Dove: The Evolution of a Brand 1. What is a brand? Why does Unilever want fewer of them? Brands‚ as defined by Silk are names or symbols that marketers have introduced to make product differentiation concrete. Branding is a process by which both a brand and brand identity are developed and established on a market‚ it involves selecting and blending tangible and intangible attributes to differentiate the product‚ service‚ company or brand in a meaningful and compelling way. Brand Equity is
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT “DOVE – EVOLUTION OF A BRAND” GROUP 6 : HARSONO SUHARTO AUDREY TUMBELAKA KRISTIN Executive Summary In 2007‚ Unilever’s Dove was the world ‘s number-one “cleansing “ brand in the health and beauty sector. Dove Competed in all categories like cleansing bars‚ body washes‚ hand washes‚ face care‚ hair care‚ deodorants‚ anti-perspirants‚ and body lotion.Their competitor are P&G (Procter and Gamble’s) ivory‚ KAO’s Jergens‚ Beiersdorf’s Nivea. The first Dove Product “Beauty Bar”
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Dove: Evolution of a Brand Question: Imagine you have oversight of Dove marketing management. How would you answer to the comment that Dove started a conversation with consumer “that they don’t have control of”? Is the brand “out of control”? Is Dove making a “risky bet”? Symptoms: ▪ Unilever was the world’s largest producer but lacked a unified global identity. ▪ Problems of control as Unilever has managed brands in decentralised fashion allowing direction to be set by brand
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What was Dove’s market positioning in the 1950s? What is its positioning in 2007? Dove back in the 1950’s had one product that was the “beauty bar”‚ it was positioned upon its function as a superior product that doesn’t dry out the skin the way soap did. It was marketed through a mix of marketing communication tools like the TV‚ print media and bill boards. The advertising message was “Dove soap doesn’t dry your skin because its one-quarter cleansing cream”. All of these
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Dove: The Evolution of A Brand Case Study Before Unilever transformed Dove into an iconic Masterbrand‚ it was a functional‚ recognizable brand. In order to market a new product to consumers‚ Dove had a competitive advantage. Introduced as a revolutionary form of soap‚ Dove swept the market in 1957 when it launched its beauty bar‚ a new formula. The beauty bar removed Dove from the cognition given to a regular bar of soap. It was not ordinary soap‚ which was now “old-fashioned”; it was a
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the launch of “The Campaign for Real Beauty‚” Dove focused mostly on the brand’s functional benefits in its advertising. Dove products were packaged simply‚ and the name “dove” implied purity‚ freshness and cleanliness. It was also very feminine. To customers‚ Dove was viewed not as soap‚ but as a moisturizer because of the brand’s constant emphasis on the one-quarter moisturizing cream added to its beauty bars. Because of this‚ women flocked to the brand in hopes of trading in their dry skin for soft
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DOVE Brand Equity A key part of DOVE’s success and where it differentiated itself from other personal care brands‚ increasing its brand equity‚ is the use of a different marketing approach when introducing the campaign for real beauty in 2004. This campaign gave women a feeling of identification and association with the brand and the products without even having tried them. Women could identify with the images they were seeing in the DOVE advertising campaigns which resulted in them being willing
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1) Why does Unilever want fewer brands? First of all let’s define what we mean does “brand” mean? I think brand is the practical‚ emotional‚ or instinctual response that is stimulated in the brain by a product or company. Brand is the image and feeling that get to people minds and hearts when they hear‚ smell‚ see and think of your name‚ product‚ and benefit. A brand may identify one item‚ a family of items‚ or all items of that seller. If used for the firm as a whole‚ the preferred term is trade
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Dove Brand Analysis Amanda Sheahan-Hobbs 200245034 Technical Communications Anthony Tilotta The dove brand started in 1957 by taking a bar of soap to a whole new level by adding mild cleansers and ¼ moisturizing cream. Dove’s soap left skin not only clean but nourished witch quickly became a favorite and even became dermatologists number one recommended brand. Today Dove offers a wide variety of beauty products from hair products to moisturizers‚ facial products and many more. Dove has always
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Dove: Evolution of a Brand 1. What is a brand? The legal term for brand is trademark. A brand may identify one item‚ a family of items‚ or all items of that seller. If used for the firm as a whole‚ the preferred term is trade name. It connotes consistency‚ a sign of quality and generates loyalty & goodwill. Why does Unilever want fewer of them? Creating a brand is expensive - must focus on the brands with the greatest potential of survival & financial returns. Marketing investment and
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