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The procedures toward a nominal customer driven marketing strategy such as:
1. Segmentation
2. Targeting
3. Positioning
The Segmentation classifies the difference category like as age, location, &
religion.
Targeting means product for specific people.
Position means minds of the customer.
Geographic:
This division contains of separating the market into groups based on variables
such as age, gender, family size, income, occupation, education, religion, race and
nationality. The Demographic segments variables are amongst the most popular
bases for segmenting customer groups. This segmentation is relatively because
customer wants are closely linked to variables such as income and age.
Psychographic:
The Lipton’s Tea geographic clienteles are of USA, Europe and India but in near
future after establishing the product in these areas they will definitely launch
their product in the rest of the continents.
Demographic Target:
Entirely age groups Lower, Middle, and High income class
Psychographic Target:
Higher-Middle class Middle class Lower-Middle class
The Market tendency is now headed toward a more urbane and aware customer.
The first choice for high-quality product is increasing as customers are learning to
appreciate the qualitative differences.
Lipton’s Tea positioning:
The Lipton’s tea has been placed in the market as “great tasting and good for
consumers”
Because it is rich in protective antioxidants.
Also, it is internationally promoted as “the perfect drink for active, healthy
lifestyle”
Flavors of herbal tea are currently available:
The Lipton Herbal tea with Lemon - Herbal tea with a twist of citrus flavor.
The Lipton Herbal tea with Raspberry - Herbal tea with raspberry flavor.
The Lipton Herbal tea with peach - Herbal tea with peach flavor.
The Customer welfare and sustainable development have been the main driving
factors behind the packaging and marketing of Lipton Herbal Tea till now.
Consequently, in order to meet the varied tastes of consumers all over the world,
Lipton is continually adding new flavors in the product. The mentioned qualities
are allowing the organization to develop and expand its niche at a fast pace in the
global arena.
Furthermore, Lipton Tea has a strong presence in the developing and emerging
markets yet there is plenty of ‘white space' to move into.
The marketplaces are the next in our planned rollout.
BCG Matrix of Lipton Ice Tea:
The following figure is a market growth-market share matrix, and the location of
our product is determined by the combination of the two variables. The Lipton’s
Ice Tea makes up the category of Question marks since its launch therefore has
relatively low market share in a high growth market. It is yet unknown how it will
be perceived by the market but we hope that it will be able to capture a high
market share as the adoption rate of Lipton Ice Tea increases.
STARS
Lux
Sunsilk
Wall’s
Fair and lovely
Rafhan
Energile
Question Marks
Clear shampoo
Rin
Comfort
Dust Peral Tea
Lipton Ice Tea
Cash Cows
Low growth rate and high market share
Surf excel
Ponds
Lipton
Close up
Blue band
Lifebuoy soap
Rexona
Knorr
DOGS
Low growth rate & low market share
Wheel
Supreme tea
Lifebuoy shampoo
SWOT Analysis of Lipton Tea:
Strengths:
Broadest recognized tea brands: Lipton is one of the widest known tea
brands in the world. It is exclusive in terms of the variety of tea it has and it
has experimented with different variants, several of which have been a hit.
Favorable taste: Lipton has a variety of brands and the Lipton yellow
label is loved across many countries. Likewise its iced tea and green tea has
great adoption and the taste is loved across the world.
Good Marketing: The Lipton Tea has always been in good marketing
campaigns which target freshness from drinking their tea. Actuality, the
house of Unilever, Lipton has the right marketing agencies backing up the
marketing communications for the brand.
Solid Financial Backup: The Lipton Tea brand of Unilever has been
established as a group by five investors who are also its board of directors;
providing Lipton Unilever with strong financial assistance.
Opportunities:
Maximum Growth Rate: Tea industry has high growth potential in line
with high rates of population.
Day by day Increasing concern for health: Since the media explosion
from the mid-90s, people have convenient access to information.
Hereafter, people are being educated about the concern and need for
health awareness and therefore have adopted increasing concern for their
health and appearance.
Emphasis on Tea drinking Countries: A higher focus with the right
marketing campaigns running in the top 3 tea drinking nations will benefit
the brand a lot. Consequently besides the countries it is already present in,
Lipton needs to concentrate on China, India and Japan.
Explore Coffee: Why not take over some of its substitute’s market share.
The big unplanned competitor of Lipton can be Nescafe which is known for
its coffee. The Lipton tea can therefore raid in the coffee segment as well
and try out the market acceptance that it gets for the brand.
Threats:
Competition firm: The tea industry facilitates a lot of competition from
market leaders like Royal. The further of its existence in the market has
given them an established consumer base and loyalty and has provided
them with the experience that Lipton Unilever lacks.
Economic factors:
Lipton brand has been of all class brand. It produces it revenue from the
sales coming from upper class, upper-middle class and middle class but it is
usually not consumed by lower income groups.
Political Factors:
Lipton Unilever Tea and its other products do not include substances that can
cause dizziness, drowsiness and addiction. Its arrangement is purely natural
and no harmful chemicals or artificial flavors are added in it. The Brand is a
nature loving company and it has always believed in providing high quality
products to its customers. Therefore, no political objection can be enforced
and the Government would not ban or de-marketwise Lipton Unilever Tea
.
CULTURAL FACTORS:
The Lipton Tea Brand of Unilever has always been offering products that
are acceptable by our cultural society and always keep focusing on basic
values and perceptions of Pakistani society. As It has never launched such
products which are forbidden in Pakistani society and in Islam. This Brand
(Unilever) Enterprise always focus on providing Halal products.
Lipton’s Iced Tea Mixes: Product line - Decaf Lemon Iced Tea Mix
Lipton’s Iced Tea Fresh Brew: Cold Brew Tea Bags
Lipton’s Iced Tea: Sparkling Iced Tea Citrus Green Tea
Lipton’s Green Tea: Green Tea with Mint, Lemon Ginseng Green Tea
Lipton’s Green Tea: Pure Green Tea, Mandarin Orange Green Tea
Lipton’s Tea and Honey taste: Mango Pineapple iced Green Tea to go
Packets
The Lipton’s Iced Tea Liquids Brand: Summer Peach liquid Iced Tea mix
Lipton K-Cup Pack: Classic K-Cup Pack
Lipton’s Tea Pyramids: Earl Grey, English breakfast, and Black Pearl.
Lipton’s Black Teas: Decaf Black Tea, Loose Black Tea
The Black Lipton Herbal Tea: Astonishingly Grey, Irresistible Lady Lipton,
Lemon Ginger.
References:
1. http://www.liptontea.com/
2. The Wikipedia. 2007. “Lipton.” Available
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipton
3. Company Reports: Unilever Annual Review 2011
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