...popularity in Asia. While he was sitting in the bar at the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong he got the idea of marketing those particular functional drinks outside Asia. This was not a new idea, but a variation on the Lucozade theme, another popular energy drink marketed by Smith Kline Beecham. However, Red Bull included other ingredients to achieve a different flavor. (Figure 1: Red Bull Founder- Dietrich Mateschitz) So it was that in 1984, Mateschitz founded the Red Bull GmbH company. He fine-tuned the product, developed a unique marketing concept and started selling Red Bull Energy Drink on the Austrian market in 1987. Red Bull rapidly gained in popularity, giving people wings right from the start. In 1992, Red Bull touched down in its first foreign market, in Hungary. Today, Red Bull is energizing over 100 countries around the globe, such that many superstores have copied the idea with their own brand products, which invariably are inferior in one aspect or another.Red Bull, who is originally from Austria where it is still produced, distributed their energy drink in over twenty countries. Countries like USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Eastern and Western Europe. Today, the slinky 8-3-OZ can has completed its invasion into nearly every cold box in the United States. (Ohio, Tennessee and the Dakotas are among the few states without it.) In less than three years, Red Bull singlehandedly established and then lifted the booming energy drink category from a base of $12......
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...Red Bull's Innovative Marketing: Transforming a Humdrum Product into a Happening Brand Abstract: The Red Bull energy drink was launched in Austria in 1987, by Dietrich Mateschitz. He claimed to have experienced the invigorating properties of a popular Thai energy drink, Krating Daeng, on a trip to Thailand. Realizing that a similar product could have good potential in Western markets, Mateschitz obtained the license to manufacture a carbonated version of Krating Daeng from its Thai owners. Obtaining permission to sell Red Bull in Europe was not easy, as it contained several ingredients whose effects on the human body were untested However, permissions were eventually obtained, and Red Bull became exceptionally successful in all the markets in which it was launched. It was generally acknowledged that Red Bull's success was the product of the company's innovative marketing efforts. This case study discusses the marketing strategy adopted by Red Bull GmbH, including the company's effective employment of buzz marketing in new markets, and its sponsorship of sporting activities, especially extreme alternative sports, to enhance its image. The case also talks about Red Bull's target markets, and its pricing and differentiation strategies. It includes a section on the various controversies surrounding Red Bull, and the effects of these on its brand image. The competitive situation in the energy drinks market and Red Bull's position vis-à-vis competitors, is also discussed. The......
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...Halmstad University School of Business and Engineering Business Culture II VeniltonReinert Marketing And Communication Plan FALU RED PAINT Friday, 14. Dec. 2012 Wan Ting Huang Tatjana Weber Jonathan Tran Quentin Peulot Cyril Albert Matthieu Fernandez 1 Table des matières 1. Introduction (north country/ wood houses) ........................................................................ 3 1.1 Pestel analysis of Russia : ............................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Pestel analysis of Canada: ......................................................................................................... 12 2 Micro environment ............................................................................................................ 19 2.1 Brand ........................................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 Product ..................................................................................................................................... 20 2.3 Price ......................................................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Promotion .................
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... Marketing Plan Outline: Red Bull Marketing Background Company and Product Review In 1982, Dietrich Mateschitz, creator of Red Bull alongside Chalerm Yoovidhya, saw 1 where Japan and Thailand were heading in the energy drink market and decided they wanted a piece of the pie. By 1987, Austria proved to be a difficult market for Red Bull to survive in and soon Mateschitz expanded into Hungry and the rest of Germany. After expanding across Europe with a lot of trial and error Red Bull was $12 million in the hole. Rather than scrapping Red Bull as a loss, Mateschitz fired all his staff and hired a marketing firm to help him target nightclubs and students. Buzz marketing became the main focus of Red Bull’s marketing plan, and soon students were pounding campus pavement and driving around in Mini Coopers with a big Red Bull can strapped on top with free samples. His buzz marketing proved to be not only cost effective, but the very thing that gave Red Bull its appeal. Although Red Bull was not welcomed with open arms in all countries, such as France, Denmark and Norway, it was growing and expanding. Mateschitz soon realized that an extreme sporting event was a profitable avenue to take Red Bull down. Red Bull started supporting approximately 500 extreme sports athletes and hosting exclusive parties for these rock star competitors. By 1997, Red Bull’s buzz marketing strategy proved successful in the U.S. as well. Events are now hosed ......
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...The central problem I believe Red Bull is facing is the fact that it reached its maturity phase while many competitors have arisen, taking up some of its market share. Red Bull must act in order to avoid finding itself in decline due to the saturation of the market. What can it do to increase sales and retain its market share? The critical factors to be considered to formulate sound alternative solutions are: • Brand image and reputation. Red Bull has built a brand reputation it cannot overlook: an anti-brand with mystique. In fact, the “edgy” appeal bearing an “aura of danger” is what helped attract customers and build a solid market base. • Marketing and advertising. Red Bull’s marketing and advertising campaigns were not traditional, using television, print, radio, or billboard ads. In fact, the company associated itself with energy, danger, and youth culture. It relied on a word-of-mouth strategy and sponsored extreme sports events and youth cultural events. This strategy was successful. • Market segmentation. Red Bull has segmented the population and chose to tailor its marketing campaign on the trendsetters, the edgy younger adults, and the dangerous minded living-on-the-edge youth. • Competitors. Red Bull’s tremendous success has attracted companies and induced the production of rival products. Red Bull has a range of direct competitors selling energy drinks (e.g. Carlsberg’s Battery) that often copied Red Bull’s packaging and / or marketing techniques and brand......
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...M560 Marketing Excellence – Red Bull November 5, 2013 1. What are Red Bull’s greatest strengths and risks as more companies (like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Monster) enter the energy drink category and gain market share? Although Red Bull is a fairly young brand, it is currently the worldwide market leader in energy drinks. Originally conceived in 1982, the drink was founded in Austria in 1987 and then went international in 1992 with its introduction into Hungary (“Red Bull SWOT Analysis”). Today, Red Bull sells more than 4 billion cans of energy drinks each year in more than 160 countries (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Red Bull’s success over the past ~20 years can be attributed to the company’s ability to highlight its strengths and minimize its weakness. Understanding these strengths and weaknesses are important for Red Bull to maintain its current position as the market leader. In addition to being the current market leader, Red Bull’s strengths include its marketing strategy and its alliances with distributors. Red Bull’s marketing strategy is vastly different from other companies in the beverage industry. Rather than employing traditional marketing techniques, Red Bull has adopted “anti-branding” and “anti-marketing” strategies. They have used no print, billboards, banner ads, or Super Bowl spots, and minimal television ads. Instead they focus on viral marketing based on word of mouth and a “seeding program” focused on getting Red Bull products into trendy shops,...
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...assess the company Red Bull and their energy drink Red Bull Energy Drink, in a manner in which the market/industry, environment, competitors, customers, and the brand were all analysed by using secondary research. A SWOT analysis was also conducted. Through this research and analysing, it was found that Red Bull is the dominating leader in the energy drink market and sells the most units of its product worldwide. However the company does have close competitors in Monster Energy Drink and Rock star Energy Drink. Although Red Bull has massive internal strengths in being leader in the market share and sponsorship of events, it also has weaknesses in lack of innovation and diversity. Their opportunities however, could be to extend the product line or team up with another company such as Smirnoff. The threats present to Red Bull are the unhealthy image associated to it by society and health critics and the rising competitors. Despite all these possible setbacks Red Bull continues to be the number one seller of energy drinks worldwide. Introduction 1.1 Give a general introduction to the assignment The aim of this report is to analyse the product Red Bull Energy Drink produced by the company Red Bull, and apply theoretical concepts to the energy drink product category, including analysing information relevant to the industry, environment, competitors, customers and brand of Red Bull all done through secondary research. 1.2 Describe your product The Red Bull Energy Drink is......
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...Red bull is the world's oldest and most successful energy drink brands. In 1966, Red Bull was born in Thailand as a kind of vitamin energy drink, and then Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by this pre-existing energy drink and took this idea, modified the ingredients to suit the tastes of westerners. Now it has more than 40 years of history so far with excellent quality and good reputation, Red Bull drinks are sold in more than 140 countries and regions around the world, rank the leading position in the global functional drinks industry (www.redbull.com). As a part of the beverage market around the world, energy drink is becoming more and more popular and can be defined as a type of beverage which contain mainly caffeine or even some stimulant drugs and be able to provide costumers the mental or physical stimulation. Energy drinks are regarded as a subset of the larger group of energy products, which includes bars and gels. Moreover, there are many brands and varieties of energy drinks exist in the drink market, some of them may be carbonated, and generally contain large amounts of caffeine and other stimulants, and some of them may also contain sugar or other sweeteners, herbal extracts and amino acids (p1,2013). As we know, As the leader in energy drink market, red bull take the largest share of the market, the profit will increase rapidly when the market size increase bigger and bigger as......
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...Red Bull strategic marketing evaluation Introduction The sports and energy drink sales is predicted to reach a mark of around £1.3 billion in the UK in 2014 (Dailymail, 2014). Mintel predicts that the market share of energy drinks will likely see a sturdy development from a mere 78% in 2014 to around 85% by the end of this decade. Red bull is stated to be one of the leading energy drink producers in the world (Mourdoukoutas, 2014). The company states to have 9694 employees in around 166 countries worldwide with a total sale of 5.3 billion cans just alone in 2013 (RedBull, 2014). Moreover, the brand stated to “give you wings” is identified to be one of the most successful energy drink companies in the world (Mourdoukoutas, 2014). Furthermore, the success of Red Bull brand led to the creation of an entirely new category of the energy drink in the food and beverage market of the world. This essay will look to critically analyse the strategies used by Red Bull and argue to what extent the differentiation strategy has aided the company in gaining competitive advantage. Furthermore, it will examine the company’s environment will also look to explore the positioning of the brand in the market. Additionally, it will analyse its route to gaining competitive advantage. Finally, it will assess how successful the company has been in implementing their strategies. Kotler (1984) cited in Gilbert and Kapur (1990) defines strategic marketing as the process......
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...Statement Problem Red Bull GmbH faces many challenges in the functional drink market. RUFTS Marketing Consultancy will take a closer look at these challenges with a particular focus on the SWOT and PESTLE analysis as it pertains to the current market challenges as described in the Bahria University case study. Objective The objective is to provide a clear strategic recommendation to the Red Bull executive committee on the best course of action for the company based on the current market challenges with strong consideration of theories as outlines and described by marketing scholars and academics. Contents: CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) - The year-over-year growth rate of an investment over a specified period of time. Competitive Advantage - a condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position Corporate Planning Tool - A variety of analytical tools and techniques are used in strategic planning Coup A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act; a triumph. Crux A critical point of discussion or situation. Dire Worst possible case scenario. Disposable Income Group - The amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for. Disposable personal income is often monitored as one of the many key economic indicators used to gauge the overall state of the economy Domestic market A domestic market, also referred to as an......
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...Marketing Excellence - Red Bull M560 Marketing Excellence – Red Bull November 5, 2013 1. What are Red Bull’s greatest strengths and risks as more companies (like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Monster) enter the energy drink category and gain market share? Although Red Bull is a fairly young brand, it is currently the worldwide market leader in energy drinks. Originally conceived in 1982, the drink was founded in Austria in 1987 and then went international in 1992 with its introduction into Hungary (“Red Bull SWOT Analysis”). Today, Red Bull sells more than 4 billion cans of energy drinks each year in more than 160 countries (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Red Bull’s success over the past ~20 years can be attributed to the company’s ability to highlight its strengths and minimize its weakness. Understanding these strengths and weaknesses are important for Red Bull to maintain its current position as the market leader. In addition to being the current market leader, Red Bull’s strengths include its marketing strategy and its alliances with distributors. Red Bull’s marketing strategy is vastly different from other companies in the beverage industry. Rather than employing traditional marketing techniques, Red Bull has adopted “anti-branding” and “anti-marketing” strategies. They have used no print, billboards, banner ads, or Super Bowl spots, and minimal television ads. Instead they focus on viral marketing based on word of mouth and a “seeding program” focused on getting......
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...The International UNO Summer School 2012 Red Bull: Case Analysis Daniel Mader Andreas Mair Jennie Walker Ellie Walker Macon Blount Marketing Principles Jeffrey R. Foreman, PhD MKT 3501.1 Table of Contents Company Overview 3 Corporate, Business, and Marketing Strategy 5 Market Orientation 6 Marketing Macro Environment 7 Consumer Behavior and Psychology 8 Porter’s Five Forces 12 Pricing Strategies 14 Integrated Marketing Communications 17 Social Media Press Release 19 Future Problems for Red Bull 20 Company Overview I. Mission Statement and Slogan A. Mission Statement * No official mission statement could be obtained, since Red Bull is not a publically traded company. B. Slogan * “Red Bull gives you wiiings.” / “Red Bull verleiht Flüüügel.” * This slogan was popularized via TV commercials in German-speaking countries in the 1990s; the slogan was later translated into English as Red Bull became more internationalized. * Controversy arose over the rights to use the English slogan in the early 2000s when a patent attorney from Sarajevo claimed that he had patented the slogan for his own purposes back in 1997 in Romania. The slogan is still in use today by Red Bull. II. Core Competencies * Needless to say, the brand has developed an image for power, speed, and recklessness, and dominates the energy drink market all across the globe. * As can be seen in......
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...Image blandt de unge - Lovgivning nye markeder Styrker Red Bull er et velkendt mærke blandt mange unge mennesker herudover også blandt sportsfolk. Det skyldes bl.a. at Red Bull igennem årene har valgt en mere alternativ markedsføring end den traditionelle, ved fx at ansætte unge mennesker til at kører rundt i en ”Mini” med en stor Red Bull dåse på taget eller sponsorere større sportsarrangementer . Red Bull har et veludviklet netværk af lokale datterselskaber der er oprettet i de vigtigere markeder til at overvåge distributionen. Det kan betale sig for Red Bull at være tættere på deres kunder, da de således kan observere hvilken type mennesker der befinder sig på det pågældende marked. Der kan eksempelvis være kulturforskelle. Endvidere arbejder Red Bull hellere med mindre distributører som ofte bliver meget eksklusive Red Bull distributører. Red Bull anvendes også som et vitamin supplement og derfor konkurrer Red Bull i et nichemarked for vitaminer og konkurrerer med større farmaceutiske firmaer . Væskefarven er ferskenfarvet hvilket fremstår mere naturligt end konkurrenten ”Burn” som sælger en blåfarvet energidrink, hvilket for nogle kan fremstå mere syntetisk/giftigt. Red Bull har effektive produktionsomkostninger i og med at de kun producerer to slags, original og sukkerfri og at de kun producere dåserne i en størrelse ifølge casen . Siden 2009, hvor Marketing casebook hæftet er udgivet, har Red Bull formodet at udvide deres sortiment til 3 forskellige......
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...Background of Key Problem The success of Red Bull majorly lies behind their unique marketing strategy which is usually called guerilla marketing, buzz marketing or in simpler words, marketing based completely on Below-the-line activities, word of mouth, endorsements etc. This unconventional marketing has been applied in Pakistan also where instead of executing Above-the-line promotions (which usually work very well in Pakistan and communicate to a larger audience), they have stuck to their unusual styles of marketing and have up till now sustained their position. But whether or not these unconventional strategies can carry on being effective with competitors like Sting and Speed emerging and keeping in mind the behaviors of the Pakistani consumers, is yet to be answered. The difference of Red Bull customers outside Pakistan and Pakistani consumers is vast and hence those extreme sports, club partying do not entirely relate to them. This needs to be addressed any marketing activities should be planned keeping in mind the different nature of the Pakistani consumer who are usually more susceptible to what they see on television, print and radio. The emergence of competitors like Sting and Speed means that Red Bull can now face a problem if they do not start extensive marketing campaign through not just BTL but also ATL methods too, just like its competitors are currently doing. If Red Bull remains in myopia, its downfall may soon be inevitable at the hands of big brands like......
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...RED BULL IN INDIA The case has been written by Prof. Rishabha Nayyar, Director, Genesis Institute of Business Management (GIBM) for the purpose of an in-class discussion. The content and data is fictitious and has no relevance whatsoever to any existing brand in the market. The case attempts to drive understanding / application of the marketing concept. Rakesh Singh was sitting in his office waiting for the Board of Directors to call him to the conference room. Rakesh has been appointed a year ago as the CEO of Red Bull India Ltd. and had been given the responsibility of growing the brand. However, a year had passed and the results were not there for showing. Rakesh was carefully looking at everything in his office being very sure that this was probably the last time he would ever see it again! Background Red Bull is a highly successful branding story. The brand came into existence in 1984. The brand was created by an Austrian professional turned businessman Mr Dietrich Mateschitz. The story goes like this -The original inventor of Red Bull energy drink is said to be Chaleo Voovidhya, a Thai businessman. In 1962 he created a drink named Krating Daeng (meaning Red Bull in Thai). In 1982 when Mr Dietrich visited Thailand, he came across this product which helped him to tide over the jetlag very quickly. Impressed by the product efficacy, Dietrich decided to take this product to Europe. He started Red Bull Gmbh with equity participation from Chaleo Voovidhya. By the year 1987...
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