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Memo
To: Anthony Racka
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Date: [ 11/4/2012 ]
Re: Female Purchasing Power
Today, women are the ones who make the choices when coming to making purchasing decisions in a household. Also, women are gaining control of wealth and purchasing power (Time Magazine, n.d.). Their spending power can change and should change how businesses market their companies. Places that may provide cars, electronics and traveling are mostly targeted for men and women that may be neglected in the development of these products and the marketing. Some businesses are now marketing towards women as well such as sports businesses. This may be because NFL fans consist of 44% women (Time Magazine, n.d.), and 50% of products typically marketing to men are …show more content…

The best time to promote Victoria’s Secret would be in the afternoon, when women are getting home from work or out of school. They promote with young sexy models wearing their lingerie which may attract women because they want to look sexy like the models. Victoria’s Secret has it owns Victoria Secret Pressroom (vspressroom.com). This website has information on the latest styles, seasonal looks news, events and press releases. There are also articles released on trends and styles in magazines by Victoria’s Secret. Lastly, VS has mobile messaging and advertising. They are on Facebook, Pinterest, having their own apps and they send updates to people who sign up for this.
Some of the strengths of Victoria’s Secret are that they are successful in advertising, they grab a women’s attention. It is one of the most preferred brands when dealing with lingerie. The business also provides a wide variety of products and sizes for women of all ages. Lastly, they have brand loyalty provided with comfort and style. Victoria’s Secret has weaknesses with their prices which may not be affordable to all women. They also do not provide enough advertising with their clothing department and they have a lack of stock in stores especially when it comes to bathing suits. However, Victoria’s Secret does gain opportunity because they and known and desired all around the world (Limited Brands, 2012). They also expanded their target market when opening the PINK merchandise to bring in

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