The toothpaste market was heavily skewed towards therapeutic toothpastes. The major challenge in launching the CMF was getting the consumer communication right. They had to change the name to make it meaningful in china. Freshness was relatively a new idea in China in the toothpaste category and it was challenging to advertise that concept. People in China would not have connected with Emily Procter’s character. They needed to connect with youth at an emotional level. Therefore they decided to use Jay Chow in their advertising campaign who was a leading rock star in China. Also as part of the differential marketing plan, they used new flavour, graphics and aesthetics which was essential as Chinese market was gaining popularity in new flavours. However, there were huge investments involved in
The toothpaste market was heavily skewed towards therapeutic toothpastes. The major challenge in launching the CMF was getting the consumer communication right. They had to change the name to make it meaningful in china. Freshness was relatively a new idea in China in the toothpaste category and it was challenging to advertise that concept. People in China would not have connected with Emily Procter’s character. They needed to connect with youth at an emotional level. Therefore they decided to use Jay Chow in their advertising campaign who was a leading rock star in China. Also as part of the differential marketing plan, they used new flavour, graphics and aesthetics which was essential as Chinese market was gaining popularity in new flavours. However, there were huge investments involved in