Clearasil Nippon-Vicks Japan

When the decision was made to introduce health conscience and organic products the company was moving in the right direction, but because these products were

In fact, because Clarisonic was originally inspired by the line of Sonicare toothbrushes, looking to other related fields that employ the same technology will be beneficial as well. The company must also be aware of trends in the market concerning focus areas for beauty treatments. Currently, anti-aging is one of the most sought-after traits in topical treatments, so Clarisonic should respond to this trend by expanding and improving its line of anti-aging products. Doing so will enable the company to develop more appealing complimentary products.

As seen in exhibit 2 as well, the company’s unit share and dollar share steadily increased minimally from 2005 to 2007. Unit share increased from 21% to 21.3%, while dollar share increased from 15.7% to 16.1%. Similarly, US sales increased in HPL’s Target Markets for skin care, oral hygiene, personal hygiene, and hand and body care from 2003 to 2007, making the package more appealing to the company. With HPL’s sales into its retail channels increasing from 2003 to 2007, in addition to the increase in sales, label shares, and such aspects as revenue, it is evident that the company’s financial performance for the past few years has been favorable.

It is highly recognized in the market especially among teenagers. Traditional acne products are low price range and kind of old fashioned in terms of designation and package, which catches lower income and function oriented customers. Since the main ingredients are not a secret, other popular cosmetic brands can also develop similar products. L’Oreal Launched “Acne Response” new Adult Acne Product, treats acne with gentle formula of 1% salicylic acid and 2.55% benzoyl peroxide, retail Price of $24.99 vs. $39.99 for Proactiv, which soon caught big market share and attracted some of the loose proactive customers. New producers claim that it is the ingredient which matters, not the expensive celebrity commercials. With proper marketing strategy, it won’t be hard for them to share cups from Proactiv. Other competition came from Natural skin care products. Some biological cosmetic products with aloe vera, green tea, passion flower, or Gotu kola are claimed to work well to cure acne and skin bacteria. They are natural and green with less side effect and damage to skin. However, not every company can afford the heavy input in advertising. As the first modern acne prevention and treatment product shown in the market, Proactiv will still lead the market and enjoy the competitive advantage for years.

The most distinct possibility that CleanSpritz has is to branch into the commercial cleaning industry. Only 31.5% of MJ Brenner’s overall U.S. sales derive from the sale of household cleaning products (which is where CleanSpritz’ current market is). 40% of its (MJ’s) sales come from industrial cleaning products. Not only could CleanSpritz claim some of that, but their market research showed that there was considerable interest from businesses to purchase their 3:1 concentrated formula.

For baby boomer generation which is experiencing life changes brought by aging, they have shown increasing interests in cosmetics and toiletries, not only to enhance their appearance but also for other reasons. A simple example is that they use foundation with treatment ingredients to protect their skin against harmful UV rays, and to help a variety of skin problems.

•Main competitors (Oil of Olay, Pond's and, Nivea) were situated in the HBA aisles of the stores while Plenitude products were merchandised in point of sales in the cosmetics' aisles next to L'Oreal cosmetics where the consumer is looking for cosmetics not skin care. The skin care consumer is in the HBA aisles!

The end of the first year, we had 30% of the products left, in view of the traditional market accounted for 40.5% of the overall toothpaste market, we decided to increase three sales people into traditional sales channels in the next year. Due to the selling of whole market Economy toothpaste are great, we add advertising investment. At the same time, the poor sell of children's toothpaste prompted us to reduce 5 million budgets on its advertising fee. According to the results of marketing, and sales of other companies, appropriate to improve the economy, white, healthy toothpaste price and their allowance, try to stimulate the sales.

The quest for beauty is an endless endeavour at all times. Despite the old saying cautioning us that beauty is only skin deep, billions of dollars is spent on skin care products every year for men and women, young and old alike. In this multi-million-dollar industry, every company tries hard to maximize their profit. One of the most common methods they apply is market segmentation.

We aim to provide Australian and foreign consumers with the highest quality skincare on the market while promoting sustainable behavior and reducing our ecological footprint.

Hydrocolloid dressings have a huge market in Taiwan, and as most of people who have had serious acne know, nothing seems to work. People are willing to try all kinds of new medicine and products for the hoped effect.

Culture has progressed with many consumer merchandises that have become necessities and transformed into the day-to-day routines of society without having to think twice about it. CP or Colgate-Palmolive, is an icon for the personal hygiene industry throughout the United States, and as a worldwide company has positioned the brand as a most important home care in multiple foreign countries.The CMF line is CP’s most popular brand. The brand was a huge hit because of its individuality and the value that it crafted for consumers was astonishing. Colgate Max combined a new breath-strip and a mixture of therapeutics’, which added to more

This case describes how SK-II which is a fast-growing skin care product is becoming very popular with a price to match its performance. After being introduced in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, P&G believes that this brand has a strong global potential. At the conclusion of this case, the company is left thinking whether or not to grow into both the European and the Chinese market.

In the highly competitive Japanese skin-care market, P&G¡¦s new SK-II product has proven its success as a premium and prestige offering. P&G has gained significant knowledge transfers from SK-II development and further, has successfully tapped the fickle Japanese market and has devloped a loyal user-base in Taiwan and Hong Kong. With its phenomenal success, it is only logical that P&G consider rolling-out the SK-II product-line to the international market. However, while there is significant worldwide growth potential within the $9 billion prestige skin-care industry, based on recent organizational changes, new corporate priorities, and thorough market assessment, P&G must base its decision on current resources and capabilities to

In 1988 and 1989 , its market shares were 33% of whole mouth-wash market while it slightly came down to 32.3% in 1990. It is good that the company didn't let its market shares decline despite introduction of new products. But it is also noticeable that the company did not make any progress in its market shares.