ABSOLUT FACTS • ABSOLUT VODKA‚ introduced in the US in 1979‚ is the fourth largest international premium spirit in the world and is available in more than 150 markets. ABSOLUT VODKA is the number two brand of premium vodka worldwide. (Source: Impact International) • Since its launch in 1979‚ ABSOLUT VODKA has achieved significant worldwide sales growth‚ from 10‚000 nine-liter cases (90‚000 liters) to 11.0 million nine-liter cases in 2010 (99.0 millions of liters).Every bottle of ABSOLUTVODKA
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Brand Management and Communication Professor Sandor Czellar May 2010 ABSOLUT VODKA - BRAND ANALYSIS TEAM 8 Julien Bruderer David Fleury Matteo Giabbani Fabrizio Padula Jonathan Queloz Brand Management and Communication Absolut Vodka – Brand Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 1. FIRM PRESENTATION ....................................................
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operates in a specific country‚ which in this case is Absolut Vodka in the United States of America. Absolut Vodka is a Swedish brand of vodka‚ produced in the southern part of Sweden. Building on a four century tradition of producing vodka‚ Absolut was created in 1877 and was introduced as its current name in 1879 by the entrepreneur Lars Olsson Smith. The leading brands of alcoholic spirits throughout the world are Bacardi and Smirnoff‚ placing Absolut is the third position and is marketed in about
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persuaded by the wrong messages. If not‚ consumers’ thoughts‚ actions‚ beliefs and feelings will be easily influenced. Absolut Vodka‚ a leading brand of premium vodka sold in 176 countries‚ constructed advertisements as part of its “In an Absolut World” 2007 campaign with images of situations that the target audience would think constitute a perfect or “Absolut” reality. Absolut Vodka marketing (2011) stated the target market is men and women ages 25-45 who want to succeed in their life both personally
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The Absolut Vodka painting was done in Stockholm‚ Sweden (Wrenn‚ and Abraham). This painting turned out to be the painting that allowed Wenner to be known by a wider audience. Another painting he was hired for was for Disney in Glendale‚ California (“Kurt Werren”). This job grew into a relationship between Wenner and Disney; he trained some of the top engineers at Disney Imagineering as well as theme park designers to use unusual uses of perspective (“Kurt Wenner”). The National Gallery of Art in
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Absolut Vodka’s Absolute Global Marketing On a lovely morning of September 2009‚ with the fiftieth “beep”‚ Steven scanned the last bottle of the limited edition Absolut Vodka 2009 on the spirits Shelf of Selfridges London. The latest special-edition bottles of Absolut - packaged in a dramatic heavy-metal rock style‚ wrapped with golden studs and gray leather‚ rapidly become a spot light among the shelf‚ the whole spirit of Rock n’ Roll are simple illustrated by the new design‚ and just as its normal
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reputation of V&S from 20th ranking to 2nd of the world’s vodka brand and leading premium vodka manufacturer of the world. By acquiring business‚ PR could expand their vodka business to world easily (especially US market) for the reason that it had a well-established brand name and consumers were familiar with such brand name. Further‚ financial objective was another motive for such acquisition since it offered PR a viable option to broaden their vodka portfolio to Ready To Drink (RTD) and Flavoured Alcoholic
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Case Study: Smirnoff Vodka Market The drinks market is constantly evolving‚ with product innovation‚ as well as brand strength‚ at the heart of its growth. Doubtless‚ the root of success of Smirnoff vodka is the consistently high standard of classic vodka that its owner has produced over the years. However‚ as the market has evolved‚ so has the Smirnoff brand. With a growing range of flavoured vodkas and pre-mixed cocktails that perfectly tap into the lucrative ready to drink sector‚ Smirnoff
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Russian Standard Vodka: Strategies for Global Branding and Expansion into the US Market Case Study By CHEN Mengjie Marguerite Summary Given the success of Russian Standard Vodka in the Russian and European Market‚ following the global branding vision‚ expansion strategy for US market needs to be defined. This case study will provide in-depth analysis to focus on evaluating expansion strategies and offering market entry recommendations. 1. Russian Standard 1.1 Overview Russian Standard
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heels is fellow Diageo Group stable mate Johnnie Walker‚ which moved up from third to second place in the rankings as a result of its enormous strength in both Asian and Latin American markets enabling an impressive sales growth of 10% (1.6 million cases 9 litre equivalent). The league table‚ which assesses both the financial contribution of each brand alongside its strength in the eyes of the consumer‚ has been compiled by combining scores from a panel of some of the world’s leading drinks industry
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