Clothing Line Mistakes: Beginners Misfortune Part 1
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:00Clothing Line?s mistakes can mean the difference between success and failure. Many clothing lines that failed during my 6 years in the fashion industry committed the same mistakes because they either refused to take good advice or executed the mistake before proper information was researched and found.
If you want to start a successful clothing line, you want to take heed of the following mistakes in making your clothing line.
A first big mistake clothing lines commit regularly is bad marketing and promotion. As many will tell you, good marketing and promotion can sell anything. If you have a clothing line and want to succeed be sure you have a budget to get product placement as well as have a budget for advertisements and promotion services.
If you have the funding, try to sponsor events that cater to your clothing line?s target audience. Increase visibility of your clothing line name and logo. Popular celebrity endorsements do help brands sell better, especially overseas. Take advantage of legitimate situations which give a chance to relate your clothing to a celebrity of any nature.
Within the realm of marketing and promotion, press is included. Your clothing line can be grow faster than others simply by having an active press release / public relations team working with your clothing line. I once read that one press release per week for one quarter (3 months) is a proper start for a business in general. You need to actively pursue relationships with fashion, sneaker, and other trendy web sites and blogs that can help establish your clothing line and bring attention to your web site.


