HUL has launched a new brand in the Indian market - Sure . Sure is an antiperspirant brand from Unilever's global product portfolio. The brand is claiming to be the largest selling antiperspirant brand in the world. Sure is sold extensively in UK and Europe.
Sure is an interesting brand for a variety of reasons. The launch of Sure brand marks another era in the deodorant market in India. The deo market is divided into categories like Body Spray, Deo with germ fighting properties and Antiperspirants. The Rs 700 crore Indian deo market is dominated by the body spray categories. The launch of a global brand like Sure is going to develop the antiperspirant market in India.
For the promotion of Sure, HUL has roped in the actress Asin. The brand is currently running the launch campaign across South India featuring the celebrity.
Watch the launch ad here : Sure
Since the antiperspirant category is new to the Indian market, the brand has tried to educate the customer about the product category in the launch phase. The launch ad essentially talks about what the product is and the comparison between ordinary deo spray and antiperspirant.
Another interesting aspect of Sure brand launch is the question mark over the fate of Rexona. The fact is that Sure is Rexona !!!
While Sure is marketed across England and Europe, the same product is marketed as Rexona in other global markets including India. There are rumors that with the launch of Sure in India, HUL may kill Rexona deo brand in near future.
According to newspaper reports , Rexona which created the deo market in India is now a marginal player in the market with hardly 5% share. HUL virtually messed up the Rexona brand (soap) with lot of experiments like migrating to Hamam. Even in the deo category, Rexona was virtually neglected in terms of promotional spend.
Sure is marketed with the same tagline and brand elements as Rexona. Both Rexona and Sure carries the same logo - the Tick mark and the same tagline " It won't Let You Down". Sure is also using the slogan " No Sweat " in the launch campaign to reinforce the product benefit.
It is unlikely event where you see two different brands using the same logo and tagline. It does not make any marketing sense unless there is an underlying thought of migrating one brand to another. It can be assumed that Sure will launch its full range of deos and Rexona will be slowly taken off the shelves.
The deo market is witnessing intense competition these days with n number of launches happening. The trend these days seems that get a good fragrance, outsource production and do high profile marketing.
Even the antiperspirant market has seen new launches with Garnier launching its product in the category recently. By launching Sure , HUL is making sure that it does not leave any part of the category to the competitors.
ref; marketing Practise
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
PIAGGIO GEARING UP FOR A COMEBACK
Piaggio has announced plans to launch Vespa, its Italian line of scooters in India. The company will be launching the Vespa LX 125 scooter by end of 2012
A plan for production and sale of two-wheelers in India was approved by Roberto Colaninno, Director, Piaggio & C. S.p.A. at the company's board meeting held in Milan recently. The first model to roll out of the factory will be the Vespa LX 125, which has been specially designed for the burgeoning scooter market in India. According to the plan, Piaggio will setup an all-new facility in India for manufacturing two-wheelers and it will be supported by Piaggio's commercial Indian subsidiary and leader in Indian three-wheel light commercial vehicle market - Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd.
The total investment to setup the new plant is said to be in the region of 30 million euro for the financial years, 2010 and 2011 and the investments will be covered under a Three Year Plan approved by the company's Board of Directors in the meeting. The new plant has a capacity of producing 1, 50,000 units annually and it will be operational by the end of 2012 with the launch of the LX 125. According to the plan, the firm aims to sell 1, 10,000 scooters by 2015.
India has the second-largest two-wheeler market in the world and it grew at an average annual rate of 7% between 2004 and 2009. Last year, over 8.4 million vehicles were sold in the country out of which, scooters accounted for 15% of the total market share. The scooter segment has seen strong growth of more than 13% with scooter sales totaling 1.3 million units in 2009.
POSTED BY - Team ZigWheels 08 Jun 2010
A plan for production and sale of two-wheelers in India was approved by Roberto Colaninno, Director, Piaggio & C. S.p.A. at the company's board meeting held in Milan recently. The first model to roll out of the factory will be the Vespa LX 125, which has been specially designed for the burgeoning scooter market in India. According to the plan, Piaggio will setup an all-new facility in India for manufacturing two-wheelers and it will be supported by Piaggio's commercial Indian subsidiary and leader in Indian three-wheel light commercial vehicle market - Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd.
The total investment to setup the new plant is said to be in the region of 30 million euro for the financial years, 2010 and 2011 and the investments will be covered under a Three Year Plan approved by the company's Board of Directors in the meeting. The new plant has a capacity of producing 1, 50,000 units annually and it will be operational by the end of 2012 with the launch of the LX 125. According to the plan, the firm aims to sell 1, 10,000 scooters by 2015.
India has the second-largest two-wheeler market in the world and it grew at an average annual rate of 7% between 2004 and 2009. Last year, over 8.4 million vehicles were sold in the country out of which, scooters accounted for 15% of the total market share. The scooter segment has seen strong growth of more than 13% with scooter sales totaling 1.3 million units in 2009.
POSTED BY - Team ZigWheels 08 Jun 2010
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