Honda’s Market Strategies for the New CR-V
Jayne Diaz
BUS 620: Managerial Marketing
Professor David Kalicharan
February 6, 2012
Honda’s Market Strategies for the New CR-V
The 2012 Honda CR-V recently came out with a commercial that spoofed the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The advertising and marketing strategies for this product will be analyzed in this paper. To begin, the paper will discuss some of the benefits that were highlighted about the new CR-V within the commercial. Next, market segmentation of the product from the commercial will be illustrated. Lastly, recommendations for improving the commercial to possibly influence more sales will be brought up. Bringing back the past was a fun and creative way for
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This car is specifically designed for someone with an active lifestyle and who needs the versatility of a sports utility vehicle to get certain things done. However, when it comes to cars, individuals usually already have an idea for which car they want to buy. Some consumers only buy luxury cars like the BMW, Mercedes, and Audi. Then there are those that only have mid-priced cars like the Honda, Toyota and Mazda. Writer for Car & Driver magazine, Jared Gull (2011, para. 14) wrote, “The 2012 CR-V pleases on paper and remains a refreshingly competent entry in a dull segment. We’re amazed and heartened that a vehicle that feels so sporty relative to its competitors can consistently outsell all of them”. The consistency of Honda sales could be due to brand loyalty, making this ad perfect for customers that already have a CR-V but now need to upgrade to the new and improved version. It may be difficult through this commercial to change the perceptions that luxury car owners have to downgrade to a Honda because of the image it presents. Although current Honda owners may appreciate this commercial there is nothing in this ad to inspire conquest sales from owners of other brands. One strong marketing tool that Honda used was Matthew Broderick’s presence. Using a famous
In 2016, Subaru rolled out an “I’m Sorry” commercials which aims towards the safety and reliability of their vehicles. This paper will cover how recents teen driving statistics might have caused Subaru to roll out this commercial. Subaru’s “I’m Sorry” commercial, shows teens calling their parents after they get in car accidents. The teens phone their fictional parents using a consistent message that they are “sorry.” The parents respond saying it’s okay, your safety is all that matters. Subaru’s clear intent in these commercials is to reach out to worried parents. This paper examines the ethos, logos, and pathos of this commercial. This paper will also explain how teen driving statistics have had an impact on both parents and car companies.
(When they hear the words affordable they go crazy. Everybody is cheap and so is this car, but at least it has good quality (I hope).) This ad as an entity appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. Of course, as you’re are probably aware by now, the appeal to pathos and logos through the use of what people like. Food and money. They make a very convincing argument as to why you should buy their product. They also, as the previous ad, appeal to ethos through the use of actual people in the car, going on a road trip of sorts. It’s like they’re saying, “If you buy this car, you’ll have so much money over that you could go on a road trip.” That is kind of believable now that I think about it. Not. Unless you make a lot of money. Then go for it I guess. The third and final piece (sadly), is Queen Elizabeth’s “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.” Throughout the entire piece, she manages to appeal to ethos, pathos, and logos. Her position as the Queen already gives her automatic ethos, but she builds upon it, making her position as queen even more apparent by stating the things she does that no one else can do. She then, just like the ads, appeals to pathos through logos by relating herself to the
Most commercials that advertise products often throw them in the viewer’s face. Companies believe that their product is the best and people should buy it because of their many different reasons. Commercials normally share important information about the product; maybe how much it costs, the special features that make it so great, and how someone can get their hands on it. This one is different. The Chevrolet commercial “Maddie” creates positive attitudes and emotional connections to promote its product with a down to earth, heart touching story that audiences can relate to.
Over 17 million cars and trucks are sold around the world every year. Amongst the plethora of car companies aiming to convince shoppers that their car is paramount, marketing teams ought to go the extra mile. By developing a persuading advertisement, companies are more likely to sell their products. On February 6, 2011, Volkswagen aired a Superbowl commercial for the first time in over ten years. This commercial would be one that awakens the inner child of millions. By employing pathos, ethos, and logos rhetoric techniques, Volkswagen is able to appeal to consumers in order to sell their new car.
Subaru and Hyundai are extremely popular, reliable car companies. In the Subaru commercial, a little kid is driving around in his toy car and the dad offers the key to the Subaru Legacy to him, but he turns them down because he realizes the amount of responsibility that comes with those keys. In the Hyundai commercial, the daughter goes on a date with a guy, and the overprotective dad follows them around to check on what they are doing. These two car commercial use pathos, ethos, and logos to show how good their products are and what it provides.
Throughout the two minute commercial, it is showing the progression and the intensity of his hobby. At the end, he is shown overcoming his fall in the Niagara Falls by successfully leaving in a hot air balloon. The summary of this ad is if a person (more directly to the lower class audience) is in some way, operating a Honda engine, then that person can reach and explore new boundaries. This can raise a positive attitude to a person and maybe make them achieve what they wanted to.
In society today, consumerism is a major component in the lives of not only Americans, but around the world. People are constantly looking for the next best thing to replace the things they already have. The purpose of this essay is to break down consumerism by using rhetorical analysis on the commercial for Kia’s new crosstrek, the Niro. This commercial relies heavily on the appeal to humor by having unrealistic, comedic actions. Along with humor, it establishes credibility by having a well-known comedic actress, Melissa McCarthy, as the star. The advertisement also plays on a person’s wanting to be a hero by having the commercial title be “Hero’s Journey.”
In conclusion, the commercials by Lexus and Volkswagen both make the viewer consider their product. To do this, they use different methods of advertising. Also, both companies target different audiences. When all is said and done, they have varying degrees of success in doing so. Advertising is a fundamental force in today’s society, and because of this, companies must provide the most effective commercials with presentation of as many logical appeals as possible.
The target audience throughout the 129-year history of Popular Science magazine has traditionally been working age males. The advertisements within that magazine reflect the audience in whom they are attempting to reach. From new technological gadgets to old-fashioned tools, the advertisers know what will be attractive to the reader, and to the reader's wallet. Of these advertisers, the most popular by far have been those from the automotive industry. The Ford Motor Company has chosen to strategically advertise within the pages of this magazine on numerous occasions and with various ads that were meant to lure new customers into buying Ford vehicles. It is interesting to notice that the styles of these advertisements are schemed with just
Positive aspects. The Chevrolet Company took a big step forward in its advertising campaign last spring. The company decided to have a new promotional form which was to run an ad contest that people can post their video clips about the Chevy Tahoe in its website. The benefit for this approach is to involve people who are really interested in the company’s products in conversation (Rose, 2006). By doing the customer-generated advertising, Chevrolet enhances the relationship with its customers and establishes the customer loyalty. People can share their thoughts and participate in the communication which means they have the power to influence the brand and the
Subaru Canada is selling a new type of car advertisement which shows deviance to societal norms by changing the image of what people think is sexy. Sex sells is a long standing phrase that can be used to define the advertising industry and before this commercial was released many manufacturers marketed “sexy” car advertisements using Sports Illustrated swimsuit models or models of a similar stature. Subaru in lieu of the sexy bikini models has chosen to express their individuality by chosen a cultural representation to poke fun at traditional advertising.
It is significant in understanding the cultural values and perception of the consumers you are trying to target since cultural values can change over time. Recent observation of the vehicles General Motors offered was viewed negatively by society. This allowed competitors to expose that weakness by comparing their vehicles in a greater light. In summary, changing the public perception of General Motors is vital, especially with their upcoming products since their standards need to adhere to the current cultural values.
As the United States unite in the global effort to monitor the use and waste of energy, fuel efficient or hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius has dominated the market over the SUV’s who once adored every American driveway. With much doubt, in 2004, the Prius has become the leading selling vehicle in America. The sleek design has caught the eye and pockets of many Americans who prefer the “gas sipper” over the “gas guzzler.” (Kotler & Armstrong, Principles of Marketing, 2010)
Attracting younger customer also help us improve brand image compare to competitor. From data (Chart 4) we can see that BMW driver are younger compare to main competitor, such as Lexus and Mercedes, if we can make BMW brand attach with “young “ and then make other competitor brand look old this will help to attract more younger customer and make them commit to use BMW for the rest of their life. Another thing that we can see from BMW customer base is while average ages of BMW owner are younger but their average incomes are higher we make people remember that BMW is the car for “highly educate, bright, affluent person who want to have a great driving experience”. If we can own that position which utilize BMW strong point as “Ultimate driving machine” then push other competitor to “car for boring and old people”. This campaign also improve brand image by reduce bad thing that associate with BMW brand such as “Status symbol, Yuppie-Machine” and also stress what BMW is all about “amazing performance” and try something new and exciting. This show people what make a BMW a BMW which is the main purpose of this campaign.
consumers needed a bigger car for their active lifestyles and growing families, so BMW created a highperformance luxury SUV. BMW refers to its SUVs as sport activity vehicles in order to appeal even more