“Aerie” Brand Background: Brand Mantra
As stated earlier, Aerie launched the“The Real You is Sexy,” campaign at the top of this year. This has become the company’s mantra as Aerie ceases the use of Photoshop in their ads to show all any and all flaws the models may have. The company wants to use this new campaign to create more realistic standards for their teen and preteen customers. This new campaign will promote positive body image and show these customers that Aerie is made for any body type regardless of what flaws the customers may think their body has. The brand representative, Jenny Altman, says “We’re hoping to break the mold … we hope by embracing this that real girls everywhere will start to embrace their own beauty.” This new campaign
…show more content…
This retailer is using this difference to promote positive body image because customers are tired of the very thin models who do not portray all body types. This is the point of difference Aerie is building on to make them stand out and to encourage consumers to shop their brand. Another difference Aerie has is letting their customers become more involved in the brand by featuring their Instagram and Twitter pictures with the hashtag “#AerieReal” on the Aerie website. They will also repost customers pictures on their Facebook or Instagram. This strategy helps Aerie seem more appealing to customers because they are showing how much they truly care for …show more content…
Aerie’s line is closely related to Victoria Secret’s Pink line by having the same target market and similar products. Both offer bras, underwear, socks, clothing, and accessories with cute prints and variety of sizes. They also have the same product lines as Aeropostale and offer around the same price points for these products. Aeropostale and Aerie also have the same preteen and teen target market. It could be said that Aerie is like any other store that sells cute underwear and bras. While the product line might not make Aerie stick out as much, their #aeriereal campaign is what makes customers choose them over Aeropostale or Victoria’s Secret PINK.
“Aerie” Brand Background: SWOT Analysis
American Eagle targets the younger generation with target brands, a strong brand image, and a variety of products. American Eagle has many opportunities for growth and expansion, especially, with the launch and continuation of the Aerie sub-brand and opportunities for online retailing. Unfortunately, competition, rising rental rates and its low level of liquid asset could put American Eagle and its thriving sub-brand, “Aerie”, in danger. Below is an in-depth description of some of the key factors presented in the SWOT analysis of American Eagle and “Aerie”
Unfortunately, a lot of females fall into those traps and do not consider themselves beautiful unless they’re a certain weight or have their skin a certain way. Nobody embraces their bodies and their looks besides those that society gives you a perception of something that doesn’t exist to be “perfection”. And in the Dove commercial which I used in my presentation to state the image society has given women shows the wonder of photoshop. It showed how an average woman was changed into someone with a skinnier neck, perfect hair, and flawless skin all with the magic of technology. And by using real life human models it given women the perception that if they look like that then I can
Victoria’s secret is an enormous empire consisting of different kinds of merchandiser sold in the s store from, lingerie and beauty products and dorm products. Through the years its popularity has increased among young teens and adult women in a significant level and along with this their marketing methods. The commercial being analyzed for this paper is the 2013summer ad.
This is a stereotype, which has been engraved into heads of men, women, and children. By plastering the world with models who seem to have it the genetic jackpot, Dove set out to discredit this cultural cast created by our society. Body image, to some people, is the first part of a person they notice. A study conducted by Janowsky and Pruis compared body image between younger and older women. They found that although older women “may not feel the same societal pressure as younger women to be thin and beautiful…some feel that they need to make themselves look as young as possible” (225). Since women are being faced with pressure to conform in ways that seem almost impossible, Jeffers came to the conclusion “they should create advertising that challenges conventional stereotypes of beauty” (34) after conducting various interviews with feminist scholars. The stance of Figure 1’s model screams confident. She is a voluptuous, curvy and beautiful women standing nearly butt-naked in an ad, plastered on billboards across the globe. Ultimately, she is telling women and girls everywhere that if I can be confident in my body, so can you. Jessica Hopper reveals, “some feel that the ads still rely too heavily on using sex to sell” (1). However, I feel as if these are just criticisms from others who are bitter. With the model’s hands placed assertively placed on her hips, her smile lights up the whole ad. She completely breaks the stereotype that in order to
Victoria’s Secret was founded by Roy Raymond because he felt deeply embarrassed going into a department store to shop for lingerie for his wife. He felt uncomfortable and felt as if the sales associates thought he looked suspicious purchasing lingerie. Because of this, Raymond opened the first Victoria’s Secret store in 1977 which would forever change the lingerie industry (Fabry). The name “Victoria’s Secret” was created because of the sensation and feel of the victorian era he wanted to afflict onto the store. The word “secret” was used for a sense and feel of privacy men would feel shopping for their spouses (Schlossberg). Raymond soon realized that a majority of the shoppers were, in fact, women and not men and noticed that making sexy mainstream was selling rapidly. Around this time Raymond sold his business for $1 Million to The Limited Brand in 1982 (Fabry). Victoria’s Secret is still part of The Limited Brands Company, which also owns Bath and Body Works, Pink, La Senza, and Henri Bendel. Victoria’s Secret takes up a majority of Limited Brands share compared to the other stores within the company. Limited Brands operates over 1,500 stores in the United States, Canada, and the UK as well as 400 stores in more than 70
Like McClintock wrote in Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising, it is the “most-loved and most-used propaganda techniques.” It is the easiest way to win over customers. They see a celebrity they admire, and they think if they use the product, so should they. In L'oreal's ad for instant tan lotion, the viewer sees the beautifully tanned, clear skinned, long-legged model Karlie Kloss. Her hair blonde, effortless wavy hair paired with an unbuttoned white dress shirt and stiletto heels is the L’oreals definition of beauty. Next to her in ‘handwriting’ font has a quote of her saying “In an instant my skin is ready to glow.” For those who are familiar of Karlie Kloss, her modeling career, or just after seeing her appearance, they might buy the product to try because they trust her “judgement” and hope to maybe look as flawless as she does. L’oreal uses Testimonial to teach women that they should strive to look as flawless as Karlie Kloss using their
In order to beat its competitors, Under Armour Company can engage in market sensitive fresh product invention. New products are more likely to draw curiosity amongst the populations especially if they commensurate well with the prevailing trends (Hill & Jones 2009, p. 308).
...r young, impressionable mind will have been exposed to more than 77,000 advertisements, according to an international study. Last week, it confirmed the link between the images of female perfection that dominate the media and increasing cases of low self-esteem among young women..” (Shields,2007). The propaganda techniques such as liking, sex appeal, and celebrity endorsements are used in advertisements constantly. Commercials on television, billboards, magazines, and various other advertisement types are everywhere you look in America, and sadly it has become very important for women of all ages to try to be perfect. We come into contact with these messages every day, and the beauty industry is getting bigger and bigger. Propaganda has molded our worldly perception of beauty and will only continue to hurt us and gain from our lack of self-esteem if we allow it to.
[This] phase of the campaign was created to debunk the stereotype that only thin is beautiful” (“The Dove® campaign for real beauty”, n.d.). This part of the campaign was monumental because “all women in the ad are real.” (Fielding et al., 2008). Because the concept of real women was implemented, women were able to relate their own self-identity, flaws and overall body image to the women on the advertisements. The use of “real people” in Dove’s campaign helps people realize that average citizens can still be as beautiful as the people that are consistently portrayed in the usual advertisements. These real people offer a connection to an individual’s everyday body issue struggles and allows Dove’s audience to recognize the fact that beauty should not be limited to western societies view. Ultimately, this section of the campaign allows viewers to make personal connections to the models in the advertisements which furthers Dove’s intentions of the Real Beauty
American Eagle Outfitters is a fairly new company but they are doing extremely well because they have a clear grasp of who their target market is. They posses a fresh new hip look with great quality clothing at a reasonable price for consumers (http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte201w/aeostrat.html). This is one of the main reasons why teenagers and young adults are so attracted to the company. American Eagle is aiming to appeal not only to the targeted 20 year old but also consumers between the ages of 16 and 34 years old. This will widen the gap between their major competitors because they are trying to appeal to more segments than just one. American Eagle seeks to be assessable, fashion orientated, and has a strong value proposition, which has allowed the company to thrive and take shares from competitors over the past five years. Not only is their clothing line very comfortable, bold and fresh, the store layout and atmosphere is also major key factors in American Eagle’s success over the recent years. AE also has a strong competitive advantage because of their short lead times and their ability to position themselves in high-visibility, high-profile locations in key markets. American Eagle’s cycle time is about five months from design to delivery, versus about nine months for The Gap and six months for Abercrombie. AEOS minimizes lead times by maintaining sourcing relationships with a few key manufacturers and producing much of the merchandise in North America, versus 9% for The Gap and a minimal amount for Abercrombie. AEOS has the ability to quick-source some of its simpler product categories in order to react quickly to sales trends. (http...
“The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty”is a worldwide digital marketing campaign that was launched by Unilever in the year 2004. It includes advertisements, video, workshops, sleepover events and the publication of a book and the production of a play. The aim of the campaign is to celebrate the natural physical variation embodied by all women and inspire them to have the confidence to be comfortable with themselves.Under the campaign, Unilever launched a video with the tag “Real beauty sketches”. "Real Beauty Sketches" aims to underline the stark contrast between how women view themselves and what others see.
When asked what beauty is, most women will point to a magazine cover at a size two model — a small waist, long legs, and flawless skin. Dove has attempted to change this perspective with their “Campaign for Real Beauty”. Launched in 2004, this campaign is comprised by a series of advertisements such as commercials, short-films, billboards, and many more. Dove appeals to women’s pathos in order to market to women of all ages. The company’s strong ethos allows women to feel comfortable and believe that they are truly beautiful. A majority of the campaign is aimed at young adults but also includes women fifty years and older. The creative directors Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk strive to remind women that they are responsible for setting their own
The business model that sets Zara apart from other clothing retailers is how rapidly the company changes stocks and releases new product lineups. The company averages 12-16 collections annually which equates to more than one lineup a month. Due to stock being limited and the rapid production Zara brings forth, their items are viewed as exclusive promoting further business. Their customers are happy knowing that their specific article of clothing is more “rare” due to only having an average of a two-week window to purchase the clothing. The company specifically targets current trends and has them in the store within 30 days. This maintains the brand’s uniqueness and relativity in fashion.
Today’s Society and media in the 21st century has projected an unrealistic and unattainable standard on the female body and has made women feel pressured into believing they should look like the models. The media have manipulated and overly used the female body image in today’s society therefore body images for women often are exposed, exploited, and manipulated with false advertising. Due to the media platforms, Negative body image of women is a hot and controversial topic. The portrayed female body image implies what a female should or could look like in marketing and advertising is the focused issue. According to the media’s standards, thinness is considered attractive for women and we live in a society where media images of airbrushed
The Dove® Campaign for Real Beauty was specifically created to provoke discussion and encourage debate. In September 2004, The Campaign for Real Beauty was launched with a much talked-about ad campaign featuring real, everyday women whose appearances are very different than the stereotypical beauty norms. The ads asked viewers to judge the women’s looks (ex. below) and invited them to ...
Therefore their consumer promise is also the force behind the combination of their environmental and preservation guidelines used through the group 's supply chain. Zara, has been a groundbreaker in conveying new fashions, new designs, and new ideas rapidly to its stores. Zara’s tenacious thrust of on-trend products into the supply chain channel keeps its stores in stock on the latest fashions at lucrative prices. Lots of their new concepts have come from some of the fashion shows that just ended in New York, Paris and Milan will soon be on Zara’s racks.