...[pic] STUDY OF THE BUYING BEHAVIOUR OF CONSUMERS TOWARDS FAIRNESS CREAMS 1) Introduction / aim / objective 2) Industry overview and competitive analysis 3) Segmentation and targeting 4) Differentiation 5) Positioning 6) Marketing mix and resource capabilities 7)Research design a) Aim and objective....define the problem and outcome of research b) Sampling design c) Questionnaire design d) Sources of secondary data 8) Discussion and analysis of research findings 9) Strategic recommendations and conclusions OBJECTIVE - To study the current Indian market for fairness cream. - To asses whether advertising is influencing the buying behavior of the consumer. - To find out the brand preference for fairness cream among people. - To study factor influencing brand preference for fairness cream. Fairness Cream has become a vital product for the Indian companies in increasing their overall sales due to the importance given by Indian consumers towards fairness. As India is a country known for its diversity different consumers from different parts of the country prefer different brands. The leading players in the market includes Hindustan Lever Ltd., (HLL's) 'Fair & Lovely' with 76 percent of the market share and Cavin Kare' s 'Fairever' with 15 percent of the market share. Other important players like Godrej' s 'Fairglow', Emma's 'Fair and Handsome', Vicco and Himalaya share the rest of the market share. There...
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...Fairever Fruit Fairness Cream Date: April 18th, 2008 ( Submitted in partial fulfilment of the II semester course Requirements of MBA 2008-2010 batch) Submitted by Group No:10 K. ASWINI NAIR (CB.BU.P2MBA08043) NANDAGOPAL N (CB.BU.P2MBA08059) SINDHUJA DURGA R (CB.BU.P2MBA08099) SOORYA SOMAN (CB.BU.P2MBA08101) SOUMIA S (CB.BU.P2MBA08103) SREEDEVI AJITKUMAR (CB.BU.P2MBA08105) 1 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that we, the students of Amrita School of Business, are submitting the following document as part of the partial fulfilment of the Marketing Management course requirements of second semester MBA for the batch of 2008-10. The report stands genuine to the best of our knowledge and a tool to be used, only with the objective of academic reference. Any deviation from the above stated, is liable to be termed unethical malpractice and subject to forfeiture of the acknowledgement of the efforts of the students responsible. The following work has been carried on under the able guidance of our Professor Dr. Deepak Gupta. Date: April 18th, 2008 Students, Amrita School of Business Attested by (Signature) Prof. Dr. Deepak Gupta Professor (Marketing) Amrita School of Business 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT We have a great pleasure in thanking prof.Deepak Gupta for giving us an opportunity to do a project on Market Reasearch.We would also thank our mentor, Mr.Karthikeyan for his sustained and adequate guidance. We would like to thank staffmembers for their support We thank them for their readiness...
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...Product Category Definition 2 Fairness Cream Market 3 Competitive Landscape 4 Environmental Analysis 5 Porter’s Five Force Analysis 10 Introduction to the Company and our product “Fair and Lovely” 12 STP Analysis 15 Consumer Behaviour 18 SWOT Analysis 26 Recommendations 27 Bibliography 28 Product Category Definition Fairness Cream products are a part of the personal care product segment. More specifically, they are a sub-set of the skin care product segment. Given below is the product category map: Personal Care Products The product category refers to the products that customers use to enhance or support their personal appearance, hygiene, and well being in general Fairness Products Skin Care Products The segment includes various products such as moisturizers, anti-ageing creams, and sun-screens that customers use to take care of their skin Fairness segment is that part of the skin care segment which includes products that are responsible for improving the skin fairness (permanently or temporarily) For the purpose of this study, we are concentrating only on the Fairness Cream Products, i.e. the fairness products available in cream form, and not in the form of soaps, gels, etc. Also, we are only considering the products whose primary utility is skin fairness. However, these products might also be delivering some additional (but secondary) utility. Fairness Cream Market Market Overview Indian fairness cream market is a highly developed and...
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...GROUP 2 Marketing Project FINAL REPORT ON Fair & Lovely | Unilever FOR FAIRNESS WITH EVERY WASH FOR PIMPLE FREE SKIN FOR SPOT FREE SKIN 1|P e FORa gAGELESS, FAIR SKIN 2013 – 2015 XLRI Jamshedpur Contents I. II. III. Cosmetics Industry................................................................................................................................ 4 Fair and Lovely : Experiencing Beauty .................................................................................................. 6 Market .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Market Size ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Market Share ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Seasonality ................................................................................................................................................ 8 IV. MICRO ANALYSIS................................................................................................................................... 9 Threat of new entrants ............................................................................................................................. 9 Buyers and their bargaining power............
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...Emami From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Emami (disambiguation). Emami Limited | Type | Public Ltd Company | Industry | FMCG | Founded | 1974 | Founder(s) | R. S. Agarwal and R. S. Goenka | Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Key people | R. S. Agarwal and R. S. Goenka (joint chairmen) | Products | Hair care, skin creams, soaps and lotions, talcum powder, Ayurvedic health care products | Revenue | Rs 1400 crores (2011–12) | Website | emamiltd.in | Emami Limited is an Indian producer of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), such as cosmetics and health and baby products. The company is based in Kolkata. Contents * 1 Products * 2 Subsidiaries * 3 History * 4 Controversies * 5 References * 6 External links Products In 2008 the company announced that it intended to offer baby care products.[1] The company's health products unit offers tonics for colds and coughs as well as nutraceuticals.[2] Subsidiaries The company has the following subsidiaries:[3] * Emami Paper Mills Limited * Emami Chisel Art * CRI Limited * South City Projects (Kolkata) Ltd * Advanced Medicare & Research Institute Ltd (AMRI) * Frank Ross Limited * Emami Realty Limited * Emami Retail Pvt Limited (Starmark) * Emami Biotech Limited * Emami Cement Ltd History The inception of Emami Group took place in the mid 1970s when two childhood friends, Mr. R.S. Agarwal...
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...A Project On Consumer Behaviour Submitted To University of Mumbai In the partial fulfillment of the B.M.S. Degree By Vivek .R. Jaiswal Roll No. 29 Uder the guidance of Prof. Furquan Shaikh Studying at Rizvi Education Society’s Rizvi College of Art, Science & Commerce Rizvi Educational Complex, Bandra (West), Mumbai Academic Year 2012-2013 Declaration I Mr.Vivek .R. Jaiswal a student of the TYBMS class, Roll No.29 of the academic year 2011-2013 studying at Rizvi College of Art, Science & Commerce, herby declare that the work done on the project entitled CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR is true and original to the best of my knowledge and my any reference used in the project is duly acknowledged. Date: Signature of Student (Name of student Vivek .R. Jaiswal) Cerificate This is to certify that Mr.Vivek.R.Jaiswal a student of TYBMS class, Roll No. 29 of the academic year 2012-2013 studying at Rizvi College of Art, Science & Commerce, has successful completed the project entitled Consumer Behaviour. Prof. Furqan Shaikh Prof. Furqan Shaikh (Project Guide) (Prof. Furqan Shaikh) External Examiner Dr.M.Z. Farooqui (Principal) . Introduction As the twentieth century has come to a close and we have move into the third millennium...
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...MBA II CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR TRENDS OF MALE GROOMING PRODUCTS CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR PROJECT BY SOURADEEP ACHARJEE – 14202041 AMRAPALI DUTTA – 14202127 PAHELEE KARAK – 14202163 MOUMITA SAMANTA – 14202230 SANCHARI SAHOO - 14202244 1 DECLARATION We hereby declare, the project report “CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR TRENDS OF MALE GROOMING PRODUCTS" is our own work, to the best of our knowledge. It contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree of any other institute. This project has been submitted to KIIT School of Management in partial fulfilment of the two year MBA course under the guidance of Prof. Arvind Tripathy, Professor, KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar. Souradeep Acharjee Amrapali Dutta Pahelee Karak Moumita Samanta Sanchari Sahoo Date : 14 September 2015 Location : Bhubaneswar 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to sincerely acknowledge the contribution of all those people who have, directly or indirectly, been instrumental in helping us complete this project. We take this opportunity to thank them and all our well-wishers for their relentless encouragement and wholehearted support. We would like to extend our gratitude to our faculty guide, PROF. Arvind Tripathy, KSOM, Bhubaneswar for his constant cooperation and help at every step. . 3 CONTENTS TOPICS PAGE NO. Decalaration 2 Acknowledgement 3 Executive Summary 6 Introduction ...
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...Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research Research Article Junaid et al., J Clin Exp Dermatol Res 2014, 5:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9554.1000212 Open Access Indian Cosmeceutical Market: A Study of Consumer Preferences and Consumption Patterns Abdullah Bin Junaid*, Reshma Nasreen, Ravichandran N and Faheem Ahmed Department of Management, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India Abstract The study was done to investigate various factors that are associated with the consumption behaviour of the consumers in the Indian market. This study also tries to find out the new and emerging trends of the Indian cosmeceutical industry. The research first sought to explore how different variables influence the behaviour of the consumers regarding the usage of cosmeceutical product. Various factors such as self esteem, the decision making process while purchasing the cosmeceutical products etc were also studied in depth. However this study also tries to examine the various key determinants involved in the purchasing behaviour of consumers while purchasing their cosmeceutical product. The target sample was above 15 years. The sample size is 120 and the sampling method used is the quota sampling method. The study was conducted in six different cities of India that are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur and Patna. Among these six cities three are metro cities and the rest of the three are Tier-I cities. Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are the metro cities and luck now, Jaipur and...
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...found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S in 1886 Their initial focus was on bandages, sterile sutures, wound care and baby products. Their first-aid kits, originally sold to railroad workers, would later become a staple in nearly every household. They also sold women’s health products, including sanitary protection products and maternity kits with first-aid products to assist in home births. Johnson and Johnson in India Johnson & Johnson spread its root into India 67 years ago. Since then, the Company has brought many innovative ideas, products and services to improve the health and well-being of people in India. The Company today employs more than 3,000 people and is organized into three business segments: Consumer Healthcare, Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals. Current Product Range Johnson & Johnson launched Clean & Clear Advantage in the 2000s as an anti-acne line. It includes cleansers, scrubs and moisturizers. 1. Foaming face wash 2. Morning...
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...Consumer Trends Inside the Soap Category in India |Soap is a product that many people might take for granted or consider rather ordinary, but for some, lathering up | |can be a treasured part of a morning or nightly routine. | | | |Scented or unscented, in bars, gels, and liquids, soap is a part of our daily lives. In the United States, soap is| |a $1.390 million (US$)* industry with over 50 mass market brands. But in some markets the sales potential for soap| |is only beginning to be realized. At the end 2000, soap was a $1.032 million (US$)* business in India. IFF's | |marketing experts offer the following overview of this growing category. | | | |*Source: Information Resources Inc. 2010 data for Year-End 2011 | |[pic] | |Overview of the Indian Soap Category | |India is a vast country with a population of 1,030 million people. Household penetration of soaps is 98%. People | |belonging to different income levels...
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...aimed at satisfying the ever-changing needs of the shoppers” (thekrogercompany.com). There are more than 2,600 stores within 34 states and more than a dozen banners and their annual sales is in the billions. Kroger is one of the biggest grocery stores in the world. There are two departments that Kroger supermarkets, the bakeries and meat and seafood. History of Kroger “In the 1900s grocery stores bought their bread from an independent individual, but Barney Kroger has, come up with the idea to put the all of the main ingredients together to be able to make a profit” (thekrogerco.com). He decided that if he was to bake his own bread he would be able to decrease the price, so that the consumers would be able to afford and still make a profit. In the year of 1901 Kroger was the first grocery store to have their own bakery, and also was the first to be able to sell meat and groceries all in the same building. He even cook his own can goods. “Kroger operates 37 food processing facilities that make thousands of products that range from bread, cookies, and milk to...
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...is rooted in the principles of personal integrity, respect for the individual and doing what's right for the long-term. Our purpose is to provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the world's consumers, now and for generations to come. As a result, consumers will reward us with leadership sales, profit and value creation, allowing our people, our shareholders and the communities in which we live and work to prosper. Launching a new product by Cadburys requires extensive research into the background of the chocolate market, market research to ensure customers get what they want, product development, designing process, launching of the product, and the overall conclusion of successfulness of the product. All of this is put into detail to ensure that the results required are produced from all this, at the same time a lot of investment is put into all this to ensure that Cadburys can expect a successful product. The need in the market is for a product that will be a substitute for the traditional on-the-go junk food, which everybody has to contend with for lack of healthy alternatives. A research has been conducted in order to gather information about the preferences of the consumers regarding the various types of chocolates available in the market. The company has touched a turnover of over 5000 million INR in 2006-2007. The Company has employee strength of 2500, an all India network of 1300 Stockiest catering to about 25...
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...A Role of Ethics and Social Responsibilities in Management. Ethics can be defined as a process of evaluating actions according to moral principal of values(A.Alhemoud). Throughout the centuries people were trying to choose between profit and moral. Perhaps, some of them obtain both, but every time it could have roused ethical issues. Those issues concern fairness, justice, rightness or wrongness; as a result it can only be resolved according to ethical standards. Setting the ethical standards for the way of doing business in corporation is primarily task of management. Corporations have to maintain the same standards as an individual person and, in addition, corporations, as organizational units, have their own social responsibilities toward customers, employees and society. However, any business should keep it's original purpose of functioning - making profit. Balancing the traditional standards of profitability and burden of social responsibilities is not an easy task. In recent years it has been a trend of setting standards of corporate ethics according to high degree of morale. To be able to keep the ethical standards management must follow the law. However, there are some complications in enforcing it. The law affects and is affected by social forces and prevailing ethical standards. "Although the law can codify societies ethical ____________________________________________________________ ____________ Alhemoud, Ali " Management Ethics is Smart Business." ...
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...their purchase preference. When a brand is sold in the mind of the customer, the marketing battle is won. In the marketing context, victory is dictated by superior value delivery. Brands that deliver better value than rivals usually win the customer’s purchase vote. ADVERTISING PERSUASION— In the early years, marketers relied upon the powers of communication tools like advertising to win customers. The belief that dominated this era was that customers could be sold anything on the basis of persuasive communication. It means that communicating with prospects was more about creativity and less about strategy. Message repetition or bombardment was believed to be the key to drilling information into customer’s brains and thus influencing consumer buying. Advertising came to acquire an important status in the corporate functions. Message repetition is required to communicate but repeated far...
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...most of the world's consumer product brands in food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever Bangladesh Ltd is one of the world’s most successful consumer goods manufacturing companies with local manufacturing facilities. Unilever brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, they've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, in over 190 countries, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product. Unilever Bangladesh Limited has five departments to carry out all their organizational functions. This report is designed in six chapters. Initially the opening words about the report were described in the first segment titled “Introduction”. The next segment “Overview of Unilever” contains the history of Unilever, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd, and Organizational structure. The next chapters are on firm organizing, Industry Analysis, CSR Activities, Innovative Managerial Practices And at last is the conclusion of this report Table of Contents Contents | page | 1. Introduction…………… | | 1.1. Unilever Global | 1 | 1.2. History of Unilever | 1-2 | 1.3. Unilever Bangladesh Limited | 2 | 1.4. Unilever Today | 2-3 | 1.5. Mission | 3 | 1.6. Vision | 3 | 1.7. Strategies followed by Unilever | 3-5 | 1.8. Consumers | 5-6 | 1.9. Products offered | 7-9 | | | 2. Firm Organizing……… | | 2.1. Organizational Structure | 9-13 | 2.2. Decision Making Process | 13-14 | | |...
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