Lipton is Unilever’s global tea brand. This is also the leading tea brand in the world. Lipton mainly offers three varieties: tea bags, packet tea and Ice Tea. Offered in both hot and cold format this brand is targeted to ‘Aspiring’ segment and mainly to the youth. The intended current positioning of the brand is ‘tea for out-of-home consumption’. So, the brand is available in forms like: [...]

The Departure We were running the series on Indian brands named ‘Brands of India’. But suddenly this departure! It is definitely justified if it raises some questions in your mind. But hey, don’t worry! ‘Brands of India’ will continue after a refreshing break! The New Course Now, coming to this out of course article – Sept. 17, 2009 was an important day for marketing people worldwide. [...]

Heard about competition? Obviously you have. And, advertisement? What a silly question to ask! Of course, you did. So, may be now it’s time to learn a little bit about ‘competitive advertising’. This is how a dictionary describes the term: “a commonly used type of advertising that communicates the unique benefits of a product, differentiating it from the competition”. So, it’s basically [...]

HUL Fact File Founded 1933 Vision “To earn the love and respect of India, by making real difference to every Indian.” Mission “Our mission is to add Vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.” Gross Turnover (2007-08) Rs. 14938 Crore Profit After Tax (2007-08) Rs. [...]

Introduction: TNMG or ’The Next Marketing Guru’ is my next attempt at serious blogging. Using this brand new blog I want to bring all the learning in management in general and marketing in specific to the practical world. The objective here will be to bring the cutting edge knowledge from academic and research world to the benefit of all of us facing practical issues in business and consumption [...]

Nestlé India Introduction Nestlé India is a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., headquartered at Vevey, Switzerland. Globally, Nestlé (website: www.nestle.com) is a leading nutrition, health and wellness company. The original parent company was founded in 1905 as a result of a merger of two companies namely – ‘Anglo-Swiss Milk Company’ for milk products and the ‘Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company’. [...]