The Publisher speaks: What happened to the ‘Avon Calling’ girls?
Do you remember the Avon girls? The TV and Radio Ads with a door chime and a lady’s voice saying, “Avon calling”?
They’re not calling anymore.
And last year I learnt that Avon has closed in Australia and New Zealand. This was after their Press Release that said:
“Today [Sept 21 2018] Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today will host its 2018 Investor Day and introduce the Company’s new long-term strategy to “Open Up Avon” and return to growth.”
You can read the whole PR as part of an article we published today “Avon lady gets a digital makeover”.
A digital Avon calling lady? Whatever next? A robot Avon lady?
Ten years ago I published this poem about Avon aptly entitled “AVON CALLING” and Colin thought I should share it with you…….
“AVON CALLING”
By Joan Wilson
“Avon calling,” says the lady
As she knocked upon the door
“Avon calling,” I repeated
As I moved across the floor.
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A pretty lady entered
Wearing quite a happy smile
And dressed so neat and tidy
So like the Avon style.
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An Avon bag she carried
With orders big and small
Each order had a name attached
Which I was asked to call.
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As the ladies took their orders
We nearly all took flight
For a great big spider jumped out the bag
And gave us all a fright.
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Was this the Avon spider?
I really have my doubts
For when he ran across my desk
You could’ve heard my shouts.
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For Avon doesn’t sell creepy crawly things
But very nice jewelery like bracelets and rings
They even sell stuffed teddy bears and tiny ornaments
Finger nail polish and quite a variety of scents.
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So where in the world was this spider trying to get?
Did he ever dream that he’d live to regret,
Chancing a trip in the Avon lady’s bag?
That long leg spider sure ran into a snag.
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