It is the HUL laundry brand for the ‘Aspiring’ or mid-segment. It was launched in India in 1969. This range provides the benefit of ‘dazzling white cloth’ and ‘at affordable price’. This theme has been propagated through ADs showing self-confident people wearing spotless clean clothes. Recently Rin was also engaged in event sponsorship in the form of sponsoring Kid Reality Show ‘Rin Mera [...]

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 [...]

This soap is targeted at the women especially young women. The positioning of the brand is around the basic theme of ‘Freshness’. Liril was the courageous brand that first brought ‘sex appeal’ in the Indian advertisement arena. The vintage Liril ad shows semi-clad girls bathing in a water-fall and singing the famous jingle: ‘La lara la la…’. In early 2000s Liril launched different [...]

Essenza Di Wills This is the ‘Super Premium’ personal care brand from ITC. It is the range of ‘prestige fine fragrances’ and was launched in mid 2005. The signature range Inzio has distinct ranges for men (Inizio Homme) and women (Inizio Femme) and provides a ‘comprehensive grooming regime’. The Aqua range for men is a symbol of ‘essence of stylish and confident man’. The latest addition [...]