(CPG) companies began looking toward developing and emerging markets for future growth. Global CPG major Unilever Plc. was one of the companies that had a presence in several emerging markets including India‚ where it operated through its subsidiary Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL). The case focuses on HUL’s strategy for growing two mature brands with mass appeal – Lifebuoy (bath soap) and Sunsilk (shampoo)‚ by targeting new segments in innovative ways. In 2002‚ the company started a marketing program:-
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UNILEVER’S “REAL BEAUTY” CAMPAIGN FOR DOVE Ashish Daga Pramod Heballi H.P. Panda Megha Khamparia Sangeeta Dass Wasim Mukkaram INTRODUCTION OF UNILEVER Anglo-Dutch company. Formed in the year 1930 by the merger of “British soap makers lever brothers” and “Dutch margarine producer union” in Rotterdam. Leading manufacturer & marketer of foods beverages‚ personal care products. Famous brands are knor‚surf‚vaseline‚sunsilk‚lux lifeboy etc. Unilever’s "Real Beauty" campaign for Dove
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Digital presence is prevailing in today’s social scenario. To help carve a niche in the digital space‚ Social Wavelength‚ which is a Social First Digital Agency‚ does a tricky job of understanding the intricacies of running a business in a digital/social world. The joint efforts of Hareesh Tibrewala and Sanjay Mehta (present CEOs of the agency) gave birth to Social Wavelength and helped it grow big. The duo started out with their first venture “homeindia.com”‚ an Indian eCommerce venture in 1997
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LIFEBUOY Lifebuoy is a famous and distinctive brand of soap that was created by the Lever Brothers soap factory in 1894. It was the first soap to use carbolic acid‚ which gave it a red color and strong‚ medicinal scent. Lifebuoy is still manufactured today and the leading brand of soaping in India. Lifebuoy‚ used by one in two Indians‚ is the largest soap brand in the country. Today Lifebuoy is sold in all over the World. It is market leader in every market where it is sold. The desire to be clean
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An analysis of a television advertisement The Source:- Hindustan Unilever Limited introduced Surf in 1959‚ introducing the first detergent powder into the country. At the time‚ housewives used laundry soap bar to wash clothes. Surf offered them significantly better clean‚ with much less effort. The promise of ‘Superlative Whiteness’ – the Articulation of a great clean at the time connected with consumers and helped to establish the Brand. Surf Excel was the first national detergent
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BEFORE AFTER LIFEBUOY’S REPOSITIONING STRATEGY: Lifebuoy soap is a very old brand of bath soap in India‚ Life Buoy is an anti bacterial soap and in the beginning it positioned itself on its antibacterial qualities‚ lifebuoy gained a number of customers with this positioning‚ but then there comes the competition with the Dettol soap.. All this put Lifebuoy out of lime light and to survive in market‚ Lifebuoy positioned itself on price it became low price antibacterial soap. This strategy
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STUDY OF HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD With respect to Strategic model Contents: I. Company overview a. Mission b. Corporate purpose c. Objectives Strategic position II. Environment a. Porter’s five forces b. SWOT c. Market segments and strategic customers:STP Value chain III. Strategic choices IV. Corporate level strategies a. Takeovers b. Joint ventures c. Organic growth d. Integration Business level strategies a. Product innovation b. Market development c. Pricing strategies V.
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dates back to 1895 when it first entered the Indian market. “Life buoy” literally means the life-saving buoy thrown out to people at sea to prevent them from drowning. This is where the brand got its name from. Lifebuoy is a product of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)‚ India. It was initially launched with the sole intention of targeting men and everything sporty. “Tandarusti ki raksha karta hai Lifebuoy” captured the essence of their campaign brilliantly. The premise was made clear. Use lifebuoy
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Definition of Positive analysis A positive statement is a statement about what is and that contains no indication of approval or disapproval. Notice that a positive statement can be wrong. "The moon is made of green cheese" is incorrect‚ but it is a positive statement because it is a statement about what exists. Positive analysis of economic growth Economic growth is measured as the annual percent change of gross domestic product (GDP). The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Pakistan expanded 3
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IN HUL INTRODUCTION Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India and touches the lives of two out of three Indians. HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps‚ detergents‚ shampoos‚ skin care‚ toothpastes‚ deodorants
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