A Look at GoPro’s Marketing and Distribution Strategy

GoPro (GPRO) has a multichannel marketing strategy across social media platforms.

Adam Rogers - Author
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Jun. 22 2018, Updated 10:30 a.m. ET

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Multichannel strategy

GoPro (GPRO) has a multichannel marketing strategy across social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram (FB), YouTube (GOOG), Twitter (TWTR), and others. GoPro also targets print ads and showcases products in global tradeshows, such as the Consumer Electronics Show and Outdoor Retailer.

The company has partnered with several athletes and social media influencers and is part of top-tier events such as the MotoGP. In the first quarter, GoPro reduced its marketing expenditure by 27.5% driven by a fall in sales. We’ve seen that GoPro intends to reduce its operating expenses and allocate these savings to its international marketing budget.

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Retail distribution

GoPro has a significant footprint across big-box retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart (WMT), and Target (TGT). The company’s products are also available via online channels such as Amazon (AMZN), GoPro.com, and JD.com.

Increase in market share for Europe and Asia-Pacific regions

Over 60% of the total revenue GoPro generated in the first quarter came from international markets. In Europe, GoPro accounted for 44% of the action camera category by unit volume and 72% by dollar volume.

In the Asia-Pacific region, GoPro’s market share rose from 45% in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 52% in the first quarter of 2018 in terms of unit volume and from 63% to 65% in terms of dollar volume. In Korea and Japan, GoPro’s sell-through increased by 46% and 22% year-over-year, respectively, in the first quarter.

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