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. [...]

With the launch of Ayush in 2002 HUL entered ‘Ayurvedic Health Care & Personal Care’ segment. Ayush range offers: shampoos, hair oil, skin cream, soap and nutritional supplements. Recently Ayush has also launched ‘Ayush Therapy Centres’ to provide personalized advices and consultation to the consumers. The consultation services includes not only beauty and skin care but also stress relief, [...]

This toothpaste brand was launched in India in 1975. It primarily targets the youth segment. To promote the youthful image it was the first brand in India to launch the gel toothpaste and is credited to be the creator of that segment. With the re-launch in 2004 Closeup promises to provide the benefit of ‘fresher breath and stronger, whiter teeth’. In tune with the target segment of youth – Closeup [...]

Introducing ‘Freeconomics’: Do you use Google search? Of course, you do! Ok, so how much do you pay for it? Zilch, you say? I agree. Did you ever notice how many products and services you are using in your daily life which come at no or almost no cost? Did you ever wonder how this is possible? Of course, the concept of cross-subsidy and bundling free products with other items has been there for [...]

Today we will discuss about the popular personal care brand Fair & Lovely. This HUL skin-care brand for ‘Aspiring’ segment was launched in India in 1978. The brand promises the benefit of ‘making complexion fairer over a period of six weeks’. The target segment for the brand is middle class Indian women who want fairer skin. The message is conveyed in ads where women using the brand become [...]

Launched in 1888, Sunlight is Unilever’s oldest brand in India. Initially Sunlight became popular as a laundry cake. But with changing consumer preference – powder detergent became more popular. As a result over the years the importance shifted to other HUL detergent brands like Surf, Rin and Wheel and Sunlight received a step motherly treatment. When HUL faced the competition from Nirma – [...]