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BRAND POSITIONING
Brand positioning – heart of marketing strategy
Brand Positioning
“ Positioning is the act of designing the company’s offering and image to occupy a distinctive place in the target market’s mind”
Philip Kotler
“ positioning starts with the product, but positioning is not what you do to the product. Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect”
Ries and Trout
FIRMS CAN POSITION ON THE BASIS OF
Attributes attached with product or service
High-tech image of companyBenefitsCategory of user using this productComparison with competitorsEntire range of services
To find a unique position, you must ignore conventional logic
Conventional logic says you find concept inside product
Not true; look inside prospect’s mind
You won’t find an uncola idea inside 7-up, but inside cola drinker’s head
HOW SOME OF THE BRANDS ARE POSITIONED IN THE INDIAN MARKET
Face cream: Fair and Lovely
In the initial stages it positioned itself as fairness cream for the young women who wants to attract a better
looking husband. "Get noticed by the man of your life.“
Later Emotional benefits for achievers who actively seek solutions and do not
look at marriage as the ultimate source of personal achievement.
Fairness leading to Beauty leading to Good husband to Fairness leading to Self-confidence leading to Good career.
The basic approach is not to create something new or different but manipulate what’s already in the mind of the consumer
Fair and Lovely would not be a commercial success if it was not advert its not “ being known” would not change the class structure the Indian society and high societal value it places lighter skin tones
Cream that fulfilled one’s Dreams and desires
Has been maintaining its millions of young customers trust and perceived value toward brand and ruling the fairness cream market in India
3 Types of Positioning o Value Positioningo Benefits driven Positioning o Problem L Solution Positioning
Balm: Vicks Vapourub
It is a tool to differentiate different brands by the consumer in their own way
Initially targeted at children as a rub for child’s cold
Balms VICKS Vapourub
Multi-purpose Colds Adult Child Day-time Night Forehead(colds) Nose, Throat Specific area of pain Chest and Back
Two way action : inside and outside action
Positioned along Mother's Love platform Vaporub pioneered the concept of " Touch
therapy" linking it to the rubbing of vaporub on the child's chest.
The recent ad campaign also involves " father " in to the picture. The ad shows a father taking care of the child using Vaporub when the mother is away
The smart positioning and campaigns has ensured the brand retaining the top position in the market
Marketed by P&G as “the only thing more powerful than a mother’s touch
Ballpoint pens: CELLO
Ball pens forms the biggest chunk of the pen market in India
Cello is at the pinnacle in the Indian pen industry
1996- Introducing the rubber grip which made writing easier
Smart looking high performance ballpoint pens
Be it a school kid , a college student , a young professional or a senior executive, there is a Cello for every one
Matchbox: Homelite Safety
Superior qualityExtra long match sticks lasts Sticks of this match box burns with
one strike without any sparkleAvailable in different sizes.
CAR: Maruti Suzuki
Full line of brands covering various price points
Keeps that customers happy Fuel efficient Positioned itself as
aspirational- loaded- young car for
A Star successful ones
New Multi Purpose Vehicle – Eeco
ALTO K
1O Best
mileage car in India
common man’s car