Wednesday 15 April 2015

Brand Sales Promotion & Leveraging (MOJO)








Overview: Akij group is established by Mr. Sheikh Akij Uddin in 1950 & now it is one of the biggest companies in Bangladesh. Now the group has various type of company & various type of product all most all sector of our country. This group creates job opportunities for more than 32,000 people in various categories.When people are thirsty, which is usually short term, people tend to notice and get attracted by soft drink ads, which present their drinks in an attractive way. By tv ads and the shopping mojo cola trying to grab the attraction. When people are thirsty then they do not think what I am drinking they just remember the ads and or see the ad and buy it. Example: Near the shopping mall, cruddy area such as Stadium etc.








Sales Promotion: Sales promotion is one of the five aspects of the promotional mix. Advertising, personal selling, direct marketing and public relations are the parts of promotional mix. Sales promotions can be directed at the customer, sales staff, or distribution channel members.Sales Promotion includes Sampling, Coupon, Premiums, Contest, Refunds, Rebates, Bonus Pack’s, Price-off, Event marketing etc. Program involvement mojo targets the young generation who are more interested music, and they are serious making these people aware.

 

Coupons: Coupon is the oldest and most widely used way of sales promotion. Coupons have been used since 1895. It is mostly used by packaged goods.To boost up the sales not only manufacturers but also retailers personally use coupon. A coupon leads to price reductions so as to encourage price sensitive customers. Non users can try a product which may leads to regular sales. Free sampling of mojo has been done in many Universities as operand conditioning to motivate the people to make the second purchase

  Price-off: A price-off is simply a reduction in the price of the product to increase sales and is very often used when introduction a new product. A reduction in price always increases sales but the use of this technique should be carefully considered in the current market situation. Price-off is the most preferred sales promotion technique because consumers response very positively to this scheme.


Freebies: Freebies are a popular form of modern marketing and are some of the best things about the internet. The definition of freebies is products or services given away for free at no cost to the consumer. At different times, big and small companies often give away prizes and money which is too good to be true. Often it’s in the pursuit of more customers or a larger fan base and it often works. 


Scratch Cards: A scratch card is a small token, usually made of cardboard, where one or more areas contain concealed information. They are covered by a substance that cannot be seen through, but can be scratched off. It is also called a scratch off, scratch ticket. 






Bundling Offers: Product bundling is a marketing strategy that involves offering several products for sale as one combined product. A bundle of products is sometimes referred to as a package deal or a compilation or an anthology.

The mojo Cola has been targeted for the young generation is designed for fun loving young adults. They promote mojo cola :
  • Television, 
  • Newspaper,
  • Radio Today & Radio Furti,
  • Poster, shop signs & Billboards,
  • Street/road Show & Concerts
  • All are used for promotion of mojo
  • Sponsorship of different special event such as reunion.

Leveraging Brand Association: In the physical sense, leveraging is an assisted advantage. For example, as a frequently used business or marketing term, leverage is any strategic or tactical advantage. Leveraging is an indirect approach to build brand equity. The secondary approaches are mostly important when the primary approaches are deficient in some ways. For Mojo secondary associations of leveraging are:

Company: Mr. Sheikh Akij Uddin created AKIJ group as a new company in 1950. Mojo is one the food & beverage product of AKIJ group.

Celebrity Spokesperson: Celebrity endorsement advertising is defined as a well-known person using his or her fame to help promote a product or service. The celebrities market the product through TV or Radio ads, large event etc. Celebrity spokespersons are important.

Events: Sponsored events can contribute to brand equity by becoming associated to the brand & improving the strength, favor ability & uniqueness of existing association. mojo has also gone for an innovative idea during this Cricket World Cup Cricket. They have also made the world’s largest cricket bat (70 feet), which has created a big attraction of the target customers. By giving sponsorship of underground concert they and other general concert they creating awareness among the people.




Friday 27 February 2015

Brand Positioning of BATA


BATA (The World Moves On Your Feet)


Bata was founded by three siblings with a small inheritance in the town of Zlin, Czechoslovakia on August 24, 1894. It was one of the world’s first shoe “manufacturers”; a team of stitchers and shoemakers creating footwear not just for neighbors, but for distant retail merchants.Less than 10 years later, Bata produced 2200 pairs per day, employing resourceful imaginations, skilled hands and modern machinery to keep up with demand. Innovative shoes styles were developed with new customer-sensitive ways to promote them. 



                                              

Bata Bangladesh is a public limited company, which has 51- 49% share with the government of Bangladesh. Positioning is done in-order to locate the brand in the minds of the customers, which in-turn increases the benefits of the company. Positioning results in customer-focused value proposition. The positioning is done with respect to the brand and product portfolio. Positioning strategy is done by identifying the possible competitive advantages through which a company can attain sustainable position in the market. Bata always aims to be sustainable in the market and it has proved it over years. The company has taken various steps to increase its market share, some of them are renovating its already existing stores, opening new stores in sub-urban places and the main strategy which is followed by the company is high quality and low price. This has made the company sustainable for more than seven decades in India. The company will follow the same strategy for the new product Power-Lite. On the other hand when looking into the market for the products from Nike, Puma, Adidas and Reebok, they charge a huge amount for their sports products. The cost of shoes from Bata is relatively low, when compared to others. There are few local manufacturers who produce the replica of the branded products with low quality and low costs. This makes the customers feel unsatisfied. Bata is already filling the positional gap in the market following low price and high quality strategy. This new product also comes under the same category, which adds value to the impression given to the customers in relation with the competing product. The low price and high quality strategy works well in the Indian market as it is a developing market.

Bata Bangladesh is the largest player in the footwear industry with around 9-10% volume share and a 60% market-share in the organized segment. BB (Bata Bangladesh) has a market share of 70% in canvas shoes segment while it has a share of 60% in leather shoes. BB manufactures about 10% of the total Hawaii’s sold in the country. BB competes in manufacturing low priced Hawaii’s with the unorganized sector with its price ranging from Taka35-Taka110 with unorganized sector’s pricing in the range of Taka25-Taka50. Leading competitor in the popular segment of the organized market Apex Shoes. Other organized sector players are liberty shoes, Baly Shoes, Woodland, Pagasus. Most global players like Adidas India, Reebok, Nike, etc are operating through their Bangladeshi subsidiaries with main focus on premium sports shoes segment, which has an insignificant volume share. Competition is hotting up in the domestic market due to popular brands such as Gaitonde, Red Tape, Lotus Bawa in the illegal and smuggling of these shoes. These brands are gaining market share especially in the premium segment.



  Master-brand Positioning Tool for Bata:


Rallying Call: A shoe for a very Occasion.
Values: Venality, Trust, Value for money.
Personality: Tour personal footwear guru, Every sale is a relationship.
Brand Promise: To provide footwear for every member of the family for every phase of life.
Be Refits: Wide variety, Batter customer experience, Quality footwear.
Brand Truths: Comfortable, Value for money, Older brand in Bangladesh.
Core Insight: A trustful leader in footwear that shrives to evolve itself with changing times to offer a wide range of variety to customers.
Market Definition:   
               Core - Footwear Oscar Categories.
               Stretch - Leather & Shoe Accessories.
Customer Target: Young working prates and married couples that are influences and opinion leaders.




According to my opinion Bata should focus on:
  • Give sales discount and free samples to influence more sales in the growing shoe market.
  • Reduce the price level.
  • More advertisements should be aired.
  • Should build awareness among the potential users of this type of footwear product.
  • Bring more design, color, and design combination to be competitive.
  • To merge with the local companies and to expand more segmentation.

Reference: 
  • http://www.assignmentpoint.com/business/marketing-business/report-on-marketing-strategies-of-bata-shoe-limited
  • htmlhttp://www.batabd.com/about-us.html