La Shampoo

La Shampoo is a high superior and more expensive production that has the same marketing strategy over years. From 1989, the line start to slow decline its sales. The ad agency tried to develop pertly look campaign, but this solution did zip for La Shampoo sales and customers didnt even noticed the change. Caroline, the check manager wanted a new marketing see to improve the sales and increase the market sh ar, not to just save the product remain on retailers shelves.She made a marketing meeting with Eric, her product sales manager, and Beth, the representative of the advertisement agency that held La Shampoo account, to discuss their recommendation. 1. Compete on impairment Erics solution is to reduce bells permanently as long as long term plan to save major accounts that in danger. Eric argued that the commemorate will died if we didnt act very quickly and he saw his solution as a rescuer. Reduce prices is very helpful solution in musical accompaniment sales reps and in crease sales volume at least for short time ,but it is not satisfactory in building the brand and increasing the brand market share for many reasons .First of all, competing in the price could be very dangerous if other brands lower their prices too specially if they are offering benefits La Shampoo cant provide, like beautiful hair from natural sources. Secondly , price- driven consumers are not loyal ,so they will go with another brand that is cheaper. 2. Strong Brand Campaign Beths solution is to create new advertisement campaign. This solution seemed better to improve sales ,but there is til at a time no specific changes Beth suggested to repositioning La Shampoo on the customers minds.This solution is good if the marketing researches lay out out the causes of the sales decline. Then the new advertisements campaign should focus in repairing La Shampoo image and correcting the mistakes that happened in the previous years. So to obtain this solution marketing researches shoul d be through with(p) deeply to better understanding customers . Facts About the Brand * Brand that has been used mostly between its competitors in the category for cardinal decades must have strong brand equity. * La Shampoo has boor brand management ,because they went from the problem to the solution without auses diagnosis. * Restaging the brand will require a lot of resources. * The alternative proposed by Marni Shin are likely to be too late , the competitor already filled the shelves with much(prenominal) a product . My Recommendations After doing all researches and surveys needed on the target segment which I commemorate is better to be women between ages of 15 to 50, I suggest two marketing strategies. The first mavin is for the existing customer base who still buy the product and doesnt like changes.The other unrivalled is for attracting new customer by introducing some value La Shampoo can produce to them. These two plans should consider the following * * In doing the researches , should make sure about asking the right question to jazz the attitude for loyal and former users. * Todays customers are very sensitive about the values they will get for each dollar they pay. So the advertising campaign must focus on the benefits consumer will have by using the brand such as healthy hair and idle style getting. La Shampoo slogan For the Look and Feel of France is meaningless for the current environment, the people now dont want to look French. * Some new trails and usages must be found for the brand to communicate them in the new ad campaign. * Keep some product lines without any change for whom already use the product and to keep the base customers. * The new advertisements should support La Shampoo in tapping new customers and protect the current users.