Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Brand Update : Kingfisher Airlines brand for sale. But who will buy ?
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Brand Update : Small deo brands gets celebrities to move ahead
Monday, March 31, 2014
Brand Update : Ferrero follows Kinder Joy with Schoko Bons
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Market Statistics :A/C &Refrigerator
Season :April to June accounts for 35 percent sales
A/c Penetration around 3.8 percent. Voltas and LG leading the a/c market ,Voltas share is 20% and LG at 17%. Samsung at 10% & Panasonic at 8.5 %.
A/C sales stand at 3.4 mn units p.a of which 80% are split a/cs.
Refrigerator sales is around 7.5 mn units p.a of which 70% is direct ciol category.
Source :Business Standard
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Brand Update : Prestige transforms itself !
Watch the campaign here : Prestige campaign
The small kitchen appliances market is highly fragmented and this calls for the creation of a powerful brand. The choice of the celebrities were motivated by the need for creating a powerful brand and also to bring in a premiumness to the brand. The campaign had six commercials which introduces the new products of Prestige thereby establishing Prestige as a kitchen appliances brand.
Along with the high profile brand campaign, Prestige also started a chain of Prestige Smart Kitchen stores across the markets. The stores brought all the products of the brand together thus reinforcing the brand's positioning as a appliances company.
The company in the branding perspective has made the right moves but the small appliances market is very tough nut to crack with highly localized competition and also lot of low price warriors. Its still a long-term play.
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Prestige
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Market Statistics
Branded Tea market :Rs 9500 crore growing at 5%
Branded Green Tea market :Rs 150 crore growing at 21 %
Retail Market size : $500 bn ~Rs 30 lakh crores
e commerce market excluding travel :Rs 18600 Crore
Home and Furnishings market Size :Rs 1.2 lakh crore
Furniture market :Rs 600 crore
Total Households in India ~234 mn
Household with Television ~ 153 mn
( Source :Business Standard, Businessline)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Brand Update : 5 Star repositions as the cure for seriousness disease !
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Marketing in Practice : The Online Marketplace Conundrum
- offering additional services like additional warranty on products purchased through traditional channels.
- Policy on uniform discounting across channels.
- Issuing advisory to consumers on benefits of purchasing through authorized retailers.
- Issuing certification to authorized retailers who agrees to abide by common rules.
- Advisory against un-authorized retailers.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Brand Wars : Perk Vs Munch
Read more brand war
Brand war : Sensitive Toothpaste
Brand war : Colgate Vs Pepsodent
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Marketing Strategy : Toothpaste majors fights challengers effectively
- React aggressively : The assault from the challenger brand was faced by the major brands aggressively. Brands like Colgate, Pepsodent etc reacted sharply to the competitor first by reducing the price to arrest the severe market share loss.
- Flanker brands : The major part of the success of market leader was the use of flanker brands to ward off price competition. Colgate effectively used Cibaca as the flanker brand to fight the price competition thus preserving the price premium of the market leading brands.
- Use smart SKUs : The toothpaste market leaders also used less prices SKUs to neutralize the price competition. The availability of big brands in affordable packs in a way prevented the consumers from switching to a less priced local brand.
- Advantage in differentiation : The age old concept of Positioning and Differentiation helped the leading brands to effectively fight the price competition. The low priced brands failed to counter the brand-equity with price alone.
- Deep pockets : The deep pockets of the likes of Colgate and HUL enabled a large aggressive and sustained offensive against the challengers. Regional brands didn't had a chance fighting the deep pockets.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Marketing In Practice : When Celebrities de-endorse !
Sunday, February 09, 2014
TRESemme : For Salon Style Hair
Company : Hindustan Unilever
Brand Analysis Count : # 539
Friday, January 31, 2014
Brand Update : Is Titan's re-positioning worth it ?
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Brand Update : Choclairs says " Fruit of patience is Chocolate"
Monday, January 27, 2014
Kwiknic : Freedom from Tobacco
Company : ITC
Brand Analysis Count : # 538
Kwiknic is an interesting brand. A nicotine replacement therapy brand from India's leading cigarette maker . Its a paradox of sorts - India's largest cigarette maker promoting a product that helps you break free from tobacco. So at one end, ITC is encouraging people to smoke and then helping them to quit smoking - marketing has come to a full circle.
Related brand : Nicorette
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Britannia NutriChoice : Tasty Health Biscuits
Company : Britannia
Brand Analysis Count : # 537
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Market Statistics :FMCG
Analyst say that slowdown is seen in discretionary and premium segments and in saturated categories like soaps and oral care.The volume growth in most cases are driven by price cuts and offers. (Source:Businessline)
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Market Statistics : Personal Care
Indian personal care segment :Rs 59600 crore (Euro monitor )
Anti -Blemish segment :Rs 340 crore
Number of TV channels~ 800 ( Neilsen)
Number of retail stores ~ 8.5 million
Food service market -Rs 6 lakh crore
Quick service restaurant -15 %
Human hair export -Rs 2500 crore
Diagnostic labs - 80000
Furniture and furnishings :Rs 40000 crore (80%unorganised)
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Market Statistics :Men's Fairness cream
Emami Fair & handsome -57% marketshare
Vaseline + FAL -30 %
Garnier - 12% (less than)
Fair & Handsome - Rs 200 crore brand
Source TOI
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Friday, December 06, 2013
Brand Update : Fastrack launches helmets
image source : gaadi.in |
Fastrack has priced its range between Rs 1495 - Rs 3495 charging a premium. The pricing , in my opinion, is steep and make the product out of reach for many consumers.
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Market Statistics:Biscuits
Cream Biscuit Market :Rs 4600 crore
Market leader:sunfeat at 25%
Brittania and Parle : 20%
Cadbury Oreo :5%
Share of organised market has grown to 50% of total market.
Source:TOI 5/12/13
Monday, December 02, 2013
Market Statistics
Ayurveda/Unani/Sidha/Homeo/treatment market : Rs 9000 crore Growth :20%
Ayurveda:Rs 5000 Crore
Salon Products-hair and skin :Rs 2000 crore
Salon business: Rs 12000 crore
Specialist salon treatment :Rs 1000-Rs1200 crore
Anti aging -invasive& surgical :Rs 700 -800 crore
Tv advertising market :Rs 14000 crore
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Murugappa Group : Bet We Have Met
Brand Analysis : # 536
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Colgate : Adds Mothers' endorsement to the pitch
Saturday, November 02, 2013
Maruti Estilo : RIP ( 2009-2013)
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Brand Update : Thru a horrible campaign,Old Spice asks you to be Mantastic
To my surprise, the brand owner decided to adapt the globally successful campaign to Indian market with Milind Soman taking the place of Isaiah Mustafa. And the outcome was hopeless.
Watch the ad here : Old Spice India ad 1
Old Spice India ad 2
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Nivea Men : It starts with you
Company : Beiersdorf
Brand Analysis : 535
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Brand Update : Cadbury rebrands Eclairs to Choclairs
Watch the TVC here : Candbury Choclairs
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Nexcare : Differentiate through creativity
Company : 3M
Brand Analysis : # 533
Friday, September 13, 2013
Market Statistics : Male Cosmetics
Monday, September 09, 2013
Maruti Suzuki Stingray : My Thing ,Everything
Company : Maruti Suzuki
Brand Analysis : #532
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Titan Company : Rebranding to a Lifestyle Brand
Brand Analysis # 531
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Nestle Alpino : To Love is to Share
Company : Nestle
Brand Analysis : # 530