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AnalysisofVanclsmarketingenvironment
AnalysisofVancl’smarketingenvironment
Abstract:
Inthisreport,Vancl’smacroandmicroenvironmentanalysisarethemainobjectswestudyin.ThereportshowsVanclisinapoorcondition,andthemainreasonforthatisVancltriestoformafast-fashionbrandbutitfailstorunthebrand,whichtellspeoplenocompanycansucceedwithoutproducts.
Keywords:
Vancl;marketingenvironment;mission;recommendation
1.Introduction
Asweknow,VanclisnotonlyaclothingmarketingwebsitesinChina,butalsoownsitsclothingbrand.It’stheflagshipbrandofT-shirtandPoloshirts,casualclothing,withhighqualitydesignandafavorableprice.ThereportanalyzesmainmarketingenvironmentsofVancl,bothmacroenvironmentandmicroenvironmentrespectively.Becauseofitsbadcondition,wethinkVanclshouldcatchtheopportunityintheenvironmentandavoidriskstohaveabetterdevelopment.Apartfromthis,wesetnewobjectivesandgoalsforittoachieveandre-writeanewmissionstatementtocorrespondtothecurrentsituation.
2.Vancl’smarketingenvironmentanalysis
Totalkaboutacompany’ssuccess,it’suptotheeffectivenessofmarketing,whichmeansacompanywillsucceedeasilyifonlyitcreatesvalueforcustomersandhasastrongrelationshipwiththemtocapturevalueinreturn.Theformerismainlyaboutwhatsellercanbringintocustomers,whilethelatterisaboutbuildingrelationshipswithcustomers.Here,it’sthemarketingenvironmentthataffectscompany’sabilitytobuildrelationshipswithcustomers.
2.1Microenvironmentanalysis
Firstly,microenvironmentisreferredtoactorsinsideorclosetothecompanythataffecttheprocessofbuildingrelationshipswithcustomers,suchas,company,suppliers,marketingintermediaries,customermarkets,competitors,andpublic.
2.11company
Originally,VanclhasshownaformofMatrixstructurewhichisbuiltuponU-formorganizationalstructure,andaddsahorizontalleadershipsystemthatisalsocalledmiddle-termorshort-termregularorganization.Specifically,VanclisdirectlyleadbyChennian,theCEOandfounder,alsopresentchairman.Thereare5departmentsundermanagementhere,development,personneladministration,audit,quality,anditfundsothersmallonesunderthese5departmentswhichshowsaU-form.Inaddition,therealsohaveother6systemscontrolledbythepresidentialofVanclstraightforward,suchas,marketsystem,salessystem,researchanddevelopment(R&D)system,logisticssystem,mobilephoneSBUandothers.ThismixstructureenablesVancltohavequickandaccuratecommunicationsandrespondtobusinessenvironmentcorrectly. 2.12suppliers
Foronething,asweknow,Vanclisacompanywithprivate-labelapparelbuiltupontheinternet.Itdoesnothaveamanufactureronproducts,sowecansaythatitssuccesscanbepartlyattributedtoitssuppliers.NingboShenZhouknittinggroupCo.ltd,knownasthebiggestknittingmanufacturerallovertheworld,startedtocooperatewithVanclsince2009,whohasbeenamajorsupplierforVancl.Also,ITOCHUCorporation,knownasthefamouscomprehensivetradecompanyintheworld,isanimportantsupplierforVanclindownjacket,jeansandmanyproducts.Theamountoforderswiththemincreaseddramaticallyyearly.Thesefamoussuppliersprovidenotonlygood-qualitygoods,butalsotheconfidenceofcustomersinVancl.However,sinceVanclhasshownatendencyofrecessionandclosingdown.Manysuppliersarehesitatingwhethertokeeponthecooperationrelationships.
2.13marketingintermediaries
ComparedtootherB2Ccompanies,accordingtoFeng(2012),Vanclhasitsuniquemarketingintermediarieswiththeconceptof‘CPS’thatmainlyhave3forms:
affiliatewebsites,commissionsalesonline,campusagent.Thefirstone,Affiliatewebsitereferstoattractcustomersbypublishingsomenewsandadvertisementsonwebsites.IfcustomersbuysomethingonVanclfromtheadvertisementofyourpages,youwillgetapaymentonaspecificpercentageofsales.ThesecondoneisthemodeofC2C.Itisstrictthatyoumusthaveanonlineshop,suchas,Taobao,Dangdang.PeoplecansellVancl’sproductsontheironlinestoresandgetacommission.Finally,studentsatschoolcanapplyforV+campusagent,onlyifyouadvertiseVanclinyourschool,suchas,Weibo,BBS,orstickposts.Then,youwillgetapaymentof10%salesfromVancl.
2.14customermarket
Nowadays,theinternetacceleratesthegrowthofChinesemiddleclass,becauseoftheformationofthismarket,theyneedsomebrandsthataresuitablewithmiddle-class’staste.Thus,Vanclcatchesthismarketandsetsthetargetmarketasyoungpeopleatthegenerationsafterthe1980s,1990swhichiskeenonshoppingonlineandhaveskillssurfingontheinternet.Additionally,Vanclpositionsitselfasfashion,happy,youngandleisure,andwantstoattracturbanwhitecollars,youngandsuccessfulpeople.
2.15competitor
Ononehand,weknowthatVanclisaB2Cwebsiteimitateandit’sstartedupbyimitationPPGwhichisalsoanonlineshoppingwebsiteconcentratingonMalesclothes.Withthedevelopmentoftheinternet,thecompetitionamongB2Cwebsitesisbecomingmoreandmorefiercely.Especially,Taobaoaccountsforalmost70%saleswhichisthebiggestcompetitor.Additionally,DangdangandMecoxLanearealsocompetitiveonlinestores.Ontheotherhand,Vanclstillneedstocompetewithstoresoffline,suchas,Sevenwolves,HailanHome.Theseretailersalsohavealargemarketshare.Thus,tokeepcompetitive,Vanclshouldstrengthenandcompleteitssystemtoservecustomersbetter. 2.16publics
TotalkaboutVancl’spublics,weknowthatit’ssomegroupsthathaveimpactsontheabilityofVancltoachievegoals.Firstly,Vanclhasagoodrelationshipwithbanks.In2012,ChinaEverbrightBankandChinaMerchantsBankpublishedanewtypeofcreditcardthatcustomerswhohadthiscardcouldshoponValancewitha5%discount.ThisactionmadeValancemorepopularwiththepublicandalsomotivatedconsumption.Secondly,becauseofVancl’ssuccessfulmarketing,itspendsalotofmoneyandtimebuildingrelationshipswithmediaadvertisingandcontrollingbadreports,therefore,Vanclalwayshaveapositiveimageonthecustomers.Apartfromthese,thegovernmenthasalsoinfluencedbyVancl.AccordingtoXie(2010),‘thepolicegaveoutleafletsthatwerewritteninVanclstyletowarnthepublicnottobecheatedbytelecomfraud.’Thisactionissoimpressiveanditshortensthedistancebetweenthepublicandthepolice.Therefore,thegovernmentmakesafreeadvertisementforVancl.
2.2Macroenvironmentanalysis
2.21demography
AccordingtoPredictiontrendofagingpopulationChineseinhundredyears(Li,2006,p.27),‘thepopulationofpeoplethatareolderthan60years0ldisupto144million,withanaverageincreaseof2million.Theagingwillspeedupfrom2010.’weknowthattherewillbemoreandmoreelderlypeoplewhowillnotchooseshoppingonline.Therefore,theB2Cplatformwillnotsopopularinthefuture.Specifically,Vanclwillbeinabadsituationandthecompetitionine-commerceindustrywillbemoreandmorecompetitive.
2.22natural
AccordingtoTian(2012),recently,theenvironmentalhormonenonylphenolpolyoxyethyleneeithercontainingVanclclothingin(NPE)hasarousedwideconcern.DisplayintheinternationalenvironmentalorganizationGreenpeacereport,NPEiswidelyusedinprintinganddyeingandwashingprocessintheproductionoftextiles,whichwasdischargedintotheenvironmentwillberapidlydecomposedintomoretoxicenvironmentalhormonenonylphenol(NP).Nonylphenolishighlytoxictoaquaticorganismsthatcaninterferewiththeendocrinesystemandreproductivesystem.
2.23economic
Withthedevelopmentofsociety,thepublichaveliveagoodlivingandenjoyhigherconsumptionlevels.BasedonthedatafromTaobaoandAiruiconsultancy,thetransactionintheSpringFestivalin2009hasincreasedby60%thanthesameperiodin2008,andthedailysalesreachedalmost300millionyuan.Also,thedailysalespeakedat460millionyuan.Here,onlineshoppinghelpseconomygetthroughthecrisis. 2.24technology
Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,peoplearemoreoftentousetheinternettosearchinformationandgoshopping,therefore,itpromotestheusesofB2Ccompanies.Inanotherway,technologyalsoeffectslogisticsindustry,influencingsomee-commercecompanieslikeVancl,Taobaoandsoon.Specificfor,technologyraisestheefficiencyandeffectivenesssignificantly,thisreducescostsforsellersandalsobenefitscustomers.Forexample,accordingtothedata,theaverageoutputofphysicaldistributionwasincreasedby13.14%,andwhattechnologydidtobenefitthelogisticsindustrywas35.5%.
2.25cultural
Becauseoftheimprovementoftechnologyandincreaseofeconomy,thereisaphenomenonthatpeoplearegettingusedtodealingwithsomethingontheinternet,andthishasformedacultureintoday’slife.Specificfor,upto2011,theamountofpeoplesurfingontheinternetwas420millionyuan,andsomeprofessorsanalyzedthatthismightbeledbytheincreasingnetworkusageofmobilephone.Also,weknowthenumberofpeopleshoppingonlinehasrisento140million.Additionally,paymentonline,shoppingonlineandbankonlinehasallkeptarapidraisingspeedof30%onaverage.
3.MissionStatement
Apartfromenvironmentfactors,aclearmissionstatementalsohaslotsofmeaningtoacompany.Itdirectswhatacompanyshoulddoandwhotheyservefor.Firstly,Vanclhasitsmissiontobeagoodelectronicbusinessplatformandformacheap,fast-fashion