1) The following are the factors in the microenvironment that had influenced in shaping Avon's strategy: ·Marketing intermediaries was one of the most crucial forces that make Avon changes its strategy. The ladies that promoted, sold, and distributed its products decided that they needed more than part time jobs. Therefore, the salesforce turnover increased more than 200 percent. This caused that many customers could not find a salesperson when they wanted to buy a product. In 1997, they …showed first 75 words of 543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 543 total…offering more commissions percentage over sales, so that they will make more effort to attract new customers and keep the old ones. 4) I think that the best strategy to be successful in China is to put into practice market segmentation due to the fact that income between families is very different. Another business strategy could be emphasizing that product are made in USA because Chinese people prefer those kind of products that reflect good quality.