1. A dominant leader in the televised sales market.

2. Agenda The Rise of QVC Staying Ahead of the Curve Industry Forces
Challenges
A Look to the Future

3. The Birth of an Industry Leader
Second into the market
Experienced producers
Each area will be elaborated on by the presenter:
Second into the market: Talk about the advantage of having the home shopping network as a framework and proof of concept
Experienced Producers: Got started on the right foot and had proven talent to make the show a success
Solid Core Values: Quality, Value, and Convenience. Very employee has a set of values to which they know the company operates under. This gives a unified approach to everything that they do. These have been the values since day one and ensure smooth overall operations to the satisfaction of the customer.
Superior customer service: this is far more than just answer the phone and shipping their product on time. It means quality testing labs, it means 100% money back guarantees, it means knowledgeable representatives on the phones
Solid Core Values
Superior customer service

4. Staying Ahead of the Curve
iQVC
Target Marketing
Diversified product offerings
Unique product lines

5. Industry Forces Economic Socio-cultural Technological
Political and legal

6. Challenges Creating the perfect product mix Entering new markets
Technology capitalization

7. A Look to the Future Keeping an eye on new technology
Shifting their focus on younger generations

8. Questions?

9. References
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