Dove: Evolution of a Brand Introduction Unilever was formed in 1930 when the U.K-based Lever Brothers combined with the Dutch Margarine Unie‚ a logical merger given that both companies depended on palm oil‚ one for soaps and the other for edible oil products. It operated on every continent and described itself as combing local roots with global scale. Positioning In the 1950’s: The first Dove product‚ called a beauty bar‚ was launched in 1957. It would not dry out skin the way soap did. The company
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Dove: Evolution of a brand Case write up Sources: Dove: Evolution of a brand‚ Harvard Business School case 9-508-047‚ 2008; Dove`s big ideal: from real curves to growth curves‚ 2009 (IPA); Social Media‚ Harvard Business School case 9-510-095‚ 2011 Question 1: How did Dove`s brand positioning change from the mid 2000`s? Functional era Prior to the establishment of Dove as a Masterbrand in February 2000‚ the brand was positioned differentiated in the health and beauty sector. The brand
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product. Take Dove for example. Prior to 2004‚ this international mega brand used advertising tactics much like many beauty brands in the industry were using- skinny models‚ sexual innuendos‚ and trendy images. 1 But their products weren‟t getting the success they hoped for. Driven by a declining market share and decreased sales‚ Dove decided to take a daring new move and use curvier women in their ads. They called their new campaign the “Dove Campaign for Real Beauty”. The campaign‚ which targeted
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Dove Dove Soaps Dove Hair Care Dove Body Lotion Dove Deodorants Dove Face Care Dove Hand Wash History Dove 50 years ago‚ it was a beauty bar offering a revolutionary new formula containing 1/4 cleansing cream. It
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Campaign Analysis Perhaps the biggest name in the Arizona political scene is senator John McCain‚ who competed against current president Barrack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. McCain has established a solid political base in the “sunshine state” as he has consistently been reelected since he assumed office as senator in 1987. Inseparable to McCain’s success as a politician has been his ability to raise funds from particular donors. The website OpenSecrets.org serves the function of demystifying
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Dove A Business Management Report Contents An Introduction to Dove In 1957‚ Unilever introduced Dove into the market as a single product: a beauty soap bar. And it was not just ordinary soap‚ but touted as having more moisturizing qualities than the top brands at that time and therefore suitable for dry sensitive skin. And in the 1980s‚ the brand launched a new product line‚ which constitutes of liquid body wash‚ shampoo and conditioner‚ deodorant/anti-perspirants and body
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Individual Hand-In Case “Hips Feel Good” Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................2 INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS PLAN .............................................2 Objective ..................................................
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[pic] Background Dove soap was launched in the United States in 1957 as a non-irritating skin cleaner for treatment use on burn and wounds during World War II under‚ the one of the largest consumer products companies in the world‚ Unilever. The basic Dove bar was reformulated as a beauty soap bar with one-fourth cleansing cream. It was the first beauty soap to use mild plus moisturizing cream to avoid the drying skin. |Time line |History of Dove
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Dove’s brand momentum. The key objectives and goals of the Dove product line is to increase market share‚ develop a strong marketing campaign‚ retain functional strengths of the brand‚ maintain the image of the “Real Beauty” campaign‚ and stay ahead of the competition. Due to the highly competitive industry‚ marketing communication is critical to ensure campaign momentum. Kerstin must decide how to keep the drive of the initial campaign going. This report outlines three alternatives that Kerstin
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forward thinking series ‘Evolution of beauty’ Dove Case Study An applied buzz & brand activation research model IS-2007-008 2 ‘Evolution of beauty’: Dove Case Study An applied buzz & brand activation research model Summary / Abstract In traditional campaign post-testings only the impact of direct exposure (people actually having seen the creative) is measured. By doing so‚ all dynamics behind the buzz in terms of word-of-mouth and word of mouse and how this influences consumer dynamics
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