...PLAN FOR “All Natural Shampoo” Table of Contents: 1. Background * Executive Summary * Company Description 2. Strategic Focus and Plan * Mission/Vision * Goals * Competitive advantage 3. Situation Analysis * SWOT Analysis * Industry Analysis * Competitor Analysis * Company Analysis * Customer Analysis 4. Market – Product Focus * Marketing and Product Objectives * Target Markets * Points of Difference * Positioning 5. Marketing Program * Product Strategy * Price Strategy * Promotions Strategy * Place Strategy 6. Financial Data and Projection * Break- Even Analysis 7. Organization 8. Implementation Plan 9. Evaluation 10. Appendices 1. Background Executive Summary/Company Description In 2009 the personal care industry is evolving at its highest rate. In fact, today’s societies put emphasis on their appearances which, more now than ever, represents a strong judgmental basis. Within this industry is a market that occupies a strong place: the hair care market. Just as consumers worry about their skin, they also worry about their hair. In brief, this particular market consists of shampoo, conditioners and styling agents. The largest subsector within hair care is shampoo, which is also experiencing a sector growth since 2003. Under such circumstances, the present marketing plan will focus particularly on All-natural Shampoo. It is important to understand...
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...men and women in India, and this has given a significant boost to the country’s cosmetics industry, especially the hair care market. According to our latest research report on the Indian hair care market, segments like hair oil, shampoo, gel, and hair colour have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the sales. The shampoo market in India is estimated to be 2500 – 3000 crore worth. It is estimated that the hair oil market in India will cross the INR 100 Billion-mark in future. Hair oils / Gels Shampoo and conditioner Styling Products and Hair Colour Hair care Industry This project is intended towards one segment of the hair care industry – Shampoo’s. The major shampoo produces in India are ITC – Fiama Di Wills Hindustan Unilever - Sunsilk, Dove, Clinic Plus Proctor and Gamble – Pantene, Head and Shoulders L’oreal Dabur India Ltd Amway India CavinKare etc. - L’oreal Paris, Garnier Fructis - Dabur - Amway Page | 1 VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur The most frequently used shampoos in India are the following. Normal Shampoo •Dove, Clinic Plus, Sunsilk, Chic, Fiama Di wills Herbal Shampoo •Ayur, Nyle, Shehnaz Hussain, Dabur, Himalaya, Herbal Essence Premium shampoo •Revelon Flex, Wella, L'oreal, Lakme, Matrix, Amway Anti-Dandruff shampoo •Head and Shoulders, Clinic all clear, Pantene One of the biggest barriers to shampoo usage is the consumer perception that it harms the hair. Thus companies are focusing on defending the product against accusations...
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...Sunsilk Company background . Sunsilk was launched in the UK in 1954, and by 1959 it was available in 18 different countries worldwide. At the time, Sunsilk had an advantage over other shampoos in the market as it only needed one application, and so meant washing less natural oils from the hair. Sunsilk cream shampoo for dry hair was launched in 1956. Sunsilk is a hair care brand, primarily aimed at women, produced by the Unilevergroup, which is now considered the world's leading company and brand in hair conditioning and the second largest in shampoo. Sunsilk is Unilever’s leading hair care brand, and ranks as one of the “billion dollar brands". Sunsilk shampoos, conditioners and other hair care products are sold in 69 countries worldwide. Sunsilk is sold under a variety of different names in markets around the world including Elidor, Seda and Sedal. The brand is strongest in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and is the number one hair care brand in Pakistan, India, Brazil, Argentina,Bolivia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand From 2009 Sunsilk started working with a number of professional hair "experts" to develop new and improved products. Each hair “issue" variant links to an "expert” with the relevant specialist hair knowledge. For example, Dr Francesca Fusco, a New York dermatologist, co-created a “hairfall” variant for the brand. The line up also includes: Jamal Hammadi for Black Shine, Rita Hazan for Vibrant Colour, Teddy Charles for Plumped Up...
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...people choose Dove as their favorite brand. Survey questionnaire of Factors causing to Prefer “Dove Shampoo” as a Brand Name: Occupation: 1. Are you? * Male * Female 2. What is your age? * Under 18 * 18 to 24 * 25 to 34 * 35 to 44 * 45 to 54 * 55 to 64 * 65 or more 3. How frequently do you buy Dove products? * Once a week * More than once a week * A couple of times a month * Every few months * Yearly * Never 4. How often do you change your Brand? * Very often * Depends on price of the new brand * To experiment with new Brand * I stay loyal to my brand 5. Which Dove shampoo do you use? * Dove Intense repair * Dove hair fall rescue * Dove dryness therapy. * Dove daily shine. * Dove dandruff care * Dove nourishing oil care. 6. In what quantity do you buy Dove? * Sachets * Bottles/bigger pack * Family packed. * Mini bottles 7. What improvements would you suggest for Dove shampoo? * Should be available in other varieties * Should decrease the price * Should come in more fragrance * Should increase availability of products in more number of retail outlets * Improve the quality more. Please read the statement below & tell me how much you agree with the statement to describe most important factor for purchasing shampoo on the scale of 1-5 where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree Strongly disagree=1, Disagree=2...
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...This assignment will center around introducing a new product in an existing line of business and focus on how to develop the good to increase the revenue. I would be also touching upon the concepts of the elasticity of demand, market structure as well as profit maximization techniques which would be useful to further this good and also the barriers to entry. Pricing strategies and product differentiation will be the other important topics which will be discussed as well. I am choosing the shampoo company Pantene, founded in 1947, who was inspired by the ingredient panthenol, Pantene and was originally owned by Swiss drug company Hoffman-LaRoche.It made its debut as a premium hair care line across Europe, replete with glass bottles and prestige scents and then crossed over to the US. Pantene has just come up with the latest Custom Hair solutions which I will be focusing on. Elasticity of Demand Simply put, the demand for Pantene shampoo is highly elastic for the main reason that today there are so many substitutes available and so many other companies launching their shampoo products on a daily basis. Market Structure The market structure for the shampoo market is that of Monopolistic Competition. This is when a large number of sellers produce a product or service that is perceived by consumers as being different from that of a competitor but is actually quite similar. This perception of difference is the result of product differentiation, which is the...
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...While beauty brands may find it hard to reach women whose priorities shift after having children, Suave was able to reposition itself from being a value brand to a quality beauty brand that moms choose by forging a highly-relevant emotional connection with them. For several years prior to its repositioning, Suave had owned a value brand position through its tagline, “Can you tell?”that referred to the fact that there was no quality difference between Suave and a more expensive brand of shampoo. The brand had an explicitly functional value position because it was interested in reaching budget-conscious women who wanted a quality shampoo. In 2007, Suave created big news by establishing an emotional bond with mothers through its repositioning campaign. The marketing campaign connected with moms on an emotional level by leveraging the insight that women tend to downgrade beauty as a priority when they become mothers, because they feel guilty if they prioritize taking care of themselves. However, Suave reported in a press release that moms said they felt happier, more attractive and more self-confident when they cared for their own needs. A 2006 USA Today piece agreed, touting the rise of“the mommy diva.” Hence, Suave tried to reach moms by speaking to them as women who fulfill multiple roles. The brand told Mom that using Suave doesn’t require them to choose between being a mom and looking attractive. Rather than sacrifice on necessities for her kids, Mom could stay within her...
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...9B13A018 HIMALAYA SHAMPOO: BUILDING A DIFFERENTIATED BRAND IMAGE Dr. S. Ramesh Kumar and S. Venkatesh wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. This publication may not be transmitted, photocopied, digitized or otherwise reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holder. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 0N1; (t) 519.661.3208; (e) cases@ivey.ca; www.iveycases.com. Copyright © 2013, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: 2013-08-21 Sarfraz Rumane, senior brand manager at the Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India, had to make a few decisions on the Himalaya brand of shampoo, based on his knowledge of the market and the conceptual highlights that he could derive from the survey the company had recently commissioned. The Indian shampoo market had grown exponentially. Like the consumers in emerging markets, Indians seemed to place a high degree of importance on physical appearance, perhaps as an outcome of Westernization and exposure to media. Traditionally, Indians...
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...Question3 Introduction For a firm to excel in market, searching ideas for innovation of firm’s products or services is essential. One of the ways that a firm can adopt is research approach. Marketing research enable markets to predict how consumers would react in the marketplace and understand why consumer made this purchase decision. The following is the research approaches that can use by Amway to adopt in searching ideas for innovation of firm’s products or services. Observational research Observational research helps marketers gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between people and product by watching the consumer buying and using the products. By observing the customers, company can get information by identify consumer subconscious felling and underlying motivations. For example, Amway can assign some employees in the store to act as a customer and stand close with the customer to observe the customer’s facial expression and listen the conversation between the customers. Through the observation, Amway understand that the current customers prefer to have 3 in 1 shampoo rather than 2 in 1 shampoo which is only shampoo with conditioner. Thus, Amway can produce 3 in 1 shampoos which include shampoo, conditioner and treatment for customer. Focus group research A focus group is a group of people, normally 8 to 10 member, who are carefully selected based on a similar characteristics and brought together to discuss a same topic. For example, Amway can select...
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...plan to promote the sales of this product in Japan. (800 words) I will describe REnex, the unique “Shampoo series” made in China, and explain my strategy to promote the sales in Japan. REnex is a Chinese company, specializing in Branding, Trade and Retailing, founded by a Chinese businessman who worked and lived in Japan for 15 years, including the job experience in HAKUHODO, STARDUST Promotion, and NHK. At the same time, the founder of REnex keeps working as the only advisor of UNITED ARROWS in China. REnex is created with Japanese concepts and gathering business team from Japan and China. The core team of REnex is combined by 6 persons come from China and Japan, with rich professional experience in branding, marketing, and retail, and the job experience in China, Japan and France. Currently, the core product of REnex is the merchandise “REnex shampoo series” and the website “REnex.cn”. “REnex shampoo series” is a original shampoo product based on Japanese formula patent and outline design in China. Different from other shampoo, REnex shampoo uses non-silicon formal, which is best to efficiently protect and deeply clean the hair. REnex’s head skin care product can relax the head skin, make people comfort after a hard day working. Moreover, the special formal, helps people relieve stress through washing hair, prevent epilation. REnex’s new product “Mama’s care shampoo”, specially designed for Mama, forces on supplementing the nutrition in mama’s hair. There are over...
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...ANALYSIS OF HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH REFERENCE TO SHAMPOO MARKET IN INDIA Khawaja Mubeenur Rahman¹, Dr. Roshan Kazi² and Sandip Sourav3 1 Assistant Professor, Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration & Computer Application, Lonavala Email: rahman.2806@gmail.com 2 Professor, Allana Institute of Management Sciences, Pune Email: babycrab@yahoo.com 3 Territory Sales Manager, Nozzle Auto Association Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Email: sandeepdokania@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT Analysis of hair care products with reference to shampoo market in India In the past few years, Indian beauty has occupied a significant place in the fashion world. Both men and women have started giving importance to personal beauty grooming. As such Indian cosmetic industry, especially the hair care market has risen to productive market. In this paper the researcher tried to focus on the hair care products especially top shampoo companies, major brands, SWOT analysis of shampoo market and portfolio analysis of top shampoo brands. The market share of hair care segment in India is continuously increasing day by day. The shampoo market is dominated by HUL and P&G. The top shampoo brands are Sunsilk, Clinic Plus, Pantene and H&S which are placed in the ‘Stars’ cell of BCG matrix of shampoo brands of India. Keywords: Hair care products, Market analysis, Shampoo market, BCG Matrix, Top shampoo companies, Top shampoo brands. INTRODUCTION Washing the hair and scalp has become a near universal practice. The method of doing...
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...would be asked to submit their interim findings and discuss with me as and when required. The deadlines are as following: 1. Submission of Group members names and choice of project: Sept 17th 2. Submission of one page proposal(containing MR problem and Research Design) on how the group would go ahead: Sept 30th 3. Submission of findings of Exploratory Study(Secondary research, in-depth interviews, FGDs etc.): October 31st 4. Submission of Survey instrument: November 15th 5. Submission of interim final report for feedback: November 30th 6. Submission of Final Report for Evaluation: December 15th Projects Project 1: Conditioners: Penetration of shampoos in India is higher than the penetration of conditioners. Market Share Ratio (Nielsen) is 92: 8. Is there a reason why people do not buy conditioners as much as shampoo as it a price point or do they see the product as unnecessary - is there an awareness of the product - features & benefits? Project 2: Hair Colors: Penetration of Hair Colors in TG - graying of hair is of as much relevance in the TG as other...
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...lot finally to the retailers • It has major presence currently in the 30 big cities across India 3 • It is sold extensively by push carts since most customers are impulse buyers and it believes in giving maximum visibility to the products Promotion • • • Promoted as the “ice cream with the big heart” which is taken from its logo A “good, honest, daily scoop of pleasure” Extensive publicity campaigns especially organised by Cornetto Walls like “luv reels” and “just one cornetto” promote the youthfulness of this brand • • Feist had also undergone extensive innovative advertising via iPod Nano advertising Cornetto Walls is famously promoted as “true love never fails” Brand 2: Closeup Product It was the first one in the Indian market to launch a gel toothpaste It has the following product line...
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...Clairol’s touch of yogurt shampoo Behavioral Analysis for Marketing Decisions Report Clairol’s touch of yogurt shampoo Behavioral Analysis for Marketing Decisions Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Clairol’s Touch of Yogurt Shampoo is our product which is launched by P&G. Our product is extracted vitamin and lactic acid from yogurt perfectly combined with shampoo to provide a neutral care to your dull and dry hair. In 1979, P&G first launched Clairol’s Touch of Yogurt Shampoo, however it didn’t gain enough market share and fail to survive in the market. Today, we want to re-launched a brand new repackaging yogurt shampoo with new advertisements, new positioning and new target market. We believe that yogurt shampoo is a really good personal care product which fits perfectly into the “back to natural and organic lifestyle” trend in today’s society. In order to understand who will be our target consumer and how people’s view about ‘back to nature’ lifestyle, we conducted interviews and survey. From the result, we understand that most people do love the back to nature lifestyle as we assumed before and it also confirms our original idea about our new positioning. After a redesign of packaging with a transparent bottle and metal pump, we want to target our yogurt shampoo to a premium shampoo product in the niche market, aiming customers who are seeking high quality lifestyle, pursuing a natural, organic and healthy lifestyle. Our target consumer would be female who are...
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...of shampoo? 1 Category Beliefs 1 Question 2: What are the cognitive beliefs on the three brands of shampoos? (What are those advertising elements that, match with the cognitive beliefs?) 2 CLINIC PLUS 2 CHIK 4 HEAD AND SHOULDERS 4 Question 3: What are the affective aspects reflected by advertisements of the three brands of shampoo? (What are those advertising elements that match with the affective aspects?) 5 Clinic Plus 5 Head and Shoulders 6 Chik Satin 6 Question 4: How can the “theory of reasoned action” model be applied to each brand? Are there gaps that can be found with regard to each brand? 7 Limitations to the TRA Model 8 Question 5: Based on the analysis and the application of concepts, how can a new brand be launched? 8 Marketing Communication 10 Pricing 11 Distribution 11 Question 1: What are the category beliefs among the non-users of shampoo? In the Indian mass market, it was found that among non-users of shampoo, most do not engage in washing their hair very often, with the majority of respondents washing their hair only once (48%) or twice (43%) per week. In those instances, most persons indicated that they didn’t use Shampoo to wash their hair, but rather alternative products such as Shikakai or soap; only 24% of the respondents used shampoo. Although rural India was considered to be a significantly ‘dark’ media market, with only 38% TV penetration, this medium plays a substantial role in creating the need for and increasing shampoo usage...
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...Marketing Management – I Post Purchase behaviour of consumers of products of value below Rs. 5 Sunsilk Shampoo sachet 1 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Objectives of the Study............................................................................................................................ 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Skin and Body care in Indian FMCG Industry ...................................................................................... 4 Sunsilk Shampoo ................................................................................................................................. 4 Research Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 6 Target Areas / Locations ..................................................................................................................... 6 Some of the Key findings of the Interviews ............................................................................................ 7 Key Findings and Interpretations of Observed Data ............................................................................. 13 Areas of Improvement .................................
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