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Cactor Vew structions Question No 01 05 Introduced to evaluate product profitability. As a consequence, 25% of Avon's products were discontinued. New product decisions were centralized at Avon's headquarters Jung also invested in centralized product development. The goal was to develop and introduce blockbuster new products that could be positioned as global brands and ang pushed the company to emphasis value proposition in every national market, which could be characterized as high quality at a low price By 2007, this strategy was starting to yield dividends. The company's performance improved and growthresumed didn't hurt that Jung, a Chinese American who speaks Mandarin, was instrumental in persuading Chinese authorities to rescind the ban on direct sales, allowing Avon to recruit 400.000 new representatives in China. Then in 2008 and 2000, the grobalandisht Jungsreaction. This was an opportunity for Avon to expand its business. In 2009Avon ran ads around the word med at recruiting sales representatives in the sale sales representatives talked about working for Avon 1 can't get fuld off I can't get freds what one said. Phones started to ring of the hook and Avon was able to expand is groot salesforce. She instructed an aggressive pricing strategy and packaging was redesigned for a more elegant look at no additional cost. The idea was to emphasize the value for money the Avon products represented Media stars were vted in ads to help market the company products, and Avon pushed its representatives to use online social networking sites as a medium for representatives to market themselves. The result of all this was a good in the difficult years of 2008 and 2000, Avon gained global market share and its financial performance improved However, the company started to be again in 2010 and 2011 The one were complex many of Avon's important emerging markets the company found to increasingly on the defensive against a wch as PSG that were ding rong real presence. Meanwhile, sales in developed markets sputtered in the face of persistently slow economic growth To complicate puters, there were reports of numerous operation problems with implementing information system for example that were cost for the company, Avon also come under tre for a posible violation of the Foreign corrupt Practice Act when I was revealed that some recules in China had been paying bribes to local government officials Under pressure from investors in December 2011 Andrea Jung rengthed her CEO though we will stay on 2014 Q. Based on the above case study what strategy was Avon pursuing the mid-200037 What were the stages of wages the change in Avon strategy for 20057 What were the benefits of these changes? Can you seer? 15.5.10