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Black Friday Case study

Marketing Mix

Social Media Analysis

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By:

Khushi Goyal

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2011

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NO. 1

Market Share Holder in the Outdoor Apparel Market (nearly 10%)

More than 

70 Patagonia Stores Worldwide

“WE’RE IN BUSINESS TO SAVE OUR HOME PLANET.”

MISSION STATEMENT

87% of the product line is made of recycled materials.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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MARKETING MIX

PROMOTION

PRICE

PRODUCT

PLACE

PEOPLE

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PRODUCT

Comfortable and casual

OUTDOOR APPAREL

SPORTS GEAR

Ropes, tents, backpacks, helmets, sleeping bags, etc.

CAMPING FOOD

Soup, lentils, grains

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PLACE

FLAGSHIP STORES

WEBSITE & E-COMMERCE

PLATFORMS

SUPERMARKETS & HYPERMARKETS

LICENSED STORES

In offshore locations

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

Right place

Right time

Right quantity

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PRICE

Premium Pricing policy by delivering quality products

Psychological Pricing enables it to grow its sales by adding value to its products

Geographical Pricing to cover shipping and customs expenses

Bundle Pricing generates higher returns at low distribution

costs

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PEOPLE

Succession planning

Training

Organizational ownership

Motivation building

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PROMOTION

  • Storytelling through short-films
  • Patagonia Action work
  • Walking brand with purpose: Donation with dignity
  • Loyalty Card Programme
  • Effective use of SMM and blogs.
  • Content uniqueness on all platforms.
  • Location based accounts
  • Community based events: Environmental Grant program, Bare Markets.
  • Community engagement based digital campaigns

Reward Programs

Digital Marketing

Community Advocates

Environmental Marketing

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

A

B

C

D

E

Buy Less, Demand More

Black Friday Campaign

Worn Wear Tour

MARKETING STRATEGY

Advertising Campaign

Don’t Buy This

Jacket

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ADDITIONAL P’s

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

PROCESS

The physical evidence elements of the marketing mix refers to the physical environment experienced by the customer. This could include:

  • The physical design and layout of the premises
  • The layout of the company website

Process refers to the flow of activities or mechanisms that take place when there is an interaction between the customers and the businesses.

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PHYSICAL EXISTENCE

Customer friendly store atmosphere

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PHYSICAL EXISTENCE

Customer friendly store atmosphere

Purpose oriented and interactive website

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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PHYSICAL EXISTENCE

Customer friendly store atmosphere

Unique packaging with elegant touch

Purpose oriented and interactive website

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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Clearly defined operations

Progressive people management systems

Quality maintenance

Storage management

PROCESS

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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DIGITAL PRESENCE

YouTube Channel

Instagram Page

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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WEBSITE ANALYSIS

Global Rank

7,115

9,303

10,722

20,154

60,835

Total visits in last 3 months

7.2 M

5.5 M

4.8 M

2.7 M

823.2K

Average visit duration

4:19

3:15

3:45

3:19

2:42

Domain Authority

83

75

67

66

64

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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Engagement Rate

Instagram

YouTube

0.23 %

0.96%

0.13%

1.99%

0.14%

0.35%

0.30%

4.53%

0.10%

3.23%

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

Patagonia

Canada

Goose

Columbia

The North

Face

Arc’teryx

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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LEARNINGS

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2

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Aim for long term growth by creating awareness

Focus on your value addition

Build a community,

not a consumer base

Create shareable content

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MARKETING MIX

ADDITIONAL P’s

SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS

LEARNINGS

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