Background
Red bull is the market leader in energy drinks. Red bull was found by Dietrich Matchitz while he was visiting Thailand. Technially the formula was made by a man named Chaleo Yoovidhy, who was providing to people to help keep them awake. In Thailand it was reffered to as Krating Daeng. Dietrich tried out krating daeng himself and discovered that it works, primarly because it helped him with jet lag. Dietrich went back to Thailand and collaborated with chaleo into making it a better tasting formula and naming the product Red Bull. Red Bulls popular slogan “red bull gives you wings” brought consumer awareness to the drink. Red bull became popular to men, athletes, students who need cram in a study session and those who work graveyard shift. By 2010 Red Bull was made available in 162 countries. Red bulls main main competitors are Rockstar and Monster energy drinks. Also big corporations such as coca-cola and pepsi. However coca-cola and pepsi do not hold much market share in the energy drink industry, which enables Red bull to keep the lead. They do offer diiferent flavors such as vanilla coke, cherry pepsi etc. Red Bulls line only has one flavor.
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Red bull is the leader in energy drinks due to strong brand
In today's world, the name Red Bull and the slogan "Red Bull Gives You Wings has been inscribed into the minds of consumers around the globe. The popular energy drink, which seems to have sky-rocketed in US as well as world-wide sales is no miracle drug, although it does seem that way by the overflowing demand. Known to many as a coffee substitute, Red Bull is able to give its buyers that extra push or burst of energy to keep their day going due to its increased amounts of caffeine, without the nasty aftertaste of coffee. No doubt its marketing strategies have made a massive impact on its increased sales, but at its start, it is no lie to call Red Bull a self-made success. In a time where everyone is
Red Bull is the pioneer in the energy drink category worldwide. Founded in 1984 by Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria, the product was formally launched in 1987. Mateschitz originally became aware of products called “tonic drinks”, which enjoyed wide popularity in Asia. He brought this effective product in Austria and developed a unique marketing strategy. The drink mainly targets young students and urban professionals. It is exclusively produced in Austria and then distributed around the world via a network of local subsidiaries and external importers and distributors.
Red Bull is now in the position as the market leader of energy drinks sector, which hold up to 70 percent of the market shares
Red bull is not the leading energy drink provider, but is number two with 36 percent of the Australian energy drink market (2010,popular energy drinks), the red bull company sold over 5 billion cans in 2012 and have sold over 35 billion since it started in 1987.
“To uphold Red Bull standards, whiles maintain the leadership position in the energy dinks industry as well as delivering superior customer service in a
Market share and strategy - RedBull had dominated the market of energy drinks all over the world. Its main mission is to provide an energy drink made with natural ingredients which provide energy to man, women or children in their day to day life. It provides instant energy which helps college students or working people to maintain their energy and keep doing their work with full enthusiastic way.The Red Bull brand had created a great impact on the mind of its customers by its product results and pricing strategies which make it a larger energy drink on the market.("The Top 15 Energy Drink Brands.")
Red Bull is a privately owned company, producing and distributing the Red Bull energy drink to more than 165 countries worldwide. The company was founded by Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria in 1984 and launched Red Bull onto the Austrian market in 1987. Since then more than 35 billion cans of Red Bull have been consumed. Red Bull employs over 8,900 people throughout the world, its corporate headquarters are located in Fuschi am See, Austria. (N/A, 2012).
After seeing the success that Red Bull has got in the energy drinks market, new brands are entering this market. Hence, it is essential for Red Bull to make certain changes in its marketing, production and
Initially the Red Bull’s slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings”. Later on as the taste changed with the change of its ingredients. Earlier it was an energy drink and later it was functional energy drink. Mateschitz devised the brand positioning that Red Bull “Revitalizes Body and Mind” This phrase conveyed the tangible benefit of the product in an easy grasping manner. It meant that Red Bull can be drunk any time whether it was morning, noon, or night. Thus Red Bulls consumption was not limited to any occasion or activities.
Red Bull is not differentiated by gender, race or income, but does position itself as young, sporty and dynamic. It is also perceived as the market leader. The brand is not associated with a type of distribution channel, but does insist on usage situations – anytime, anywhere, for any situation (see advertisement A in Appendix 1).
The original formula for Red Bull was developed in 1964; however, the Red Bull company was not founded until 1984 after a merger between Dietrich Mateschitz, marketing guru, and Chaleo Yoovidhya, the owner of the Red Bull formula. Categorized as an energy drink, Red Bull was initially designed to “treat jet lag and boost energy for truck drivers” (Hollensen, 2012). In today's era, Red Bull is commonly used as an energy drink; like coffee, and as a mixer in alcoholic drinks, like Red Bull Wings and the Jägerbomb. This aligns with the company's focus on the younger generations of partygoers and post-secondary students.
Red Bull has been able to create and sustain a competitive advantage in the sports drink industry by setting a goal and expanding from it. Red Bull was launched in hopes of capitalizing on extreme sports such as snowboarding and
What types of decisions did the owners have to make? Why you think they had to make those decisions?
Red Bull has a large market share in the energy drink market and it is one of the most popular energy drinks in the world, this may help us to increase the demand for the product and maybe develop a new product within the same brand.
A. The company has the opportunity to expand its global operations. Some new markets for coffee such as India and the Pacific Rim nations are beginning to emerge.