• Category Management and Product Category:
Category management is a retailing and purchasing concept in which the range of products purchased by a business organization or sold by a retailer is broken down into discrete groups of similar or related products; these groups are known as product categories (examples of grocery categories might be: tinned fish, washing detergent, toothpastes). It is a systematic, disciplined approach to managing a product category as a strategic business unit. • Choosing a Product Category:
If we define our product category well, we lay the foundation for successful analysis. If we don’t, our analysis can be misleading or useless. As far as the question is concerned it says us to choose
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It is used regularly to remove oils, dirt, dandruff, skin particles and environmental pollutants from a person’s hair. Shampoos come in different variants. Which shampoo sells the best? To earn money, a shampoo must not only be effective, but must also be marketed properly. This will then translate into higher sales. Here are the most sold shampoo brands in the Pakistan.
Head n Shoulders
Clear
Sunsilk
Pantene
Dove
• HEAD N SHOULDERS:
Head & Shoulders shampoo is the most popular brand in anti-dandruff shampoos and is provided by P&G. It is considered as the world’s no. 1 anti dandruff shampoo. It is highly recommended by the users and a major highlighted brand as anti dandruff niche. It comes in different categories like:
Classic clean
Dry scalp
Ocean lift
Smooth and silky
Refreshing menthol
Intensive treatment
Active support
Clinical strength
Restoring shine
Marketing of Head n Shoulders:
Head n Shoulders promote and advertise themselves in a very intelligent manner. They’ve hires different celebrities as their brand ambassador from different countries. Like Shahid Affridi for Pakistan, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali khan for
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This is considered to be one of very highly recommended products by the end-user. Pantene Pro-V claims in the advertisements that the shampoo not on nourishes your hair from the outside but also provides the strength to the roots which helps the hair to grow stronger and prevents hair fall as well. The claim proves to be absolutely true as the Pantene Pro-V shampoo not only strengthens your hair on the outside but also nourishes them from the inside and make the roots of the hair stronger as well which stops the falling hair.
They also claim to make the hair smoother and softer, which also turns out to be true because the Pro-Vitamin formula is used in this shampoo to address this particular issue. They also claim to provide extraordinary shine to hair, which again is correct because the shampoo smooth up the outer surface of the hair, which enables the hair to reflect the light in a better manner making them shiny and lively.
Pantene Pro-V shampoo claims to be the best in the business and it surely lives up to the
Often many choices can be communicated and order to make a decision and avoid judgment (Weber & Johnson,
The book often mentions the word selection. While selection is often regarded as a
It is stressful reliving and a reliable process of choosing a
Besides this choice, however, there is still one more topic that has yet to be covered in this
Retail positioning aims to provide competitive edge by differentiating the retailer from its competition. This differentiation can be achieved through retail offerings that appeal to, and are easily identifiable to by its target market. This process is done by selecting market segmentations and matching them to the retail offerings as precisely as possible. It is vital to understand the consumers needs and wants in order to make a proper match and be distinguished from other retailers. Nordstrom distinguishes itself from other retailers by positioning itself as an upscale fashion store with outstanding customer service, and its multichannel approach.
The first choice he makes will affect all the other choices to
Brand described as a network of facilities and distribution options. The researchers argue the supply chain include different functional areas such as inbound and outbound transportation vegetables, chicken and meat, warehousing, inventory control, suppliers foods, supply management forecasting, production planning, order processing and customer services (Dwivedi, Dwivedi and Tewari, 2014). Supply chain management consists of managing the production network from raw material supplier to final customer. Regardless of any doubt, any industry faces a range of challenges in the supply
Vinegar Pick a vinegar with natural fixings, for example, apple juice vinegar or balsamic vinegar. Vinegar is a decent solution for bothersome dandruff since it incorporates dynamic potassium compounds that diminish the itchiness. Tenderly massage the vinegar onto your scalp or empty some of it into your last mug of water while washing your hair. Aloe
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This new process represented a major change in channel ordering and logistics and established the basic principles of CRP. In order to improve logistics in the channel, P&G began shipping products based on retail demand data, placing orders automatically for the retailer. Second, P&G rewrote their OBS.A key element of the new ordering process was the development of common databases for product, pricing and policy specifications. The common databases developed to support simplified pricing, were designed to provide data directly to the customer 's own system electronically. Third, P&G moved from Brand to Category Management.
Mid-Term Exam Your Mele P Tuifua American Public University (Charles Town, West Virginia) Abstract This paper analyzes and compares the companies Walmart and Amazon. After explaining a brief overview of each company, we will look at how Walmart stays profitable by having a good relationship with suppliers, and how they keep their competitive position in the global market.
6.1 Marketing Mix Marketing mix is a set of controllable marketing tactics used by business to promote their product and achieve its marketing objectives. (L. Lake, 15 June 2017) Marketing mix is also called the 4Ps which consist of Promotion, Place, Product and Price. (M. J. Baker, 2001, p.54) 6.1.1 Product
Willdy’s Waffles aims to be at the fourth quadrant where our products will meet its highest quality standards at a cheap and affordable price. Among the competitors of our company which also offers products at a low price and meets high quality standards are the following: Coffee Brewers, Shut Up Shop, Kute Co., We Wear Bears, and Everfruit Cupcakes. Among the competitors of our company which offers their products at a high price with corresponding high quality are the following: Mix n’ Match and Slice n’ Slurp. Market Analysis Marketing
Sunsilk operates in the hair care category of the personal care industry which is further divided into three major segments I.e beauty, anti dandruff and herbal. Sunsilk falls under the beauty segment although it has introduced an anti dandruff variant. Sunsilk believes that the beauty of one 's hair can be judged by a variety of factors such as length, shine,straightness,freshness. Hence within the beauty segment Sunsilk further carries out benefit segmentation of market along the lines of consumers who view beautiful hair as hair that is shiny as opposed to those who view it as long hair or