2. Henri Bendel: Background
• Henri Bendel, an upscale jewelry and
accessory boutique, was established in
1895 by Henri Willis Bendel in New
York City.
• In 1985, the company was purchased
by Limited Brands, which owns stores
such as Victoria Secret, Bath & Body
Works, etc.
• There are 16 Henri Bendel boutiques
all over the United States, with new
stores to open this year.
• The target market for Bendel’s is
women, ages 18-34.
3. Henri Bendel: Challenges
• Sell accessories and handbags during non-peak
seasons (Peak seasons include: holidays, fashion
weeks and back-to-school)
• Appeal to women who are modest shoppers
and/or do not pamper themselves
• Compete with other women’s specialty boutiques,
such as: Tory Burch, Coach, and Barney’s.
4. Henri Bendel: Goals
• Implement online marketing to
gain awareness from new
customers
• Use many social medias to reach
and engage target market
• Improve customer service on
website to understand the wants
and needs of customers
• Use mobile advertising for sales,
coupons and events
5. Henri Bendel: Big Idea
• Henri Bendel should focus on
an online and mobile
advertising campaign in order
to capture their desired target
market
• The target market of women,
ages 18-34, would be beneficial
to Henri Bendel because of
their increasing buying habits
on the Internet.
• These women are more likely
to online shop for handbags
and accessories not only for
themselves, but for gifts for
friends and family.
6. Henri Bendel: SOCIAL MEDIA
• FACEBOOK: Henri Bendel will post pictures of new products,
customers using their products and have contests on their
Facebook page.
• TWITTER: tweets about new updates about new store
openings, fashion tips and reply to customers who have concerns
or comments.
• PINTEREST: boards and pins of what inspires the store,
products the store has and customers’ pictures using their
product.
7. Henri Bendel: GOOGLE ADWORDS
• Henri Bendel will use Search Engine Optimization and Search
Engine Marketing through Google AdWords
• Henri Bendel will have beneficial keywords, such as high-fashion
jewelry, designer jewelry, go-to gifts, fashion handbags, etc.
• Google Search will provide Henri Bendel with fast, solid and
reliable search engine results.
• Using the internet marketing strategy will gain a measurable new
audience for Henri Bendel that will drive them to the website to
increase online purchases.
8. Henri Bendel: MOBILE MARKETING
• Henri Bendel will have a mobile
strategy to reach their new,
younger target market.
• With the use of foursquare and
mobile ad texts, Henri Bendel
will have on-going contests,
events and sales to promote
their mobile and internet
strategy.
• These strategies will help Henri
Bendel reach their target
market and gain sales from
younger audiences.
9. Henri Bendel: Measures of Success
• Henri Bendel will use Google Analytics, which can generate
detailed statistics about website traffic, and can also track
consumers and their information.
• Bendel will measure reach through how many coupons are
redeemed and the number of applicants in each contests.
• Another way to measure the success of Bendel’s online
marketing is the percent increase in online sales on the
website.
• Finally, the social media pages will measure awareness by
how many likes the FB page has, the amount of followers on
Twitter and likes/repins on the Pinterest page.
10. Henri Bendel: Budget & Timeline
• The marketing budget will come from the parent
company, Limited Brands, which is currently set at
$200,000 for one year.
• Their will be four different campaigns for the year,
including the Spring, Summer, Fashion Week and
Holiday seasons.