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CONTENTS
Uni Levers Codes of Business Principles 6 Uni Lever Pakistan 9 Market Analysis 11 Liptons Targeting Strategies 13 Market Segmentation 13 Uni Levers Lipton Yellow Label 16
Product
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Pricing
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Placement
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Promotion
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Acknowledgement
A million grateful thanks to Allah the almighty that gave us the perseverance to complete this project, which was indeed a difficult one. We are very thankful to our teacher Miss Saima for assigning us this report. This was a totally new experience for us to get the information, as to how companies make their marketing strategies like targeting strategies, distribution, pricing strategies etc. We would also like to acknowledge the invaluable guidance; supervision and encouragement provided by Miss. Benifer, Miss Tanzeen and Mr. Ali Sheikh without whom it might not have been possible to complete the report.
Executive Summary
The report is an effort to identify different aspects of Marketing Management in Lipton Yellow Label tea, which is one of the major players in the branded tea market in Pakistan; Lipton the only international tea brand in Pakistan changed its initial elite based marketing and turned to serving the masses of Pakistan with premium quality tea. Towards the start of report figures regarding the Lipton yellow label market share, total market, and contribution from different tea brands are also given. An integral part of the report is detailed analysis of the marketing aspect including pricing, product, placement and promotion areas. Product Life Cycle and Big Matrix of Lipton yellow label tea are also discussed. Challenges and Recommendations are also given to the best of our knowledge.
Preface
Attached is the report for the course of Introduction to Marketing. The report is about relating our Marketing knowledge to a real life product. The product, which we chose, is Lipton yellow label tea. This report consists of application of all the 4 Ps of Marketing i.e. Price, Promotion, Placement and Product. sa Interviews, with the Uni levers officials, were conducted prior to the beginning of this report. The marketing information is based on the guidance provided by the Uni lever officials during our visits. The report is divided in four main sections. The first section cover the details of what the Lipton yellow label is i.e. the Product, then Pricing strategies of tea and then Place and Promotion aspect discussed. Towards the end of the report, Challenges and Recommendations are also given to the best of our knowledge.
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Competition:
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necessary through more detailed guidance tailored to local needs. Assurance of compliance is given and monitored each year. Compliance with the Code is subject to review by the Board supported by the Audit Committee of the Board and the Corporate Risk Committee. Any breaches of the Code must be reported in accordance with the procedures specified by the Joint Secretaries. The Board of Unilever will not criticise management for any loss of business resulting from adherence to these principles and other mandatory policies and instructions. The Board of Unilever expects employees to bring to their attention, or to that of senior management, any breach or suspected breach of these principles. Provision has been made for employees to be able to report in confidence and no employee will suffer as a consequence of doing so.
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Every day, around the world, people reach for Uni Lever products. Their brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people that buy them; Uni Lever has grown into one of the worlds most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Uni Lever product. Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf and youre bound to see one of Uni Levers wellknown brands. They create market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes fresh. Peoples lives are changing fast. As way we all live and work evolves, our needs and tastes change too. Uni Lever aims to help people in their daily lives. So they keep developing new products, improving tried and tested brands and promoting better, more efficient ways of working. Uni Lever was created in 1930 when the British soap maker Lever Brothers merged with the Dutch margarine producer, Margarine Unie. At the time, an international merger was an unusual move. But the owners of the two companies could see that bringing together complimentary businesses with strong global networks would create new opportunities. The companies were competing for the same raw materials, both were involved in large-scale marketing of household products and both used similar distribution channels. Margarine Unie grew through mergers with other margarine companies in the 1920s. William Hesketh Lever founded lever Brothers in 1885. Lever established soap factories around the world. In 1917, he began to diversify into foods, acquiring fish, ice cream and canned foods businesses. In the Thirties, Uni Lever introduced improved technology to the business. The business grew and new ventures were launched in Latin America. The entrepreneurial spirit of the founders and their caring approach to their employees and their communities remain at the heart of Uni Lever's business today. Employing 265,000 people, Uni Lever has two parent companies Uni Lever NV and Uni Lever PLC which, despite being separate businesses, operate as a single unit with the same board of directors. Uni Lever's corporate centers are London and Rotterdam. Today UNILEVER is a multinational in the literal sense, which has inspired the corporate world with its innovation, professionalism and competitive spirit. Its operations are spread over fiftytwo countries and millions of people worldwide use its products every day to fulfill and satisfy their needs. Uni Lever has a portfolio of brands that are popular across the globe as well as regional products and local varieties of famous name goods. This diversity comes from two of Uni Levers key strengths:
Strong roots in local markets and first-hand knowledge of the local culture. World-class business expertise applied internationally to serve consumers everywhere.
Focusing on performance and productivity, Uni Lever encourages its people to develop new ideas and put fresh approaches into practice. Hand in hand with this is a strong sense of responsibility to the communities it serves. Uni Lever doesnt only measure success in financial terms; how they achieve results is important too. Uni Lever works hard to conduct business with integrity respecting their employees, their consumers and the environment around them.
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MARKET ANALYSIS
Tea consumption in Pakistan is very high and Pakistan alone consumes around 4% of the worlds tea production, which also makes it a very good market for tea brand such as Lipton yellow label.
Market situation:
Pakistans tea market has a total market size of Rupees 20 billion, or 120000 tons of tea, out of which the share of open tea is 60% which accounts to 12 billion rupees or 72 thousand tons of tea, the packaged tea sector holds only 40% of the market which is worth around 8 billion rupees or 48 thousand tons of tea.
Demand:
Pakistans total tea demand is around 150000 to120000 tons of tea annually, demand and supply are equal, and no company can produce more than the demand as tea leaves go stale after a period 3-4 months.
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Market competition:
The tea market in Pakistan is very well saturated because of the high consumption of open tea which accounts for over 60% of tea sold but if we look at the branded tea market there Brooke bond leads the market in branded tea, while Tapal being second and Lipton being third in terms of sales with other small brand of Uni lever and Tapal also laying claim to the market.
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MARKET SEGMENTATION
Geographic:
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Demographic:
Age Gender Family size Lifecycle Income Occupation 12 and above Male, female 1 to 4 or above Young, single young, married, married with children 5000 and above Students, Teachers, Skilled laborers, managers, clerks etc laborers, unskilled
Illiterate, Metric, Intermediate, Graduation. Muslims, Christians, Hindus South Asian Pakistani
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Hypsographic:
Social class Lifestyle Personality All Any Any
Behavioral:
Occasion Benefits User status Usage rate Loyalty status Product Attitude Regular occasion Quality, economy, convenience, speed Potential user, first time user, regular user. Light user, medium user, heavy user Strong Energy, Fun, Youth
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PRODUCT:
Lipton yellow label tea has always been considered a premium brand with premium quality it is one of the most high quality tea in Pakistan.
Lipton offers tea, which is of the highest quality imported from mostly African and Subcontinent countries, which provide high quality tealeaves and are according to the taste of the Pakistani consumers. Lipton is aiming to supply customers with a product that shows that Lipton genuinely understands their tastes and preferences.
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Suppliers:
Uni lever Pakistan limited mostly buys tea from African countries because of the great taste, smell and quality of the tea leaves but during 1990 to1992 Uni lever Pakistan limited also started buying tea from subcontinent tea producing countries like India, Srilanka, and Bangladesh to fulfill shortages because importing tea from African countries namely Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa takes 8 to 9 months.
Product quality:
Lipton yellow label prides its self on having the best blend in the market; Lipton officials stated that their blending techniques were unique and sophisticated so as to ensure high quality taste and smell; checks are conducted at every level of blending to make sure that the product is of the highest quality. Lipton also uses professional tea tasters who taste the tea and give their recommendations about it, all in an effort to come up with the best blend.
Packaging:
To ensure quality of the manufactured tea packaging is effectively done to restore the customers confidence at the other end of consumption.
Labeling
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Lipton Super graphics is a background device that is used to add impact and to enliven and enhance the branding of applications. Lipton is Yellow and Red brand. When used in balanced way these colors are all needed to understand 'Lipton'. This yellow and red color is the trademark of Lipton in the minds of its consumers and competitors alike and is an integral part of Liptons success.
Product lines:
Lipton was first introduced in medium and large size tin boxes as open tea but now there is Lipton danedar, Lipton family pack and Lipton tea bags available in 50g, 100g, 200g packs, 400g Plastic jars 100g and 500-gram boxes for tea bags, 7g Sachet These different quantity packs are in line with the product line extension strategy that Lipton yellow label is following.
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Profit Time
Product Developme nt Stage
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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Sales
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BCG matrix
Uni lever considers Lipton yellow label as a Star where as Liptons tea bags, which are considered stars internationally in Pakistan Uni, lever defines them as question marks.
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STAR
QUESTION MARK
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CASH COW DOG HIGH LOW MARKET SHARE RATE
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Tea bags
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PRICING:
Uni levers Pakistan follows a product based pricing techniques for all its products which is the pricing policy of Uni lever in all the countries it is operating in it never gets involved in price wars with its competitors.
Pricing Approaches:
In conformity with company policy Lipton yellow label tea also follows a product based pricing system in which they charge a particular profit over cost of the product.
PLACEMENT:
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Lipton yellow label being a consumer good follows an intensive and selected distribution policy in the placement of its products it tries to reach its consumers any where and every where.
Intensive distribution:
Lipton follows a n intensive distribution policy with its 50gm, 100gm, 200gm packs, 400gm Plastic jars and its 7gm Sachet because these packs are used by the masses and have a higher demand so by following this strategy it is made sure that Lipton is with in the reach of its consumers.
Selected distribution:
Lipton yellow label follows an selective distribution policy with its 100gm and 500-gm tea bags boxes because they are only used by a particular section of the society namely the upper and upper middle class so these tea bags are only placed in big utility stores, big hotels and posh areas where consumers of tea bags are concentrated.
Lipton Tea Depots Distributors Super stores Wholesaler Retailer Consumers 26 Big hotels
PROMOTION:
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Uni lever spend heavily on the promotion and advertising of its products according to Uni lever Pakistan officials the company spends around 10 to 15 % of its gross sales on advertising and promotional schemes to support their products.
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Promotional advertisements:
From the very beginning Lipton has associated its self with youth, fun & energy so to portray its self in that way it has always hired stars, which can relate Lipton to this concept e.g. Nazia Hasan and Zohaib Hasan were hired to represent Lipton in an advertisement campaign and Lipton sponsored their concerts all in an effort to position its self as a fun and energy product. Lipton hired Ali Haider and Hadiqa Kiani for their marketing but the concept of drinking tea on a rainy day did not work well for Lipton. Lipton recently another advertisement campaign was undertaken with out hiring any major cricket, music or film star to represent their product this was a major shift from the star related advertisement policy that Lipton had in Pakistan but they succeeded in promoting there product with the same concept of fun and energy while also relating to the lower and lower middle classes in this advertisement campaign.
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Co Branding:
Lipton has been very successful in using co branding to promote its self it used various schemes of co branding its self with another related product e.g. Offering free sugar with Lipton tea. Offering free candy biscuits with Lipton tea. Offering free milk with Lipton tea. All co branding promotional schemes are for a period of 4 to 6 weeks only.
Internet advertisement:
Lipton also setup its own website planet lipton.com in order to use the Internet to promote itself this website is also used to support different promotional schemes that Lipton undertake from time to time
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Strong brand name Premium taste Strong distribution structure Foreign trained staff Highly effective marketing team Quality control staff International brand name
Weaknesses:
High price Stiff competition Large advertising budget
Opportunities:
Huge market to exploit Strong brand loyalty
Threats:
Political situation High consumption of open tea Tapals recent marketing campaign High tariffs on tea imports Smuggling
Challenges:
Lipton yellow label tea like any other international brand in Pakistan is facing a slow down in sales because of the economic conditions, dealing with the low cost unbranded open tea and increasing use of mushroom tea brands is also a major challenge even for a well established tea brand like Lipton yellow label the aggressive marketing techniques employed by Tapal are also proving to be a major source of concern the marginally low sales of Lipton yellow label tea in the years 2000 and 2001 the proof of the importance of tackling with these challenges apart from this
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bringing down the price of Lipton is also proving much harder then initially estimated by the Lipton team, the high rate of import tariffs continues to be a major barrier in the growth of Lipton yellow label tea.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Lipton yellow label should reduce its prices in order to become a more affordable brand. Lipton yellow label should increase the use of tea vending machines to all the major cities in Pakistan. Lipton should introduce its internationally recognized ice tea in Pakistan first on an experimental basis and if this taste clicks with the consumers of Pakistan Lipton stand to be the only tea brand providing the consumers with this product. Lipton should market its tea bags in small quantity boxes as it has done with its lose tea. Lipton s out of home department is one of its major strengths it should be expanded
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