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BRAND TRACKER
Phase I Brand Image Measurement
A report
Submitted to
Prof. Govindrajan
In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course
Product and Brand Management
On 14th August 2011
By
Anindita Choudhary
B10002
Deepika Agrawal
B10007
Sushmita Agrawal
B10035
Arunabha Bagchi
B10044
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Dove
14/08/2011
To,
Subject:
We are enclosing our report on Dove in partial fulfilment of the
requirements of the course.
Anindita Choudhary
Deepika Agrawal
Sushmita Agrawal
Arunabha Bagchi
Contents
Executive summary
History and evolution of Dove
Instruments of data collection
Brand Asset Valuator Model
Laddering
Findings and conclusions
Presentation of findings and conclusion for
Brand Asset Valuator model
Presentation of findings and conclusion for
laddering method
Annexure
References
Executive summary
1940
Formula for
Dove Bar
(Mild Soap)
1950
Refined to
original
Dove
Beauty Bar
1960
Launched
in the
market
1970
1980
1990
Leading
Dove
Popularity
brand
beauty
Increased
recommen
wash
as a milder
ded by
successfull
soap
Physicians y launched
19952001
Extension
of Doves
range of
products
While many people feel that Dove is a long time in England, but the actual
bathroom Dove soap only came here in 1992, the brand name in children
4th in the list of Lever Faberge. Preeminent quality of the product is
reflected through the exploration objective campaign with new ads, with a
guarantee from the customer and a brand name Dove do not dry your
skin type as the normal soap This has helped Dove quickly hold top
positions in the market in 1997.
Dove has been positioned throughout its history without referring to it as
"soap", but as a "beauty bar" with one-fourth cleansing cream; they stress
its moisturizing of skin while washing in contrast to the drying effects of
regular soaps (which their advertising calls simply "soap").
Real beauty can only be found on the inside and every woman deserves to
feel beautiful. The image: Real beauty is portrayed by women who do not
have "runway model" on their resumes -- they are the women passing by
in grocery aisles or sitting in the office next door. The result: A dialog
between Dove and its consumers about the definition of beauty.
Dove's marketing push defied conventional stereotypes and advocated for
unconventional beauty and self-esteem. But before Unilever committed to
the controversial campaign, it secured evidence that the majority of their
consumers would relate to it. "The Real Truth about Beauty," a global
Products
Dove
Dove
Dove
Dove
Dove
Hair care
intense repair
hair fall rescue
daily shine
dryness care
dandruff care
Skin care
Creme
Fresh moisture
Gentle exfoliating
Antiperspirants
Original
Silk dry
Clear touch
Instruments of Data
Collection
Brand Asset Valuator Model
Y&R (originally Young & Rubicam) is a marketing and communications
company specializing in advertising, digital and social media, sales
promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting. They
developed the Brand Asset Valuator Model. The BAV model measures the
brand health based on four components namely-Differentiation,
Relevance, Esteem and Knowledge.
Differentiation This is the ability of the brand to stand apart from its
competitors i.e. - how it distinguishes itself from its competitors and what
prevents it from becoming a commodity. A brand should be as unique as
possible and more unique the brand is greater is the brand value.
Relevance-Relevance tells us how well the consumer connects with the
brand, it also helps us know whether the product has mass appeal or its a
niche product. It tells us about the segment to which the product belongs
and it also tell us about the household penetration.
Esteem- It tells us what the consumers perception about the brand is and
also tells us about the inclining or declining popularity of the brand.
Knowledge- Knowledge tells us about the consumers awareness level
about the brand and also how intimate the consumer is with the brand.
We have used a standard questionnaire for the five brands ( Questions
each).Our questionnaire consists of both close ended and open ended
questions which helps us obtain and analyze the data from both a
qualitative and quantitative angle providing us with a better insight in the
subject.
Methodology
We have conducted a survey amongst a heterogeneous population (they
differ in terms of regions from which they hail socio-economic status, taste
and preferences, etc).
Sample Size for Survey: 47
Laddering
Laddering is an interview technique which is one-on-one in nature. This
technique is particularly helpful in eliciting goals and underlying values
which helps the user in nascent stages of his research. It is an
unstructured approach trying to probe deep into the interviewees psyche
and analysing his responses to come up with the reason why and how
the product is important to them so as to derive from that the hidden
motivating factor of the consumer behind buying the product. Laddering
techniques involve creating, reviewing and modifying of hierarchical
knowledge, often in the form of ladders (i.e. tree diagrams).
Findings And
Conclusions
1. Presentation of findings and
conclusion for Brand Asset Valuator
model
The analysis is to study the differentiation, relevance, esteem and
knowledge of Dove. The competitor brands for our study are Sunsilk,
Pantene, Garnier and Olay.
Brand Parity
Prior to the analysis of differentiation, relevance, esteem and knowledge
of Dove, it was important to understand whether consumers care about
their choice between different brands of personal care products. The 47
respondents were asked whether brand was important for them when it
comes to personal care products and these were the following responses:-
Dove
4%
yes
no
may be
96%
Thus from here it can be concluded that respondents do see the difference
between the brands.
Brand Knowledge
Knowledge is the extent of the consumers awareness of the brand and
understanding its identity. The awareness levels about the brand, and
what it means, shows the intimacy that consumers share with the brand.
True knowledge of the brand comes through building of the brand.
For measuring the brand knowledge of dove, the brand was compared
with its competitive brands.
The first question was on the logo of the brand. The respondents were
showed the logo of few brands with the names removed. This showed the
awareness which the respondents have of the brand. The brand with
Questions
Logo
Taglines
celebrities
Sub total
Percentile
Sunsilk
43
10
23
76
60
Brand Knowledge
Dove
Pantene
45
44
4
10
25
31
74
85
40
80
Garnier
45
27
24
96
100
Olay
19
5
34
58
20
Brand Knowledge
100
80
60
40
20
Sunsilk
Dove
Pantene
Garnier
Olay
Another survey was done to know about the top of mind recall of
respondents when it comes to the soap category of each brand. Soap
category was picked up as during laddering the brand above was often
related to just soap instead of being a complete personal care brand.
Assuming that there was lack of awareness among the respondents of the
brand being a complete personal care brand, we took the core
competency of the brand which is soap.
TOM
25
20
1st Recall
15
2nd Recall
10
4th Recall
3rd Recall
5th Recall
5
0
21
16
8
2
0
Esteem
Esteem is the perceived quality and consumer perceptions about the
growing or declining popularity of a brand. Does the brand keep its
promises? The consumers response to a marketers brand building
activity is driven by his perception of two factors: quality and popularity.
Both vary by country and culture.
For measuring esteem of dove the following questions were asked.
Respondents were asked the brand with which they would associate
themselves with. If respondents have esteem for a brand, only then would
they want to be associated with it.
Another question was asked on brand promise. If a brand delivers its
promise, then esteem for the brand increases as consumers will have a
better perception of the brand.
Trust also indicated the regard the consumer had for the brand. So, we
asked the respondents to mention the brands they trust the most.
The results of the survey are- The table indicates points.
Questions
Associate
Promise
Trust
Sub- total
Percentile
Brand Esteem
Sunsilk Dove Pantene
Garnier
Olay
5
23
5
3
11
7
20
6
7
7
5
22
7
9
4
17
65
18
19
22
20
100
40
60
80
Brand Esteem
100
80
60
40
20
Sunsilk
Dove
Pantene
Garnier
Olay
Survey shows that Dove is highest on esteem. The reason for this could be
that the perceived quality and consumer perceptions about dove are good
and its popularity is growing. The brand is keeping its promises. The
consumer's response to a marketer's brand-building activity is driven by
his perception of two factors: quality and popularity, both of which vary by
country and culture, which in case of Dove is high in case of Dove
indicating good health of the Brand.
Brand Stature
Esteem and knowledge together create Brand stature, which is a report
card on a brands past performance and which determines the current
power of the brand.
Brand Stature
100
40
1
Brand Knowledge
2
Brand Esteem
Thus it can be seen that Dove is high on esteem but very low on
knowledge.
Differentiation
Differentiation is the ability for a brand to be distinguished from its
Competitors. A brand should be as unique a possible. Brand health is
built, and maintained by offering a set of differentiating promises to
consumers. And by delivering those promises to leverage value.
For measuring differentiation of Dove, the following questions were asked.
Respondents were asked to identify the brands from the taglines
mentioned. This has been taken as differentiation, because, if a consumer
can identify the tagline of a particular brand, it means that the particular
brand is differentiated in the consumers mind. In this, the brand being
identified the maximum number of times would get the highest marks and
the remaining would follow accordingly.
Another question was where the respondent, had to identify, if for a
particular brand, there is another brand quite similar in offerings. The
brand, for which maximum number of respondents felt there are not many
similar offerings, would get maximum points.
In another question on differentiation, we laid down the various
characteristics of personal care products. The characteristics listed wereless skin/eye irritation, fragrance, and moisturizing, gentle and less
chemicals.
These are important characteristics of a personal care
product. These characteristics differentiate one brand from another.
Brand Differentiation
Questions
Unique
Sunsil
k
Dov
e
Pantene
Garnier
Ola
y
28
12
22
33
Characteristics
538
742
657
762
783
Sub total
547
770
669
784
816
20
60
40
80
100
Percentiles
Brand Differentiation
100
80
60
40
20
Sunsilk
Dove
Pantene
Garnier
Olay
Sunsilk
121
91
66
159
101
538
Olay
158
171
151
185
118
783
20
80
Garni
er
Pante
ne
Dove
1
167
42
147
174
138
118
145
122
189
161
130
141
115
125
147
762
657
742
60
40
100
The survey even tried to understand how the respondents perceive the
price of different brands. Price is an important differentiator; therefore, it
is important to see how consumers perceive the various prices.
Characteristics
Unaffordable
Expensive but affordable
Value for money
Inexpensive
Sunsi
lk
0
12
21
14
Dove
0
15
27
5
Pantene
0
Garnier
0
10
23
14
24
16
7
Olay
18
17
12
0
The result clearly shows that majority believes that Dove is a brand which
is a value for money.
Relevance
Relevance is the actual and perceived importance of the brand to a large
consumer market segment. This gauges the personal appropriateness of a
brand to consumers and is strongly tied to household penetration (the
percentage of households that purchase the brand).
For measuring the relevance of Dove, the following questions were asked:The respondents were asked the brands they would like to associate with.
If a consumer would want to associate with a brand, then the brand would
be relevant for the consumer.
In another question, the respondents were asked a series of questions on
why they would purchase a brand. The respondents were asked the
following questions:Characteristics
Value for money
Complete personal care
Quality
Smell
Less harmful chemicals
Satisfy my needs than
others
Sunsil
k
Dove
Pante
ne
Garnie
r
Sunsilk
Dove
Pantene
Garnier
Olay
Associate
23
11
Purchase
26
94
25
48
30
Sub- total
31
117
30
51
41
Percentile
40
100
20
80
60
Olay
Brand Relevance
100
80
60
40
20
Sunsilk
Dove
Pantene
Garnier
Olay
From the above survey we can see that Dove is the highest in relevance.
This could be because people could associate more with the brand. Also
Dove is a popular brand, used from quite long now. It is a quality product
at expensive but affordable rate.
Moreover, it has wide variety of variants to cater to different consumer
preferences. The product is relevant among wide masses because of its
quality and constant innovation.
Brand Relevance
Respondents strongly agree to the fact that dove is a personal care brand.
Another question we asked the respondents was would they recommend
Dove to someone and the responses are as follows:-
yes
no
19%
81%
Brand Strength
Differentiation and relevance combine to determine brand strength. They
point to the brands future value.
Brand Strength
100
60
1
Brand Differentiation
2
Brand relevance
2. Presentation of findings
and conclusion for
laddering method
The responses were received from the respondents was analysed to form
an A-C-V chain where A stands for attributes C stands for consequences
and V stands for values. The ACVS are organized in the following table
where similar values, attributes and consequences have been grouped
together. These helped us reach a definitive conclusion telling us about
the underlying consumer motivations behind buying the product, brand
health and how the product makes the consumer feel.
SNO.
1
2
3
ATTRIBUTES
Fragrance
Moisturize
Colour
4
5
Refreshing
Value for money product
6
7.
8.
Gentle to skin
No harmful chemicals
Packaging
SNO.
SUB-ATTRIBUTES
Convenient, saves time and energy
White, green and is associated with
peace
Not required to use moisturizer so
saves money
Eye catching ,soothing due to liberal
usage of white and green (dove a
symbol of peace)
CONSEQUENCES
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
SNO.
17
18
19
20
Wrinkling
Sense of achievement
Higher self esteem
Security
Self-assured
The serial numbers of the ACVs from the table were taken as the codes for
further analysis. The ACVs were transformed to the following.
Self assured
Confidence
Security
Sense of
achievement
Better social
life
Spurs
performance
level
Wrinkling
Feel good
factor
Moisturizer
Peace of
mind
Fair skin
Healthy skin
Colour
Fragrance
Value for
money
Refreshing
Gentle to skin
No harmful
chemicals
One of the core values was sense of security where the respondents
felt cared for by others which was followed by self assurance where
the respondents appreciated themselves for what they were and felt
confident about their presence. This was followed by peace of mind
which arose from the fact that money was well spent and also was a
resultant of better social life. Last but not the least was a sense of
achievement where the respondents felt they performed better and
more efficiently which lead to their appraisal and promotions which
filled them with a sense of pride and achievement.
The consequence which mattered the most was confidence and a
spur in the performance levels both of which are a function each
other. It also leads to a feel good factor. Less wrinkling was a
surprise find where many respondents felt that since the skin
remains hydrated the chances of early wrinkles are minimised.
Moreover the lack of harmful chemicals was an important attribute
as many people thought that in todays world looking good is very
important and large number of face washes, serums, cleansers were
available in the market but they are mostly harsh to skin as they
contain various harmful chemicals but Dove proves to be a good buy
as its gentle to the skin and lacks harmful chemicals and this gives
them peace of mind where they dont have to compromise on the
health of the skin to look good. The litmus test ad seemed to be
etched in the respondents mind.
Convenience was also rated high on the ladder as people had a busy
schedule and since Dove acts as a moisturizer people dont have to
use a moisturizing lotion separately which saves time, money and
bother and washing ones face with Dove becomes a daily chore and
one does not have to take out time to do it .So its a complete skin
care solution and hence respondents found it value for money
inspite of being expensive in comparison to the other soaps.
Conclusion
1) Segmentation
Ladder frequency for attribute value linkage
Attribute
VALUES
PERSONAL
SOCIAL
Securit
y
Sense of
achievem
ent
Total
Peace
of
mind
Self
Assure
d
Total
Fragranc 0
e
Moisturi
zer
Colour
Refreshi
ng
Value for
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
3
money
Gentle
No
harmful
chemica
ls
Packagi
ng
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
SOCIAL VALUES
Is associated with how a person is accepted in his peer group and his
standing in the society.
Security
Sense of achievement
This is a social value .When we see ourselves better off than others
monetarily we feel good and we feel we have achieved in life it is a boost
to our self esteem.
Personal values
Is associated with being comfortable of oneself and accepting oneself for
what they are. They are related to ones expectations of oneself.
Peace of mind
We feel good about ourselves and when we are appreciated by others we
attain peace of mind. We feel we could meet the standards we had set for
us which gives us peace of mind.
Self assured
When we feel more confident and beautiful we are more assured of our
presence which comes from a having a better image of oneself in ones
eyes as well as eyes of others.
From the ladder frequencies for attribute- value linkage, the results are as
follows:
Social- 4 respondents i.e. 40% respondents
Personal- 6 respondents i.e. 60% respondents
Thus we can conclude that this brand is more concerned with people for
whom personal values play a very important role.
Leverage point
Self assurance or self esteem should be reinforced as that is the value to
which most respondents connect.
Excecutional framework
Since the product is perceived to be a value for money product the ads
should stress as how the products are multipurpose .For example the soap
acts as both a moisturizer and a cleanser without the harmful properties
of soap. Hence the multipurpose use of the products should be reinforced.
Consumer benefit
The main consumer benefit as derived from our research is the feel good
factor which is again a combination of various factors like confidence,
better social life, healthy and less wrinkly skin. But confidence is a clear
winner and the ad should stress upon the boost in confidence levels when
Dove is used.
Message elements
What emerges from the Hierarchical Value Model is the importance of
confidence in the four major values-Self assurance, peace of mind, sense
of achievement and security. The product attributes which leads to the
consequence of Confidence are gentleness, absence of harmful chemicals
and moisturising property. These product attributes need to be highlighted
in the advertisements to induce the need for confidence among the
viewers.
Annexure
Questionnaire
1. Is brand important for you when it comes to personal care product?
Yes
No
Garnier
8. Which brand do you trust the most?
Sunsilk
Pantene
Dove
Olay
Garnier
9. Do you think any brand gives the same offerings as your brand?
Yes
No
10. Rate the following on a scale of 1-5(5 being the highest and 1
lowest)?
Characteris
tics
less
skin/eye
irritation
Fragrance
moisturizin
g
gentle
less
chemicals
sum
Sunsilk
Olay
Garni
er
Pante
ne
Dove
11. How would you rate the price of these brands compared to other brand?
Characteristi Sunsil
cs
k
Unaffordable
Expensive but
affordable
Value for
money
Inexpensive
Dove
Pante
ne
Garni
er
Olay
12. Can you tell me the reasons why you would purchase a brand?
Characteristics
Value for money
Complete personal care
Quality
Smell
Sunsil
k
Dove
Pante
ne
Garnie
r
Olay
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No