INTRODUCTION: Head & Shoulders is a brand of anti-dandruff shampoo produced by Procter & Gamble. Head & Shoulders is world’s No.1 anti-dandruff shampoo. A power brand from P&G‚ this brand made its debut in India in 1997. In the highly competitive Indian shampoo market which is estimated to be worth around Rs 1800 crore‚ Head & Shoulders is a major player in the Anti-Dandruff niche. The entire shampoo market was dominated by HLL with a whopping market share of around 46%.When
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Head & Shoulders Abstract Recently‚ P&G‚ especially its product Head & Shoulders confronted with a problem that its product had a link to forest destruction. After this event‚ P&G was under high public pressure and consumers changed their image of Head & Shoulders. Based on this current situation‚ by doing some maketing analysis of Head & Shoulders‚ I provide a marketing plan for Head & Shoulders in the next five years. Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G‚ NYSE: PG) is an American multinational
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1.0 Situation Analysis/Current Marketing Mix 1.1 Current Product Benefits that consumers get when using Head & Shoulders Anti Dandruff (H&S) shampoo include eliminating dandruff‚ leaving consumer with 100% flake free hair‚ nourished and healthy scalp and also oiliness control over their hair. Apart from that‚ consumers using H&S shampoo can solve any scalp itchiness associated with dandruff. Besides that‚ the menthol content in the shampoo gives consumer a cooling effect and refreshing after washing
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P&G India is present in the following market segments:- * Beauty and Grooming * Healthcare * Baby care & Family Home care * Fabric care * Snacks & Pet care P&G India has 3 subsidiaries. Two of them are listed :- * Proctor & Gamble Health & Hygiene which markets Whispers and Vicks products * Gillette India markets razors and other shaving products The unlisted and the biggest one is:- * Proctor & Gamble Home Products which markets laundry‚ hair care‚ skin care products
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MARKET SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETING AND POSITIONING MARKET SEGMENTATION INTRODUCTION: - The market for any product is normally made up of several segments. A ‘market’ after all is the aggregate of consumers of a given product. And‚ consumer (the end user)‚ who makes a market‚ are of varying characteristics user and buying behavior. There are different factors contributing for varying mind set of consumers. It is thus natural that many differing segments occur within a market. In order to capture this
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definition of market segmentation is groups of potential buyers that have two things in common‚ similar needs and a reaction to the marketing strategy. (Kerin‚ 188) There are four different segments to the market. They are geographic area‚ demographic focus‚ psychographic referring to lifestyle and behavioral which refers to where the person makes purchases‚ what they are looking for‚ how often they shop‚ and their reason for purchasing. (Kerin‚ 193) A definition of target market is one or more
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ASSIGNMENT 1) Market segmentation Market segmentation is simply a modern marketing strategy in which the market for your customers are divided in various several groups and segments based on some major key factors such as demographic‚ geographic‚ psychological and behavioural factors. By dividing the market‚ the sellers that that try to deliver good value to their customers will be able to have better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective. Market segmentation
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reach different markets or to promote your products to different locations or people one has to use a method called market segmentation. "Market segmentation describes the division of a market into homogenous groups which will respond differently to promotions‚ communications‚ advertising and other marketing mix variable" (Cumming). Market segmentation is extremely important for companies around the world. If a company doesn’t research the area in which they are going to market or they put a product
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Market Segmentation Strategy‚ Competitive Advantage‚ and Public Policy Market Segmentation Strategy‚ Competitive Advantage‚ and Public Policy: Grounding Segmentation Strategy in Resource-Advantage Theory Shelby D. Hunt & Dennis B. Arnett Abstract Market segmentation is one of the most widely accepted concepts in marketing. Its fundamental thesis is that‚ to achieve competitive advantage and‚ thereby‚ superior financial performance‚ firms should (1) identify segments of demand‚ (2) target specific
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Market segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers who have common needs‚ and then designing and implementing strategies to target their needs and desires using media channels and other touch-points that best allow to reach them. Market segments allow companies to create product differentiation strategies to target them. Criteria for segmenting An ideal market segment meets all of the following criteria: * It is possible to measure
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