Category Archives: marketing to women

Women want equality but to be treated like women not men. Female friendly service levels are a must.

What do women really, really want from cars…

A recent piece in the Sunday Telegraph probed what women want from their cars. Written by Neil Lyndon who knows a few things about cars for sure, he seemed surprised that a female friend looking for a car on a … Continue reading

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Vauxhall supports British fashion industry

As you might expect, Vauxhall knows a stylish model from experience when it comes to marketing cars to women. In this instance I’m talking about car models AND fashion models as a direct result of Vauxhall’s Fashion Scout initiative designed … Continue reading

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A handbag with this Madam?

An innovative tyre retailer is selling handbags recycled from inner tubes. Is shopping for car tyres a female friendly experience? Not in my experience. Essential car safety items of course but surely much of a muchness regardless of the detail… … Continue reading

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Stereotypical gender exceptions

We all know that men make good nurses and women some of the best engineers so why do stereotypes still fascinate us?  Could it be that stereo-typification helps us understand our gender instincts, even if we have become nurtured into … Continue reading

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Are useless men useless on purpose?

In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph James May bemoaned today’s useless men who, apparently, can’t hang shelves, change plugs or screw things to walls like real men used to be able to. He then ponders that women are better off without them … Continue reading

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Busy women and businesses we like

My father always dismissed home brew beers because he said he could afford to buy the real thing. On reflection I think this might have had as much to do with time and convenience as money. Although in his son-in-law’s … Continue reading

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Handwashing alert for women

Did you know how important cleanliness is to women? And that we can ‘sense’ whether we are in a clean or unclean environment? Which is why we expect female friendly businesses to be clean and have spotless customer washrooms and … Continue reading

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Patronising wink at women

I couldn’t resist this one. If you want your car to stand out in the crowd so it’s fairly evident that the person driving it is female, gay or a bit simple AND has nothing better to do with their … Continue reading

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The Seven Year Itch or Loyalty for Life?

Can today’s cars be cherished and remain reliable for much longer than seven years? Remember the film ‘The Seven Year Itch’ with Marilyn Monroe when the faithful husband is tempted to wander? No I’m not that old really but I … Continue reading

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Is a female friendly business makeover needed?

I believe the UK motor industry is long overdue a female friendly makeover in the minds of important women customers. Reason Number One for this is because women are the Chief Purchasing Officers in most families and too many feel … Continue reading

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