

For my final blog post, I wanted to talk about customer responsiveness and how a company can ensure that their customer response index is high. A “higher customer response index would have a significant impact on sales, the net marketing contribution, and the ad program’s marketing ROI” (Best, pg 355). The higher this index, the more customers will actually buy the product or service. This is an area I am particularly familiar with due to being a marketing communications and advertising major in my undergrad studies. An advertisement has to be executed with the target market in mind ALWAYS. You can have the best ad ever, but if your target customers don't see it (exposure), then you will be wasting your marketing dollars. Alternatively, you may get your entire target audience to view your ad, but if you are pushing the wrong message (comprehension), then your not going to make any sales.  In order to get the highest customer response index, the company should consider each sect

As I was working on a previous blog (Lush's "Naked" Campaign), I started to think about how Lush is able to charge a higher price for their products due to the higher value that they offer their customers. The company is strongly against animal testing and refuses to even purchase ingredients from companies that use it. They use 100% vegetarian and organic ingredients in their products. They utilize ethical buying and boast naked packaging. Naked packaging means that products either have no packaging at all or the packaging is made from recyclable, compostable, or reusable materials. All these company attributes provide additional value to customers who care about the environment and animals. They are willing to spend more money on a "premium" Lush product rather than buy a less expensive product from a brand that uses animal testing, low grade ingredients, and has no concern for the environment. I wanted to make a comparison of one of Lush's products to oth

Lush is a global organization that sells fresh handmade cosmetics. If you haven't heard of them check them out on their website . Lush is all about environmentally friendly products. The company is strongly against animal testing and refuses to even purchase ingredients from companies that use it. They use 100% vegetarian and organic ingredients in their products. They utilize ethical buying and boast naked packaging. Naked packaging means that products either have no packaging at all or the packaging is made from recyclable, compostable, or reusable materials. Back in 2007 and 2008, Lush created an extremely unique and attention grabbing promotional campaign that was focused around their naked packaging. The same campaign occurred in Lush stores during 2017 as well. During this campaign, employees in Lush stores stripped naked. They wore their lush aprons only. This may seems crazy, but it actually fits with Lush's positioning perfectly. Their position is an eco-co

I recently came across these very interesting Polar Seltzer water flavors. I thought this was a great example of competitive advantage gained through marketing. Seltzer water is a low involvement product meaning that customers don't do research on the product or spend a lot of time shopping for "the best seltzer water". Instead, they rely on brand familiarity (past purchases), price, and maybe, recommendations from friends and family. This means that in order to get customers to try their product, Polar has to create a unique, attention grabbing marketing strategy that will convince customers to try something new. The following photo shows how Polar has done just that.  They have created mythical creature themed drinks with colorful, engaging packaging that draws in potential customers. The box doesn't even say the actual flavor of the drink, but instead labels it "unicorn kisses", "yeti mischief", or "mermaid song." The adds an el