Dove Case study the main problem The main issue affecting the company relates to the real beauty campaign. The campaign was triggered by the quest for a point of view for the dove brand since the functional superiority emphasized in the past was not applicable to all products as it communicated different meaning to different categories. The real beauty campaign risks making dove an ordinary brand thus killing its heritage of inspiring beauty thus impacting on its performance (Deighton 2008).
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about the brand Dove‚ a successful brand for last 40 year. In 1957 it was positioned as the beauty bar. So in which business they Dove is in? It is beauty. So how do we define beauty? Beauty can be described as natural‚ pure‚ clean‚ fresh‚ aspiration‚ dream etc. It is difficult to define beauty‚ so it is more difficult to describe real beauty. The present case scenario is of 2007 where Unilever wants to reduce its 1600 brands to 400 brands and Dove would be one of the master brands. Dove has launched
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VI Course: Marketing Case 1 Dove October 20‚ 2011 By Joumana Introduction: Dove started its life in 1957 as a beauty soap bar that was clinically proven to be milder for dry‚ sensitive skin than other leading soaps: half of women have dry skin. In a world of promotion and brand names‚ Dove provides a pleasantly real option for women who appreciate that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Case 1 Dove 1. The market was flooded and jam-packed with beauty products from soaps‚ body washes
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Principles of Marketing Contents * Beauty Bar * The Product * The Company ( ) * Innovations * PEST Analysis * References The Product “In 1957‚ the Dove Beauty Bar was introduced in the US. It promised women that it wouldn’t dry their skin the way soap did. Women tried it. And it didn’t. Thus began a very trusting and lasting relationship between
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on a global scale. Dove was one of Unilever’s many brands. The first Dove campaign was launched in the 1950s‚ and as mentioned in the case study‚ its message was “Dove soap doesn’t dry your skin because it’s one-quarter cleansing cream”; it was focused on its functional benefits and honesty. And soon Dove became one of the most recognizable brands in the world‚ and was tapped to become a Masterbrand in the year 2000. When Unilever’s Dove launched its “Campaign for real beauty”‚ the promotion strategy
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History • The Dove brand started its life in 1957 in the US‚ with the revolutionary new beauty cleansing Bar. • It is #1 Dermatologist Recommended brand in the US‚ Canada and France strongly endorsed by Dermatologists across the world. • In 1979‚ the phrase “cleansing cream” was replaced with “moisturizer cream” . • Since 1993‚ Indian women have relied on Dove for beautiful skin. Logo • It’s a perfect representation of softness‚ gentleness and sophistication • The image of dove or peace pigeon
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Mars Dove Chocolate Brand Audit IMC 613 Brand Equity Management Chocolate is one of America’s favorite treats‚ and companies like Hershey’s‚ Ghirardelli and Dove‚ have captured consumers minds‚ body and emotions with delicious tasting chocolates for more than 100 years. After examining three brands in Dove’s competitive set- Hershey’s‚ Ghirardelli and Unilever Dove- it became obvious that the Dove Chocolate brand has an unfavorable brand association with Unilever Dove soap and does not resonate
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Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty Lauren Dye The University of Western Ontario ABSTRACT According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery‚ approximately 11.7 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2007; of these surgeries 91% were executed on women. While contemporary conceptions of beauty are limited to say the least‚ Dove’s campaign to counter such ideas are similarly limited. In attempting to appeal to what they call “real” women
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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” was
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Management Marketing Plan for Dove SUBMITTED BY: Danilynn Caballero Genevieve Cuevas Angelo Marfil Kathy Mendoza Danilo Orcine Ara Reyes SUBMITTED TO: Ma’am Chona Bautista Submitted on: February 28‚ 2014 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary------------------------------------------------------------ II. Situation Analysis-------------------------------------------------------------A. Category/competitor definition--------------------------------------B. Category Analysis--------------------------------------------------------1
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