Weaknesses Of Ocean Cosmetics

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Social – Ecological trends: With a focus on sustainability, Burt’s Bees’ natural cosmetics goods are a very good advantage to stay in the market due to the fact that people are paying more attention on environmental friendly goods.

The store doesn’t need to be hung, but big enough to display all of the affordable Skin Care products based off the average income of Costa Rica monthly income. So, the products are affordable and customers are committed purchasers.

Oceans cover approximately 75% of Earth 's surface and are vital to this planet and the people who inhabit it. Oceans provide food, natural resources, and recreation for nearly everyone in this world. Unfortunately Oceans have been receiving mass amount of pollutants including oil spills, toxic waste dumping, and industrial dumping. These pollutants will have negative impacts on the wildlife in the ocean, as we are seeing already with the Coral Reefs, and soon enough it will begin to affect our lives as well.

Threats: One threat is that her idea is not patented. Any larger retailer can use her idea and become a direct competitor with her. Another threat is that she chooses to have her product delivered by air instead of sea. This may allow for a quicker turnover but since it is a startup business it might have been a better idea to have product shipped by sea which would be cheaper since capital is low.

This marketing research project is developed to benefit the future development of Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa, especially focus on green marketing perspective. In this project, the format of marketing plan is followed and it has four main parts. First, a general business description is given, having an overview of Aulani. Second, the internal business environment of Aulani is analyzed, from both fundamental principal of marketing perspective and green marketing perspective. Following is the analysis of Aulani’s external business environment, which can be divided into two parts, general environment and competitor analysis. Finally, SWOT analysis is withdrawn to conclude the previous analysis and two marketing strategies

As the consumer attitude gradually changes, people are more in favor of the natural and safe products in cosmetic market. Australia consumers are not exception. They respected green-added cosmetics, namely, they are increasingly in pursuit of natural, pollution-free cosmetics with no chemicals added. Consequently, the products of chemical-free will gain competitive advantages in Australian cosmetic market to meet the consumer’s psychological needs for green, organic skin care products.

Ocean pollution is one of the most urgent issues in our world today. The ocean is crucial to our ecosystem and it is being severely damaged at an alarmingly increasing rate. In this paper I will educate about the role the ocean plays in our beautiful Earth, why it is being so widely ignored and dismissed, the causes of pollution, and its effects on animals and humans alike.

Currently, the business has not ventured in the cosmetic market of London and Canada. Canada and London provide an opportunity for the company to expand its market through its international entry strategy of retailing and B2C framework. The SWOT analysis of the company shows a wide range of strengths and opportunities for the company’s future success such as market gap (London and Canada), Globalization, technology and good customer relation (BBB accreditation). The company demonstrates high capability of sustenance and survival through retailing, personal selling, E-commerce, E-marketing, Fashion Collaboration and other B2B platforms.

Nature Care products recognizes the unique expectations from individual consumers and have developed its niche product lines, such as make up, perfume, body deodorant, nail polishing, lipsticks, hair dyes, etc. These products intend to solve customers’ skin problems with the quality to offer specific therapy and cosmetics solutions. With the demands of various consumers Nature Care products main marketing objective is to provide a product range in each niche to fit various customers ' needs.

I recommend on a rebranding strategy to increase and strengthen the brand with the long term aim of expanding the brand within the mass market. I believe that the number one issue for Burt’s Bees’ is to grow the brand without compromising the product i.e. ingredients. Burt Bee’s can still use the concept of the “for the Greater Good” but with much better

We aim to provide Australian and foreign consumers with the highest quality skincare on the market while promoting sustainable behavior and reducing our ecological footprint.

Avon, started its journey in the early 1886 is now the oldest and the largest marketers and manufactures of the beauty products. The advertisements from “Ding dong, Avon Calling” to “Hello Tomorrow” and from “You never looked so good” to the latest one “The Company For Women”, always helped Avon to improve its image and enhance the marketing strategies to serve the purpose. One of the amazing facts about Avon includes that it’s headquarter is situated in USA but major portion of its sales comes from outside North America. Avon has captured a huge market all over the world and its distributing the beauty solutions to almost all parts of the world. With Avon being a part of 112 countries, the company has

These organizations also have established relationships with retailers and suppliers and hold a certain amount of leverage within the industry. New company products are viewed as fads and are short lived. Small companies cannot compete in store with the bigger companies for shelf space. To sell products in department stores or specialty store, the product must have a favorable quality image. New firms will have trouble entring the CFT industry due to the high learning curve. Avon would be able to produce products in the same product line for a lot less due to their acquired expertise and experience they have gained by being in the business for over a century. New entrants will have a hard time competing with the prices, advertising, loyalty of customers, and the years of experience that firms like Avon have acquired over the years. Incumbent firms may not pay much attention to a new entry until it survives for a period of time or if they launch an innovative product that needs to be copied under the larger name. As for substitute products, women might switch to different brands of cosmetics but it is doubtful that a replacement short of surgery will substitute cosmetics from a different industry. The only substitute products are similar products from another company within the CFT industry. Because there are no true substitute products from a different industry the threat of substitutes is very weak.

Rivalry is intense among the competition in the cosmetic and skin care industry. There are numerous existing cosmetic companies competing in the market. The giant corporations acquire numerous brand name products and compete for the same number of customers. The competition consists of companies such as, Procter & Gamble, L’Oreal, Unilever, Avon Products, Inc., Estee Lauder, in addition to competing with large retailers, who order mass