General Overview

•  Appnova, a creative web design agency, listed the ten most effective marketing strategies for new fashion brands as:
•  Get a website, have a mobile presence, join the social world, attach an influencer to the brand, leverage the latest technologies, personalize everything, remarket to users, focus on visuals, start a blog, and have a contest or giveaway.
• Uhuru Network also lists market tactics to develop a fashion brand presence as:
•  Retarget visitors with Facebook ads, promotions during holidays, create style guides on the website, run a giveaway on Instagram, work with influencers, make the e-mail subscribers follow the brand on Instagram, involve the audience creating a community around the brand, launch a blog, treat future customers with care, and e-mail a reminder to people who left items in their shopping cart.
• Who What Wear listed ten new designer handbags to keep an eye in 2019:
• 1) Ratio et Motus (classic pieces with a modern touch), 2) Wandler (distinct colors, but still extremely wearable), 3) The Sant (great quality of leather and finalization), 4) By Far (founded in 2016), 5) Gu_De (rethink classics), 6) Little Liffner ("Accessible luxury with a playful twist"), 7) Danse Lente (contemporary bags), 8) Mlouye (unexpected shaping), 9) Medea (simplicity and quality), and 10) Yuzefi ("unparalleled craftsmanship").
• According to Who What Wear, what makes these brands different is that they're unique, and carrying their handbags is a way to look different from everyone else wearing traditional purses.
• Fashion Insiders selected nine tips to start a handbag line, and those related to the market are creating a unique selling point, figuring out the market placement, defining their price placement, and providing detailed aftercare service.
•  Fast Company told three tactics on how three women are fixing the billion-dollar handbag history by:
•  Creating practical bags for wearing daily, without focusing on what's selling, designing bags according to user experience, and developing the business in a modern way.

1. DEVELOP A WEBSITE

•  Developing a website to boost the e-commerce business is one of the top marketing tactics used by newer brands.
• In 2018, 1,875 fashion stores closed down, but even in that scenario, the 2018 revenue increased. The growth is related to fashion e-commerce as consumers now prefer shopping online than going to stores.
• According to Statista, Fashion e-commerce is growing since 2003, and the market will reach almost $139 billion by 2022.
•  ASOS is a brand that is focusing its sales on e-commerce, and also encourages customer participation.
•  Creating fashion marketplaces, increasing online media spending, targeting and personalization (mainly through audience targeting), and asserting production and content strategy are some strategies of applying this marketing technique.

2. WORK FOCUSED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

•  Making the brand active on social media is another top marketing tactic that is used by newer brands.
•  Social media presence is a must for fashion brands.
• The platforms are useful to show and sell the products, and they're helpful in building a strong relationship with customers, which can lead to brand loyalty.
•  Misguided is using this tactic successfully.
• The brand has over 3.4 million followers on Instagram. Through a mix of user-generated content, funny stories, and memes, the company was able to boost 40% of its sales, thanks to social media strategies.
• Choosing the right networks, facilitating the purchase journey for consumers, highlighting products, and being active replying to user's questions are the best practices when using this marketing tactic.

3. PICK AN INFLUENCER FOR THE BRAN

• Choosing influencers to promote products, ideals, and brand, in general, is another top marketing tactic used by newer brands.
• Some of the best fashion campaigns revolve around influencers.
• People follow influencers and are interested in products they divulge on their social media.
•  Fiji Water: Bodyworewhat is using this tactic successfully.
• The influencer, Danielle Bernstein, divulged workout videos, and the campaign was successful to show Fiji's fans that the brand cares about their well-being.
• To choose the right influencer, it's necessary to define the brand's objectives, set up the criteria to choose someone who fits, and doing proper research as a way to avoid controversy positions.

4. START A BLOG

• Writing a blog regarding fashion content to create relevant information on the fashion field is a successful tactic that newer brands are embracing.
• Launching a blog is good to disseminate news, to introduce new products and styles, to offer guidelines for the audience, to organize search rankings, and exposing new users to the brand.
•  Atlantic-Pacific, Chronicles of Her, the Daileigh, Egg Canvas, the Fashion Guitar, among others, are brands that are using this marketing tactic right.
• For this tactic to be successful, The blog's content must be stylish, cohesive, entertaining, and must utilize influencer's market.

5. HAVE REGULAR CONTESTS, GIVEAWAYS, AND PRIZES

• Giving prizes to followers on social media on holidays, special occasions, or on random occasions can boost the sales of a newer brand.
• Giveaways are a great way of developing brand loyalty by acquiring new customers and re-engaging old ones. It is also a way of creating a community around the brand.
• This tactic can also be used to get customers information, such as e-mail, name, and preferences.
•  Marc Jacobs is one of the newer brands that is using this marketing tactic successfully.
• Fans used to post photos on Instagram using their clothes, along with the #CastMeMarc hashtag, and the winners could become brand ambassadors.
•  Deciding the brand's goals, finding the most successful prizes through research, giving away some personal products, and making sure to divulge the winner to prove the campaigns are trustworthy are some of the best practices in using this marketing tactic.

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