pakistan tobacco gold flake brand repositioning
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Golf Flake Positioning and Repositioning
Consumer Behavior
Case Study
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Team Members
• Amir Shaukat
• Col Usman
• Sadia javaid
• Shereen Nawab
• Zulfiqar Awan
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Why PTC?
• Interesting product
• Hidden marketing
• Challenges
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Breakdown
• Gold Flake positioning & repositioning• Tobacco Industry of Pakistan• Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC)• PTC Consumers• Industry players• Branding structure• Comparison of God Flake & Morven Gold• Action strategies• Future
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GF Positioning & Repositioning
• The context– Rashid Khan, Brand Manager – Increase in market share from 15.3% to
17.1%– Targets set and gaps left– GF vs. MG– Brand re-launch– Further challenges
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Tobacco Industry in Pakistan
• Dependable source of government income, 27.5 billion rupees, 4.4% of GDP
• Largest yield of crop• Employs 1 million peopleBUT
Ill effects of smokingImpact on health90% lung cancer attributed to smokingShift from west to developing countries1/3 men smokers4% women smokers
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Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC)
• Subsidiary of British American Tobacco Company (BAT)
• The first multinational company
• From a single factory to a company involved in every aspect of cigarette production
• Efforts in the development of the country– Modern agriculture– Industrial practices
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• Investment in people, brands, technology, innovation and communities– Environment, Health & Safety standards– Industrial Relations practices– Highly values human resource
• Largest revenue generator– 2000, Rs. 10 billion in taxes
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Consumers• Soft Taste Amateur
– Consume out of fashion– Mild taste– Use premium brands
• Enthusiastic Junkie– Caffeine addicts– Loyal breed– Biggest segment
• Robotic Workers– Low income group– Price conscious– Not loyal
• ASU30• MSAA30
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Pakistani Tobacco Industry Players
• Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC)– Industry leader with 46.8% share
• Lakson Tobacco Company (LTC)– 36.3% share
• Others – Includes Khyber Tobacco Company and
Mardan Walas– 5.9 % share
• Smuggled tobacco– 12%share
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Industry Share Division
Industry Share division
36.3%
5.9% 12.0%
45.8%
PTC
LTC
Others
Smuggled
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Brand Architecture
• Premium Brands– Benson & Hedges: PTC launched Benson &
Hedges in Pakistan in March 2003. It is made with the finest hand picked golden Virginia tobacco from across three continents.
– Gold Leaf: The story of John Player Gold Leaf starts from the story of its founder, John Player. John Player Gold Leaf has an identity entrenched in sailing and maritime adventure
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Cont.
• Medium category Brands– Capstan: has a rich heritage, originating in
Britain in the 19th century – Gold Flake: Launched in 1982, in a 'soft cup'
packaging, the brand took off when it was repositioned in the value for money segment
– Will King: takes its name from the heritage of one of the origional Imperial Tobacco Company families: the Wills Brothers of London.
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Cont.
• Lower Category Brand– Embassy: the third leading volume brand in
Pakistan, is most popular in the Punjab where it enjoys a leading position due to its equity and loyalty.
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Gold Flake
• PTC’s highest volume producing brand
• PTC’s highest revenue generator
• Country’s second highest selling brand
• PTC’s aim was to bring Gold Flake from the second highest selling brand to the highest selling brand of the country.
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Comparison- Gold Flake Vs Morven Gold
• Value for money equation better for Morven Gold.
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Cont.
• Perception of product quality and packaging for Morven Gold
• Trail was an exercise in futility.
• Limited edition packs require research and monitoring.
• Large number of products sizes offered.
• Appeal.
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Action strategies
Gold flake Vs
Morven gold
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Action strategies
• Brand Vision
• Brand Plan
• Key Objectives
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Key Objectives
• Pack & product improvements
• Brand Image
• ASU 30 share in brand
• Distribution
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Brand Image
• Masculine
• Young Adult
• High Quality
• Modern
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Strategies for positioning
• physical parameters of pack and product
• creative use of media
• phase out of 4 of the 6 Gold Flake variants
• research activities focused on ASU 30 preferences
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Advertising
• Nation-wide Cinema Network
• the national dailies
• Containers with big screens and sound system roamed around in the rural area
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Product
• Gold Flake Supreme
• series of testing
• waste material costs minimized
• number of suppliers
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Price
• inflation
• price increases by competitors
• selling price at retail level
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Problems in the way
• Promotion restriction in case of cigarettes
• International Marketing Standards
• PTC does not understate profits in its financial reporting
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Research
• Post launch feedback channel were
establish
– watch the product’s performance after launch
– acceptance among target consumers
– monitor effectiveness of the marketing
activities
– identify gaps that the team had left.
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Future
• Khan & his team are planning to sustain the growth which they have achieved during past 11 months. He is counting on the strength & weaknesses of its strategies and identified timely availability & employee motivation is the most crucial thing to improve in such a highly regularized industry
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Gold Flake’s New Packaging
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Gold Flake Off Take Share
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CONSUMER EXPENDITURE TREND: FOOD, BEVERAGES & TOBACCO (US$)
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Major Competitors’ Market Shares In 2004
Industry Share division
36.3%
5.9% 12.0%
45.8%
PTC
LTC
Others
Smuggled
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Adult Smoking Rate
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Target Ratings For Different Attributes
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Percentage Share Of Gold Flake & Morven
Gold In The Age Segment U-30
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Brand Portfolio• Benson & Hedges: In 1873, Richard Benson & William Hedges started a partnership in
London. From the very start, the idea was to make Benson & Hedges a style statement, which is why the business started from London’s fashionable West End.
• PTC launched Benson & Hedges in Pakistan in March 2003. Made with the finest hand picked golden Virginia tobacco from across three continents, the brand is packed with perfection to seal its freshness.
• John Player Gold Leaf: With a distinct lifebuoy and sailor trademark, John Player Gold Leaf has an identity entrenched in sailing and maritime adventure. Thus staying true to John Player’s very first big brand - Player’s Gold Leaf Navy Cut cigarettes.
• Capstan: This brand has a rich heritage, originating in Britain in the 19th century. The brand was created under the auspices of W.D. & H.O. WILLS at Bristol and London.
• • Gold Flake: Like many of PTC brands, Gold Flake boasts its origins at W.D. & H.O. WILLS
where it was a premium brand around the end of the 19th century.• Launched in 1982, in a 'soft cup' packaging, the brand took off when it was repositioned in the
value for money segment and later a 'hinge lid' variant was introduced in 2000.• WILLS: This Brand takes its name from the heritage of one of the original Imperial Tobacco
Company families: the Wills Brothers of London. • • Embassy: The third leading volume brand in Pakistan is most popular in the Punjab where it
enjoys a leading position due to its equity and loyalty.
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Distribution Of Gold Flake
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Revenue Distribution of PTC
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Revenue Distribution of PTC in %age
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Governmental Regulations
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Marketing & Distribution Expenses
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Aims & Objectives
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Organizational Structure
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International Tobacco Products
Marketing Standards
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Analysis
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Main Issues
• How to position the Gold Flake against
the Movern Gold
• What promotional mix should be used
under the tight governmental restrictions?
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Contt.
• What distribution channels should be used to
make Gold Flake available?
• How to sustain the growth of Gold Flake
• How to motivate the internal Consumers
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Tools Used
• Industry Analysis– SWOT Analysis– PEST Analysis– Porter’s Diamond Analysis
• Ansoff Matrix• Reference Group Influence matrix• Market Analysis
– Issues in Pakistani tobacco industry:– Marketing restrictions:
• Communication Strategy• Strategic Branding• GOLD FLAKE Positioning & Repositioiing
– Perceptual Maps– Positioning Statements– Personality Statements
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Contt..
• Customer analysis– Segmentation– AIOD Analysis
• Price Analysis• Competitor analysis
– BCG Analysis
• Distribution channels:• The 7s Mckinsey Analysis
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Alternatives
• Conventional versus unconventional
promotion mix
• Aggressive strategy versus flanking
strategy for gold flake
• IT facilitator distribution versus whole sale
distribution
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Recommendations
• Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) and Public relationship (PR) programs– Minimizing the use and pollution of water– Waste recycling plans
• IT as a supply chain facilitator
• Intrinsic & Extrinsic rewards for internal consumers
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Bibliography
• Marketing research manager, Mr. Khurram Javed
• Kotler, P. and Armstrong, G. (2006) Principles of Marketing. 11th Edition: Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey.
• Pakistan Tobacco Company Pakistan, Health Program,http:/www.ptc.com.pk/oneweb/sites/pak_62vkzb.nsf
• Lakson tobacco company, Company Introduction, http://www.lakson.com.pk
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