POSITIONING STRATEGY OF AXE Introduction Axe is a product of Hindustan Uniliver‚ one of the biggest FMCG companies in India. Axe is a brand of male grooming products‚ marketed towards young males. Products The brand has three products under his head: * Shower Gel * Talcum Powder * Deodorants Positioning Strategy (Axe Deodorants) “This world
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What goes in a marketing budget? A marketing budget typically covers costs for advertising‚ promotion and public relations. Each amount varies based on the size of the business‚ its annual sales and how much the competition is advertising. Depending on the industry‚ marketing budgets can range from as low as 1% of sales to over 30%. New companies may spend as much as 50% of sales for introductory marketing programs in the first year. Smaller business may just try to match the spending of their direct
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1. Positioning- Positioning is the act of designing the company’s offering and image to occupy a distinctive place in the minds of the target market. The goal is to locate the brand in the minds of consumers to maximize the potential benefit to the firm. The result of positioning is the successful creation of a customer focussed value proposition. Examples- a) Mahindra & Mahindra positioned their SUV Scorpio to life style oriented consumers. b) Indica by Tata Motors for small car consumers
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Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources http://apj.sagepub.com Work expectations and other factors influencing male apprentices ’ intentions to quit their trade Kathryn Gow‚ Connie Hinschen‚ David Anthony and Chantelle Warren Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 2008; 46; 99 DOI: 10.1177/1038411107086546. The online version of this article can be found at: http://apj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/46/1/99 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Australian Human
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Can you say what your strategy is? - David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad The authors emphasize on the importance of having a short (35 words max) company strategy‚ and communicating it to the employees. This is important to direct the companies operations in a coherent manner. The company and its employees need to know where the road is going. A strategy is not about your values of your mission‚ but simply about what your competitive game will be: what are you doing differently to your competitors
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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Zero-based budgeting starts from a "zero base" and every function within an organization is analyzed for its needs and costs. Budgets are then built around what is needed for the upcoming period‚ regardless of whether the budget is higher or lower than the previous one. Because of its detail-oriented nature‚ zero-based budgeting may be a rolling process done over several years‚ with only a few functional areas reviewed at a time by managers or group leadership. Zero-based budgeting can lower
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the segment in which it needs to compete. A seller might design a separate marketing program for each buyer. The luxury watches market can also be segmented in a similar fashion. Some distinct factors which divide the market are as follows:- 1. Age a. 20-35 years b. 35-50 years c. 50 yr and above 2. Sex a. Male b. Female c. Unisex 3. Attitude/Orientation a. Sporty b. Jewelry c. Technology 4. Brands a. Omega b. Rolex c. Tag Heuer d. Breitling e. Cartier
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Strategy and positioning An overview of the organization that our team is working with is the hair industry for example hair salons‚ beauty stores and independent contractors. The type of product that we will talk about is the new hot trend for women‚ virgin hair which is known to be a multimillion dollar industry factors will be expressed how women are willing to spend hundreds on it even in this day and age with the economy being at a low. What is virgin hair? It is defined to be completely
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Marketing Strategies of Major German Brands Name: Erika Godsey; Matriculation Number: 11085867 Piotr Woszczyński; Matriculation Number: 1108694915 Pascal Mansmann; Matriculation Number: 1108670513 Date of submission: 24 January 2012 Program: GlobalMBA Course: Applied Intercultural Communication: Germany Instructor: Ulrike Meyer Table of Contents Marketing Strategies of Major German Brands 1 1 Introduction 2 2 Overview of Marketing Strategies
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