Nivea Case Study
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Introduction
BEIERSDORF - NIVEA CASE STUDY Q1) What group of consumers was NIVEA targeting its marketing of Pearl and Beauty at? NIVEA was researching on a deodorant which acted as a soothing and beautifying product, while keeping in mind its basic functional use, which would appeal to young females between the ages of 18-35 years. NIVEA found, through primary and secondary research, that this consumer group was focused on maintaining their beauty. They paid special attention to their underarms, to make them look attractive. And so, NIVEA focused on this group, which made a niche in the market as no other company catered to the need of consumers who wanted to keep their underarms beautiful. Hence, NIVEA targeted its Pearl and Beauty deodorant on a niche of the fragrance market, in which consumers (females) wanted products which addressed their needs. Q2) Set out a brief definition of Market Research and New Product Development. Market Research is the detailed research on a particular market and to assess the company's positioning in that market. ...read more.
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Explain two main ways in which Market Research and New Product Development processes were interlinked in the development of Pearl and Beauty. Market Research (MR) and New Product Development (NPD) are interlinked processes in this case study. Throughout the case study, one can infer that Market Research is closely and immediately followed by NPD. Some examples are: * Forming Product Concepts: During this process, the market research conducted by the NIVEA marketing team revealed that consumers needed a 'beautifying, caring deodorant'. After more MR in evolving a product development concept, the NPD came into action. In this process, the marketing team conducted a research to identify the product concept consumers liked the most. With that, NIVEA was able to identify and produce the product which corresponded with the consumer's views and needs. This helped them to continue to the next stage of forming a new product. * Product Testing: Under MR, the NIVEA marketing team had conducted a research on the requirement, by consumers of other deodorants, which could be something like Pearl and Beauty deodorant. ...read more.
Conclusion
But this large amount of information gained from primary or secondary sources is useless if they do not reveal the different views and needs of consumers of different countries. Hence, to find to the exact requirements of different consumer groups, the company needs to conduct qualitative research in the different countries in order to find the different concepts required by consumers in different countries. Qualitative research can help a company in the following ways: 1. It prevents misunderstand able, obsolete and wrong data from being used as the data is collected by the company itself. 2. It prevents losses in the long run because if the data were false, the company ran a high risk of developing the wrong product. 3. It prevents loss of extra money and time because if the quantitative data on international markets is wrong, then the company will have to spend extra time and money on collecting new data. Beiersdorf also uses qualitative market research to conclude that the female consumers needed a 'beautifying, caring deodorant'. They use the data collected from different countries to develop Pearl and Beauty deodorant. ?? ?? ?? ?? 1 ...read more.
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