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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Dove was developed in the United States as a non-irritating skin cleaner for pre-treatment use on burns and wounds during World War II. In 1957‚ Dove bar reformulated as a beauty soap bar. In 1970s‚ the company launched promotional campaign for shop’s mildness as found in the study that Dove to be milder than 17 leading bar soaps. Through the years‚ Dove has expanded its product line to body wash‚ facial cleansers‚ moisturizers‚ deodorants and hair care products. In 2005‚ Unilever’s Dove product
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The Forgiving Dove A long time ago on the small island of Wanahkie there was a beautiful forest that grew in the centre of this deserted island. In the middle of this forest stood a tree which was superior to all the other trees‚ it was the oldest‚ and biggest tree in the forest and legend has it that the tree possessed love‚ kindness‚ and knowledge. The birds of the forest named the tree Joshua. The tree was home to many birds‚ which included a dove and a crow. Early
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Strategic marketing and marketing strategy: domain‚ definition‚ fundamental issues and foundational premises Rajan Varadarajan Received: 20 April 2009 / Accepted: 24 September 2009 / Published online: 28 October 2009 # Academy of Marketing Science 2009 Abstract This paper proposes a domain statement for strategic marketing as a field of study and delineates certain issues fundamental to the field. It also proposes a definition for marketing strategy‚ the focal organizational strategy construct
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SWOT analysis: Strengths: Weaknesses: • Unilever’s worldwide establishment • Unconventional marketing strategy • Word of mouth and Word of Mouse free publicity • Campaign has a strong emotional touch • Social responsibility- Dove established self esteem fund‚ which conducted self esteem workshops along with Girl Scouts to improve the self esteem of girls • Dove’s brand loyalty • Best known for functional superiority‚ i.e. beauty bar which does not dry the skin • Changing perceptions of people
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Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 3 Marketing Strategy 2 The Nature and Role of Marketing at Local Level 4 The Nature and Role of Marketing at International Level 5 Marketing Concepts and Approaches at local level 5 Marketing Concepts and Approaches at an International Level 6 Implications of segmentation on international organization 7 Implications of targeting on international organization 7 Implications of positioning on international organization 8 The Implications
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The marketing mix in marketing strategy: Product‚ Price‚ Place and Promotion The marketing mix is the set of controllable‚ tactical marketing tools that a company uses to produce a desired response from its target market. It consists of everything that a company can do to influence demand for its product. It is also a tool to help marketing planning and execution. The four Ps of marketing: product‚ price‚ place and promotion. The marketing mix can be divided into four groups of variables commonly
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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 may have boosted short
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Introduction The company Dove has a long history. Dove chocolate is one of the productions that Mars sells in China‚ Mars is a transnational company and it is a biggest pet food company and snack food of the world ‚ Dove enter the China market in 1989‚and ‚and became the chocolate leader brand in1995. “My moment‚ my Dove” is their advertising message. DOVE Chocolate creates chocolate indulgences and only chocolate indulgence‚ careful attention is paid to quality‚ ensuring a silky‚ smooth texture
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Marketing Strategies for Green Business for sustainable future Presented by‚ V. ARAVIND K. M. UDAY RAJ MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR GREEN BUSINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE There is always a better strategy than the one you have; you just haven’t thought of it yet -Sir Winston Churchill‚ Former British Prime Minister ABSTRACT For almost half a century‚ environmentalists have been advocating for big businesses to incorporate sustainability principles into their practices. Yet even ten years ago‚ it
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