First Epilator

Client:
Panasonic
Product:
Epilators

Starting Situation:
  • Epilators Panasonic along with Braun and Rowenta are 3 leading brands on the market. The share leader is Braun, Panasonic had the 3rd place.
    The most popular epilators were by Braun and Rowenta.
    Brand Philips – target audience 45+, Panasonic – 2 segments: minimal among young and middle-aged people.



Object from the Client Side:
  • Fight against the threat to loose market share in perspective.
  • To supply with sales plan for 2007

Strategic Plan:

 
  • To increase the number of users of Panasonic epilator among young audience, representing it like the first epilator for any girl.
  • To keep positions among middle aged.



The realization was made according
to the following scheme:

Object:
  • Save the market share
  • Cooperate in sales plan 2007.
Marketing Strategy:
  • Focus of all communications on young girls of 15- 20
Media Strategy:
  • Selection of medias corresponding to the interest of potential product users.
Выбор каналов коммуникаций:
  • Product integration to TV-show (DOM-2)
  • Direct advertising on TNT channel.
  • Direct advertising in youth’s press, including magazine DOM-2.
  • BTL-action on site "DOM-2".
  • SMS-action.
Results:
  • The sales plan 2007 is realized.
  • The share of Panasonic market became larger (sales volume was like in 2006, but market capacity in 2007 diminished).

Media realization:

Results:

  • Market share of Panasonic epilators didn’t diminish but even became larger. And due to the active actions of Panasonic the market share of Braun reduced.
  • The sales plan 2007 is fully realized.
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