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Kelloggs Company is the worlds leading producer of breakfast cereals . In 2006,Kelloggs had total sales of almost 11 billion dollars.

Kelloggs market is divided into 6 keys segments: 1. Tasty start (breakfast cereals)

2. Simply wholesome
3. Shape management (Special K) 4. Inner health (All-bran)

5. Kid preferred 6. Mum approved Kelloggs success is related to its social responsibility, as it cares about people and communities of consumers

Nutri-grain was first designed for people who missed breakfast, it was for people who start their day running. The product life cycle of nutri grain:

Maturity

A successful strategy could increase sales

SALES

Growth Saturation

Launch Launch Growth Maturity Saturation

TIME Decline Decline

(Before launching a product, there is the Research and Development stage)

1. Launch: nutri grain was immediately successful, with 50% share of the growing cereal bar market in just 2 years. 2. Growth: the sales increased as the product was promoted and became well known, in addition, nutri grain became not only the missing breakfast, but an all-day healty snack. 3. Maturity: as the product became the best and the most sold, competitors imitations and other similar products of kelloggs gained important numbers of sale and made nutri grain slow down. 4. Saturation: the market is full and sales start to drop as there are many new cheaper products. 5. Decline: it is the point in which the company has to decide whether to re-launch the product or let it die

The company decided to relaunch the product by using ansoffs matrix, an extension strategy was developed analizing the product-orientated and market-orientated Ansoffs matrix possibilities.
Product development Product diversification
Create new products (High risk) When a product already exists, others can grow on its base (Medium risk)

Products

Market penetration

Market development

RE-LAUNCH a product or Find or create new markets or increase brand awareness to take a expand in different markets greater share of market (Medium Risk) (Low Risk)

Markets

elloggs changed the product to meet customers needs. Kelloggs addressed issues as: 1- The brand message was not strong enough compared to competitors. Other products had taken away the focus from the core business. 2-Nutri grain received small advertising and promotion budgets.

3-Sales of the last period were related to promotional pricing rather than brand strength.

Re-launch of the product in 2005 with: Renewal of the brand image; Realistic snackers; Re-focus investment on the core products of Soft Bake Bars and Elevenses; New packaging; An improved pricing structure for stores and supermarkets was developed.

The 4 Pof the marketing:

Product

Promotion

Place

Price

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