Fiji Bottle Water
Brian Ford
Principles of Marketing
Kristin Brocklesby
April 13, 2008
Fiji Bottle Water This paper will incorporate my opinion of why customers buy Fiji Bottled Water. I will utilize the three levels of product including the core benefit, actual product and augmented product. Lastly, I will give my suggestions on which brand development strategies make the most sense for Fiji.
The Core Benefit When customers purchase Fiji water, they are buying more than just bottled water. They are enhancing their status. Fiji has become synonymous with success. The company’s marketing strategy is geared toward upscale customers, hotels and restaurants alike. Some people want to be a part of this new trend. Drinking
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In a remote area of the rainforest, there is an artesian aquifer that produces the water. A state of the art bottling facility is located right on top of the aquifer and draws the water up, protecting its purity and soft taste. In my opinion once the general public becomes more aware of the intricacies affiliated with Fiji water and how it is preserved and bottled further sales will follow. Additionally, the upper and upper middle class feel that the water given its isolation and quality processing add to their success persona. This could be affiliated with Target Marketing. Target Market is a set of buyers sharing common needs or characteristics that the company decides to serve. Fiji uses social marketing by highlighting the all natural process. Fiji promotes that the water is good for your overall health to include strengthening your bones, connective tissue, teeth, skin, and hair. Social marketing is the use of commercial marketing concepts and tools in programs designed to influence individual behavior to improve their well being and that of society. The brand name of Fiji is being associated with some of the finer things in life. Some of the more affluent retreats and restaurants are serving Fiji bottled water because of its brand. Branding Equity is utilized in this form of marketing. Brand Equity is the positive differential effect that knowing the brand name has on customer response to the product or service. The retreats and restaurants
This marketing plan has been designed after a keen analysis of the market and examinations of the marketing research so as to develop products, which satisfy the market needs. The mission of the company is inspiring others through the brands offered. Secondly, the company has an objective of making a difference in the market through the creation of value centered products. The product being marketed is the Waters Bottling Company’s soft drinks.
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d. Demographics (what is the industry’s focus customer) Another significant trend is product marketing and packaging. Realizing that consumers cite taste, quality, and purity as the top reasons for drinking bottled water, bottlers market and design bottles to display their purity. Other manufacturers seek to carve out a new level in the bottled water industry introducing high-end products. Another packaging trend in the bottled water industry is multi-packs. As current bottled water consumption grows, more consumers are turning to multi-packs to save time and money.
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Most commonly known for its business in selling Fiji Water, Fiji has much more to offer than a bottled beverage. This tropical country, located within the South Pacific Ocean, is composed of hundreds of differently sized islands, which are populated with multiple ethnic groups. With its lively culture, beautiful land, and warm, welcoming climate, this country is an ideal destination spot for tourism, and attracts people from all over the world. Furthermore, as a country with a rich history, a diverse civilization, and features like no other, Fiji stands out as an interesting place in our world today.
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Also, it was available online within the U.S. In Fiji, the product was available only through Coca-Cola Amatil. The focus of the product was on the U.S., so they made it easier to consumers to find it. Moreover, marketing was one of the important elements as well. To build an image, to show the uniqueness and class of the product. It started with just some advertisements on magazines; but the product achieved growth, through word-to-mouth advertisements, target sampling and free product placements. It got famous among celebrities that also showed the luxury of the product. In 2007, the company launched a new marketing campaign, with the objective to show consumers the benefits of the FIJI Water. They used integrated marketing communication approach, which is a strategy designed to make all aspects of marketing communication such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing work together as a unified force, rather than permitting each to work in isolation. Therefore, that's how FIJI Water was successful, with all these points stated above; with marketing having an important role in it. (Lamb, Hair & McDaniel, 2012)
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