EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This case addresses the issue of which positioning strategy Mahindra and Mahindra should adopt in order to ensure that all its strategic objectives are met and it garners enough market share to assume the position of market leader once again. This decision is to be taken at a time where the Indian Automobile industry is in a state of change. M & M’s portfolio mainly consists of utility vehicles that are meant for the rural and semi-urban consumer. But these markets are seen to
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THE TIMES 100 Downloaded from The Times 100 Edition 13 - http://www.thetimes100.co.uk Edition 13 Nivea : The use of the marketing mix in product launch Answer sheet 1. What is a consumer-led product? When the customer dictates the product market orientated. 2. NIVEA does market research‚ what are the two types of research? Primary and Secondary research 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both types of research and give examples? Primary e.g. questionnaires
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Vernette Sinaise Nandy Nedd 1. A Marketing plan is defined as a plan to identify and then meet consumers’ requirements. NIVEA FOR MEN developed its marketing plan after doing a market research. Two pieces of data that NIVEA used when preparing its marketing plan to re-launch NIVEA FOR MEN are: a. Past performance data of NIVEA FOR MEN in the UK to see how the brand was performing and the promotion they used and who was buying the product‚ they were able to determine that women were buying
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POSITIONING STRATEGY POSITIONING Creating a unique and distinctive image for a brand relative to the competition Brand should be perceived as different from competitors by consumers EFFECTIVE POSITIONING Meaningful to consumers Credible/believable Unique to your brand Durable over time FOCUS OF POSITIONING Attributes and benefits of the product Competition Product user Product use or application Product class Cultural symbols Jet Blue Airways Focus on the benefits of Jet Blue
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Situational Anaylsis: External Environment:pestal trend‚ 5 forces. Competition: Political and legal analysis: The Nivea brand and its product FaceWipes will not face any major political or legal issue as such. We hope to sell the product in accordance and conformance to the UAE laws. All prohibitive ingredients will not be utilized in preparing the product. Other than that the cosmetics industry is not subject to a lot no political constraints and legal regulations. Economic Factors:
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Positioning is the place where someone or something is‚ especially in relation to other objects and places. In marketing‚ positioning has come to mean the process by which marketers try to create an image or identity in the minds of their target market for its product‚ brand‚ or organization.(Wikipedia‚2012) However‚ it is important for the contemporary age‚ whichever aspect is in life. By looking at marketing segmentation‚ marketing targeting and marketing positioning from DOVE® Chocolate which
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POSITIONING Positioning the process of designing an image and value so that consumers with the target segment understand what the company or brand stands for in relation to its competitors. It also refers to the place an offering occupies in consumers minds on important attributes related to competitive offerings. Positioning is not actually something that is done to product; rather it is something that is done to minds of consumers by marketers. It relates to now consumers perceive the product
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Beiersdorf brought the now virtually universally known skin cream named Nivea onto the market. Nivea has now grown to be the largest skin and beauty care brand in the world‚ selling products in around 200 countries. Nivea Crème was the first true cosmetic moisturiser‚ and is still Nivea’s signature product. However‚ to meet ever-evolving customer needs and to further penetrate the personal care and cosmetics market; it has extended the Nivea product range to include among others: Body‚ Visage‚ Beauté‚ Sun
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NIVEA is a global skin and body care brand owned by the German company Beiersdorf. NIVEA has a long history in the industry dating back to 1911. NIVEA for men was introduced in the late 1980’s due to a greater demand for male products in a previously female dominated industry. In other words‚ males all over the globe were starting to take an interest in skin care and NIVEA was an innovative market leader. Since then recent estimates show NIVEA for men has ≈ 37% market share in male beauty products
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I. INTRODUCTION A. The Company The Nivea brand is one of the most recognised skin and beauty brands in the world. Nivea now extends to a wide range of products from facial wash‚ deodorant and shower products. In 1980‚ NIVEA FOR MEN was launched and it was a hit. In 1993‚ Nivea For Men developed a fuller range of male skin products. This changed the mind of men who doesn’t use these products. The company research proved that men mainly wanted products that will protect their skin after shaving
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