Andrea Jung's Leadership in Avon Running a business today is harder than ever before because of the speed and complexity of change in the so-called new economy. By "new economy", it doesn't simply mean the high-tech sector or the dot-com bubble; the phrase has taken on a much wider meaning than that. It refers to the new rules of competition and how they are affecting everyone, everywhere. As a matter of fact, the most intense …showed first 75 words of 1350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1350 total…business online, including customer prospecting, ordering, getting account status, and making payments. Under her leadership, Jung also outlined a best-of-both-worlds strategy designed to grow Avon's customer base without disenfranchising its field reps. Avon products will be distributed through five channels: through its three million Avon ladies in 137 countries; through middle-market retailers, such as JCPenney; through mall kiosks franchised to local Avon representatives; through chic, company-owned Avon Centers; and through the company web site, Avon.com.