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Jacob Norton
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Jacob Norton
Microsoft
The Self Foaming Shower Loofah
Product Marketing Report
The Self Foaming Shower Loofah
Product Marketing Report

Contents Page

Target Market………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 2 Product Outline……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 3 Product Place………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 4 Product Pricing……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 5 Product Promotion…………………………………………………………………………………………………Pg 6-8 Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg 9

Target Market

Shower loofahs are predominately used for the exfoliation of skin all around the body, for the removal of dead skin cells and to detoxify the body’s skin. It is no secret that female cosmetics and the female grooming industry is one of the largest in the world (and has been for some time), with new innovative products and services being created solely for that industry constantly. However, a study undertaken by the AYTM (An online surveying community) and also continuing market research undertaken by Men’s Health Australia reveals that an increasing percentage of men aged 20-35 are becoming progressively interested in both their health, lifestyle choice, and most predominately, their appearance. Market research also reveals that “The male grooming market is one of the fastest growing industries in the world” (In-Class DVD study), filled with marketing opportunities. As an attempt to keep the target market for this product broad and not to fall into a niche market, but instead to fall into a market with many gaps and opportunities, the product will be targeted most predominately at males that fall within the age bracket of 18-35, specifically around that ‘middle to young adult age’ bracket due to trends shown by market studies, and also because of the preponderate age of men who currently advertise such products specific to male grooming.
The core benefit of the self-foaming shower loofa is convenience. The convenience of not having to apply shower lotion to the body and then scrub with a wet loofa, but instead combining those two aspects into one, men do not like to waste a lot of time in the shower, so any time-saving methods are welcome. Saving time in the shower and also the benefit for a consistent clean, even in hard to reach spots where applying shower lotion by hand is difficult. Another benefit is the benefit this product has environmentally. Because this product allows the user to decrease their shower time, it subsequently means less water used, water usage being a predominating environmental issue around the world. An environmentally helpful product is an important benefit because the environment and its protection and conservation is seen as globally fundamentally important, this in-turn means that the supply and selling of this product actually means good publicity for whoever does so, and it means an easy gate-way to sales as customers can be easily convinced into buying as they believe that buying the product actually means they are doing something good for the environment.

Product

The brand name is ‘The Self Foaming Shower Loofa’. This name was chosen because it is simple and it states the product for exactly what it is. The name is an honest representation of the product and potential customers can identify what it is and what it does simply and easily.
The product will be circular, quite soft and flexible on the outside with a plastic interior for shower lotion to be stored. The approximate dimensions of the product will be 15cm in length and 12cm in height. The product will be made in Australia, distributed via trucks nationally. The single product will be packaged in plastic, and transported in cardboard boxes 45cm in length and 55cm in height. This means per cardboard box there will be approximately 65 Self Foaming Shower Loofas. The dimensions of a 17ft rental truck’s storage compartment is 4.3 meters in length and 2.1 meters in height. Assuming the dimensions of the cardboard boxes that the loofas will be packaged in for transport are 45cm by 55cm, the transport truck will hold approximately 248 boxes, in total 16,120 loofas. In stores the product itself will be packaged differently. On the shelf in stores the product will be sold single in plastic wrapping with the product’s name and slogan and price imprinted on the front, with ingredients on the back.
According to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA), when labelling a product there are certain rules, laws and regulations that have to be followed that are specific to the industry in which the product was made. Loofa products are classified as a cosmetic and grooming product. Legal labelling requirements for this product have to be specific to the cosmetic and grooming industry. The Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Cosmetics) Regulations 1991 states that all ingredients must be labelled on the product this must be “legible and prominently shown.”(The Trade Practices Regulations 1991, Page 7). This however this does not include ingredients such as, “If revealing the name of the ingredient would prejudice a trade secret and the inclusion of the ingredient in the product is unlikely to be harmful to a consumer.”(The Trade Practices Regulations 1991, Page 8). According to the Country of Origin Laws, because my product will be both made in Australia, however the raw materials used to make it will be sourced in South East Asia, it is eligible for the ‘Australian Made’ logo sticker.

Place
There are no specific requirements associated with the physical distribution of the product. Transportation will be done by trucks nationally. Because the packaging and the internal material of the product is plastic the only real storage requirement is that it is kept and stored below 80 degrees Celsius, because that is when plastic will begin to melt. There are however specific requirements for the transportation of the raw materials used to create the loofa. The loofa itself it made from a dried vegetable called Luffa Acutangula, which can only survive in a cool and dry place.
Distribution will be done through indirect channelling. The distribution nationally will be done via trucks. Indirect channelling is the most suitable channel for distribution predominately because it is the cheapest option but also because it allows for simple and easy channels between manufactures and stores. If the product is manufactured in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, it is easy for trucks to cover almost the entire east coast of Australia without the need for expensive transportation methods such as planes. If one truck carries approximately 16,000 loofas it means in terms of intensity of distribution, it would be relatively minimal, probably around 1-2 trucks per factory depending on the amount of clients and stores the product is sold to across any given state. Of course it is dependent of demand for the product, it demand increases so will supply however the intensity of distribution nationally will initially be low.

Price
The cost of the overall product includes how much it will coast to manufacture, transport, labelling, package and compared to similar competitors within the market. The loofah itself is made from dried Luffa Acutangula, which is approximately $2 Australian each. From one dried Luffa Acutangula plant 3 loofas can be made, making the production price for a regular loofa around 66 cents. With the Self-Foaming Shower Loofa a circular plastic interior has to be manufactured according to specific dimensions, through Epsilon Industries per mold will cost around $1.10 Australian. It will take a single factory worker approximately 10 minutes to fit the circular plastic mold to the pre-cut loofa at an Australian average of $18.84 an hour. The average cost of labor per loofa is approximately $3 Australian. Plastic packaging (ingredients and labelling requirements included) with Alibaba.com will cost 10 cent per loofa. The cost to transport will depend on the closeness of suppliers to stores. Take an average of a 40km trip by a 17ft Uhault delivery truck per delivery, with $1.39 ULP fuel, 250km per tank, in Sydney will cost $450 per month, per truck load there are 16,000 loofas, that is 28 cents per loofa per month for delivery. Lynx, a leader in men’s cosmetics and grooming chargers $6-$9 dollars for their shower loofa. The approximate cost to produce The Self-Foaming Shower Loofa will be $5.04. To make a 100% profit the retail price of the product will be sold at $10.08 cents.
Lynx Loofah – Main Competitor - $6-$9
Lynx Loofah – Main Competitor - $6-$9
This product is totally new. Loofahs however, are not new, but a market for self-foaming shower loofahs currently does not exist. Taking that into consideration, the best pricing strategy for a new product is penetration pricing. The introductory stage of a new product's life cycle means accepting a lower profit margin and to price relatively low. Such a strategy should generate greater sales and establish the new product in the market more quickly. After this introductory stage, given that profit margins are on a slow increase along with sales, the product price can then be increased accordingly. During the introductory stage of the product lifecycle, the product could be priced on par or below to what other loofah competitors are pricing their products. This would allow for clear feedback on the positioning of the product within the cosmetics market. Promotion
The promotional strategy used for this product will be design around pull strategies, this promotional technique specifically target the desired end user of the product. “Pull strategies include free samples, public promotional events such as contests, point-of-sale displays, Internet marketing campaigns and telemarketing campaigns. Media campaigns designed to associate the product with a public good (such as environmentalism, for example) can be classified as indirect pull strategies because they are ultimately targeted at consumers, but involve no direct request to buy.”This indirect pull strategy would seem ideal for this product because it can be easily related back to environmentalism, and media campaigns for this product can be based around the product core benefits a (which are numerous) and not so much around its need to be bought, stimulating less pressure on the potential customer through price and more pressure through social influence.
This product will be marketed through web-page ads, television ads (predominately during sport) and magazines (predominantly men’s health). Web-page ads, such as on Facebook and YouTube will target specifically the target audience because they are young to middle aged adults, the majority of whom are socially active via the internet. Findings made by Media Measurement agree with this and state that for males aged 18-30 YouTube and Facebook are the most popular internet sites in over 10 countries including Australia. Television commercials aired during sporting events will be a predominate feature of the promotional strategies. This is because a study done by Zap2it reveals that a staggering 64% of all Americans watch sport, 75% of whom are males, similar trends exist here in Australia. The product will feature ads in Men’s Health Magazine Australia. This is vital to the promotional strategy as its core market is men aged 22-40 and is “the leading lifestyle magazine for the thinking Australian man. Our aim is as strong as it is simple: we focus on making sure our reader has all the tools to get the most out of his life.”
The promotional tag-line for this product will be “Convenience, Consistence and Caring”. This tag-line outlines the core benefits of the product and can be implemented in any promotional strategy. The main competitors in the market, Lynx and Dove are estimated to spend over $2.5 million on any given television commercial. After sometime on the market, if this product is proven to be successful, in order to compete with its main competitors, then perhaps around $1 million dollars can be spent on a television commercial, $500,000 on webpage ads and $200,000 on magazine spreads. During the introductory stage of the product lifestyle free samples could prove useful in gaining interest from potential customers. These free samples will be advertised on Facebook or through YouTube and the only things a consumer would have to do is indicate their postal

address and email to receive a free loofah. After around 2 weeks of free sampling the wholesaler will hopefully have hundreds of postal and email addresses to spam with other advertising. Playboy Deodorant recently implemented this exact strategy. The success of the implemented promotional strategy will be measured in the profit margin. If the profit margin exceeds the cost of money spent on promotion, then it is a success.

Promotion via popular internet sites.
Promotion via popular internet sites.

Promotion via Men’s Health Magazine! Connecting with the Target Market.
Promotion via Men’s Health Magazine! Connecting with the Target Market.

This logo allows the product to clearly connect with its male cosmetics grooming market. This logo employs the product association strategy, associating a well-dressed male in a nice suit with this product, it connects with the target market. The use of the colour brown for the product name is deliberately linked to colour psychology. It allows the consumer to associate this product with an item that is natural, organic and in touch with the earth, it is calming and environmentally safe.

Executive Summary The marketing mix for this product outlines all the tasks required to make The Self-Foaming Shower Loofa a successful and profitable product. My marketing mix would prove to be successful because it is a thoughtful plan to a new product. I believe the product will be successful because it feels a need set by customers. It will be successful because it has great core benefits and has an easily marketed target audience. The product will be successful because it is completely new and it will be a part of quickly growing but relatively new mass market. http://www.brighthub.com/office/entrepreneurs/articles/91554.aspx

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