Maybelline was founded in 1915 and acquired by L'Oreal in 1996. It creates seasonal color products and aims to be the world's number one color cosmetics brand. Maybelline uses a variety of marketing strategies including competitive pricing, wide distribution channels, and global branding promotions to target consumers aged 18-25.
Maybelline was founded in 1915 and acquired by L'Oreal in 1996. It creates seasonal color products and aims to be the world's number one color cosmetics brand. Maybelline uses a variety of marketing strategies including competitive pricing, wide distribution channels, and global branding promotions to target consumers aged 18-25.
Maybelline was founded in 1915 and acquired by L'Oreal in 1996. It creates seasonal color products and aims to be the world's number one color cosmetics brand. Maybelline uses a variety of marketing strategies including competitive pricing, wide distribution channels, and global branding promotions to target consumers aged 18-25.
Maybelline was founded in 1915 and acquired by L'Oreal in 1996. It creates seasonal color products and aims to be the world's number one color cosmetics brand. Maybelline uses a variety of marketing strategies including competitive pricing, wide distribution channels, and global branding promotions to target consumers aged 18-25.
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Maybelline was founded in 1915 and aims to become the world's number one color cosmetics line by increasing emphasis on technology, moving into new product categories and expanding into foreign markets.
Maybelline's objective is to become the world's number one color cosmetics line by increasing emphasis on technology, moving into new product categories and expanding into foreign markets. It also aims to differentiate its product from local and other competitors.
The elements of Maybelline's marketing mix are Product, Price, Place and Promotion. For product, it offers a wide variety of modern products. For price, it has a competitive pricing strategy. For place, it has a wide distribution network. For promotion, it uses celebrities, advertising and digital campaigns.
Profile of Maybelline
T.L. Williams founded the Maybelline company in 1915
and introduced Maybelline Cake Mascara.
In 1996, Maybelline was acquired by LOreal USA, Inc, a leader in the mass-market color cosmetics business.
Maybelline creates seasonal color stories with products in the seasons hottest shades.
The Maybelline image is hip, intelligent, stylish and trendy
Maybelline has the top research and development terms and resources through their parent company LOreal. To become worlds number one color cosmetics line by increasing emphasis on technology, moving into new product categories and expanding into foreign markets.
To differentiate its product from local and other competitors. Maybellines Objective
Maybellines Marketing Mix PRODUCT :
New, very modern product
Wide variety of products - lipsticks, nail enamel, Face Make-Up, eye products. Price starts from Rs 80 and goes up to Rs 700.
Eye Catching packaging
Made to fit seasonal Conditions
Very competitive price
Low-cost production
Benefits from economies of scale
Pricing up to local purchasing power rate
Pricing followed: value and psychological PRICE Maybellines pricing strategy of sitting between budget (Elle 18/Street Wear) and premium (Revlon, LOreal, Chambor, Lakme) brands is a clever one. That is because it can still drive premium imagery at a price point lower than many other imported brands. Maybelline has a presence in about 1,000 stores. Available at New U, Shoppers stop, Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Westside. Excellent location for export expansion to China, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc. On-line services plus catalogue Wide distributions channels in more than 70 countries worldwide.
PLACE (Distribution) Globally, Maybelline has been heavily promoting its trendy New York image
The American image in India was found to have a positive effect. Maybelline has continued with the same global branding in India using supermodel Christy Turlington and Sarah MichelleGellar to promote its products.
Ads are printed in Indian editions of Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Femina OHH Advertising TV spots are conducted on channels like Star Plus, Sony, MTV etc.
Maybellines viral route (DIGITAL is the main medium): recently launched the campaign Dare to go Nude this summer. Maybelline wanted to educate its consumers about the BB or Bright Benefit Clear Glow Cream, the campaign was a huge success on facebook and twitter
PROMOTION SHARE OF PLAYERS Brand Value (%) Volume (%) 2010 2011 2010 2011 Lakme 22.5 17.7 3.7 2.6 Elle 18 10 11.3 5.4 5.1 Revlon 6.5 4.2 1.1 0.7 Maybe lline 2.1 2.5 0.3 0.3 Street Wear 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.4 L'Oreal 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 Source: Nielsen; Data for All India Urban for categories lips plus nails in traditional trade SHARE OF PLAYERS IN THE MARKET Maybellines two main competitors in India are : Unilever ( Lakme) and Revlon
Maybelline is actually number two if modern trade is also taken into account. Nielsen does not track modern trade nor does it cover face and eyes, which are big make-up categories CONSUMER PROFILE Maybelline are banking on the aspirations of middle-class Indians with products that are international in appeal and reasonable in price.
Maybelline is is positioned as the leader of mass-market cosmetics at a reasonable price. It is globally branded with the Urban American Chic Image.
The Maybelline girl is full of fun, very spirited, optimistic, unpredictable, confident. She is 18-25 years old and already so aware. They have their FB, Twitter, BlackBerry Phones and are so connected.