Avon: Using Marketing to Drive Learning
Another retailer with a long history, Avon Products Inc., also has ambitious plans for its future growth, led by new CEO Andrea Jung. Among other initiatives, Jung has organized a number of leadership development workshops to communicate business goals to Avon's field staff. Claire Neely, Avon's e-Iearning technologist, says the objective of these seminars is to integrate training with the company's vision of itself tomorrow. As Neely says, "Learning and education goals are not distinct from corporate goals. We are now saying: if that is what your goal is, what do we need to do in education or training to reach those goals? One goal is what Avon calls the "perfect order," an order filled and shipped with no errors or problems. The right items, packed and shipped on schedule."
Avon is evolving from a company with a high relationship culture and one sales channel to a company with multiple sales channels. As Neely explains: "Our goal in 2001 is to take that relationship culture and reinvigorate it, by building a network or structure to support knowledge sharing." One problem Avon will have to deal with over the next five to 10 years is the prospect of losing much ofits shared knowledge as many of its long time sales representatives approach retirement age. For Avon, the problem is trying to retain the company's history and culture ( the "how we do it" at Avon), while adapting to a new, more competitive market.
Avon is moving toward a new business model with multiple sales channels, new product lines, and new training/education requirements. Direct sales through Avon representatives will still be a factor, though a smaller percentage of total sales volume and sales revenue. "We're creating a different brand for retail distribution, with a different logo and new brand image," Neely explains. "The aim is to create a store within a store, and link that storefront to the community, by stressing health issues such as breast cancer awareness and educating consumers through guest speakers." As with Toys "R" Us, new marketing channels and new product lines will have to be supported through continued training. It's a job ready made for CEO involvement in a visible role as marketing agent and catalyst for learning
Avon: Using Marketing to Drive LearningAnother retailer with a long history, Avon Products Inc., also has ambitious plans for its future growth, led by new CEO Andrea Jung. Among other initiatives, Jung has organized a number of leadership development workshops to communicate business goals to Avon's field staff. Claire Neely, Avon's e-Iearning technologist, says the objective of these seminars is to integrate training with the company's vision of itself tomorrow. As Neely says, "Learning and education goals are not distinct from corporate goals. We are now saying: if that is what your goal is, what do we need to do in education or training to reach those goals? One goal is what Avon calls the "perfect order," an order filled and shipped with no errors or problems. The right items, packed and shipped on schedule."Avon is evolving from a company with a high relationship culture and one sales channel to a company with multiple sales channels. As Neely explains: "Our goal in 2001 is to take that relationship culture and reinvigorate it, by building a network or structure to support knowledge sharing." One problem Avon will have to deal with over the next five to 10 years is the prospect of losing much ofits shared knowledge as many of its long time sales representatives approach retirement age. For Avon, the problem is trying to retain the company's history and culture ( the "how we do it" at Avon), while adapting to a new, more competitive market.Avon is moving toward a new business model with multiple sales channels, new product lines, and new training/education requirements. Direct sales through Avon representatives will still be a factor, though a smaller percentage of total sales volume and sales revenue. "We're creating a different brand for retail distribution, with a different logo and new brand image," Neely explains. "The aim is to create a store within a store, and link that storefront to the community, by stressing health issues such as breast cancer awareness and educating consumers through guest speakers." As with Toys "R" Us, new marketing channels and new product lines will have to be supported through continued training. It's a job ready made for CEO involvement in a visible role as marketing agent and catalyst for learning
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