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Group 7 Vita Lemon Tea

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Course Work Assignment (20%):

Subject: Marketing: Theory and Practice
Subject Code: 06MKG0013A
Instructor: LEE, C.Y.
Name: 胡斯瑩 / 鄭子鈞 / 鄭志明/ 葉銘軒
Due Date: August 30th, 2011

1. Brand Description
The brand we have chosen for our research is ‘Vitasoy’ and in brief it is commonly known as ‘Vita’. The product we have selected is the beverage ‘Lemon Tea’. It is a product produced in Hong Kong. The aim of the company was to promote healthy beverages to its consumer. The popularity of Vitasoy began in the late 1940’s when soy bean products were introduced such as the ‘Soy Bean Milk’ and ‘Malt Soy Bean Milk’. During the 1980’s, Vitasoy began to introduce different fruit products to its industry and market. This was a successful …show more content…

In this project, we have chosen a single target group from out of the majority that has given Vita a strong competitive edge in the market. This target group are ‘local Hong Kong students’ ranging from age 11-18. (Try to use more segmentation variables) For over years of selling and promoting advertisement on television, we have noticed that Vita has held back from its original sell point of ‘health’ to sell ‘style’ and ‘image’ to its customer. Nowadays, there are many commercials and magazine advertisements showing young / popular idols holding a Vita product to persuade students to buy their product. Through advertisement it shows that the target group has changed over the past few years. Mentally, students have been captured by this image in the magazine and are persuaded to buy the product because of their famous idol.

4. The Brand’s current Marketing Mix
a) Product and Service- The products major offering to its customers include its convenience, its health assurance and its taste.
First of all, the product is very convenient because its packaging is small, easy for storage and it does not weight a lot. The packaging is very delicate because inside of the beverage is a layer of foil which keeps the drink refrigerated (within room temperature), it seals the freshness of

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