Weider Move Free Advertising Strategy Key To Earnings Improvement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Weider says a recently launched brand-building initiative for its Schiff division's Move Free joint supplement product line will help return the company to positive earnings in the coming year
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Firm's Schiff Move Free joint supplement sales fell 2.9% in the first quarter versus the prior year period which is "unacceptable, but does indicate we are starting to stabilize the brand," CEO Bruce Wood comments in Sept. 25 earnings call. In March, Weider implemented a brand-building initiative for Move Free that included over $12 mil. in ad spending to spur its sales (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 18, 2003, p. 13). Wood expects low, single-digit Move Free growth in Weider's 2004 fiscal year, driven by double-digit growth at year-end. The exec also says Weider plans to launch new products "branching into new broad human condition areas, an example being cardiovascular health," in 2005...
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