TNMG: The Next Marketing Guru

This awesome ad is an example of Indian advertising at its best. The theme of the ad is the death of the husband of a woman. In India a mark on forehead is a sign of a married woman. In the ad as the woman used permanent marker to make the mark on forehead, her husband came back alive even after death.

Brooke Bond Bru is another sub-brand under the Brooke Bond brand name. Launched in 1969, this is the coffee brand from the HUL. Bru in different varieties is targeted to all segments of consumers. Bru is credited to be the creator of ‘Instant Coffee’ segment in India. Other variants of Bru are: Bru Roast & Ground and Bru Malabar Roast & Ground. Bru ads use the emotional appeal of ‘Happiness’ [...]

Clinic is the popular shampoo brand from HUL for primarily the men. The key positioning of the brand revolves around the theme of anti-dandruff. Clinic has two main sub-brands under it: Clinic Plus: Launched in 1987, it is for the ‘Striving’ or mass-segment. It promises to offer five-fold benefits: strengthens weak hair, prevents hair breakage, softens rough dry hair, shine for thick and healthy [...]

Wheel is the HUL detergent brand for the ‘Striving’ segment. It was launched in 1987 to cater to the mass market. Whether Wheel was the result of a reactive strategy from HUL to combat the onslaught of Nirma is a debatable issue. Over the years Wheel has becomes India’s most widely used detergent. Wheel provides the benefit of ‘heavy-duty laundry’. The color of the brand is greenish yellow [...]

Launched in 1947, this soap is also for the family and positioned as ‘natural skin care soap to give silky, glowing skin’. The positioning of the brand has not changed over the years. Leftside ad of Rexona soap (‘TNMG’ Print Ad of the day) is from 1980s. So, there is not much difference in current positioning of Hamam and Rexona soaps. That the Rexona soap contains the goodness of coconut is [...]

This brand was launched in India in 1934. Hamam is for the ‘Aspiring’ or mid-segment. This HUL soap is positioned as ‘caring, protection-for-the-family’ or ‘complete natural family’ soap. While Liril tends to be ‘trendy’ Hamam is ‘Traditional’. The ads of this soap used to show traditional family members – mostly mother and child in a natural setting and used the emotional appeal [...]