2.
Introduced by General Mills Cereal Company in
1979.
This is the second variation from Original Cheerios,
it is sweeter than the original, with a honey and
almond flavor.
Honey Nut Cheerios is the number one brand in the
cold cereal industry!
Honey Nut Cheerios
History
4.
Strengths
Certified by the
American Heart
Association
12 Vitamins and
minerals
Weaknesses
Uses natural
flavoring instead
of real nuts
Contains
allergens
Internal Strengthens and Weaknesses
6.
Competitive Analysis
336.3 302.1 287.9 252.2
0
100
200
300
400
Honey
Nut
Cheerios
Honey
Bunches of
Oats
Regular
Cheerios
Froasted
Flakes
Revenue
Revenue
5.22 4.69 4.47 3.91
0
2
4
6
Honey
Nut
Cheerios
Honey
Bunches of
Oats
Regular
Cheerios
Frosted
Flakes
Market Share
Market
Share
Source: Sosland Publishing
Corporate Profiles- Milling &
Baking News
Supplements, October 11, p. 18
from SymphonyIRI Group Inc.
7.
White, African American or Hispanic families with four
or more people in the family. (Hispanic Index: 135, Black
Index: 142, Family with 4+: 137+)
Most preferred for ages 18-44 but most likely includes
younger kids since the more kids a family has the more
likely they will buy Honey Nut Cheerios (Index: 119-128)
The highest index for the age of a child in the household
was ages 6-11 years. (Index: 185)
The more children the higher the index
(1=152, 2=134, 3=153, 4=159, 5=158…)
Target Audience:
Demographics
11.
People & Children in Home
0 500 1000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8+
Children
Index
People
Index
0
50
100
150
200
under
2 yrs
2-5
yrs
6-11
yrs
12-17
yrs
Index
Index
12.
Shopping Behavior:
Buyers are people who prefer to buy things that
friends or neighbors approve of. (Index: 125)
Enjoy shopping with children (Index: 116)
Child has significant impact on brands parent(s)
choose. (Index: 149)
Social Interaction
Other people say these buyer’s enthusiasm is
contagious. (Index: 117)
Other people copy what they do and they are very
social people. (Meeting new people and trying new
things) (Index range: 119-129)
Target Audience: Psychographics
13.
Marketing Objectives
1
•Increase market share by 10%
(Market share is at 5.22%) in
the next 18 months.
2
•Maintain number one
position and Increase sales by
5% over the next 6 months.
14.
Media Objectives
• Have a yearly average of 100 GRPs
per week.
Reach &
Frequency
• While maintaining an advertising
budget around 74,000,000, create a
national awareness campaign using
TV and internet.
Share of View (Ad
expenditures)
15.
Company Company Ad
Spending
Brand Brand Ad
Spending
General Mills 246.0 M Honey Nut
Cheerios
74.7 M
Kellogg 162.3 M Mini-Wheats 53.9M
Post 13.8 M Pebbles 13.6 M
General Mills 246.0 M Cheerios 34.8 M
Kellogg 162.3 M Frosted Flakes 40.6 M
Top Cereal Advertising Spending
16.
73.7
49.9
29
19
12.6
9.8
7.9
7.1 2.1 0.1
Ad Spending in Millions Honey Nut Cheerios
Cheerios
Cinnamon Toast Cruch
Chex
Lucky Charms
Reese's Puff
Trix
Cocoa Puffs
Cookie Crisp
Kix
General Mills Ad Spending by Brand
18.
Top 14 DMA’s
DMA CDI BDI
ATLANTA 103 117
BOSTON 98 77
CHICAGO 97 111
CLEVELAND 101 92
DALLAS 104 115
DETROIT 100 93
HOUSTON 102 94
LOS ANGELES 100 127
MIAMI 97 81
NEW YORK 94 99
PHILADELPHIA 101 128
SAN ANTONIO 102 146
SAN FRANCISCO 89 59
WASHINGTON DC 96 95
19.
High CDI, Low BDI
•CDI=98
•BDI=77
•Great opportunity to focus more
advertising dollars
Boston
•CDI=101
•BDI=92
•Focus more advertising dollarsCleveland
•CDI=102
•BDI=94
•Focus more advertising dollarsHouston
21.
Washington
DC
Low CDI & BDI
These DMI’s have a low
CDI and BDI which
means that we will focus
less of our advertising
expenses in these areas.
But because the CDIs are
close to the average we
will still focus on these
areas
22.
Media Classes
TV
Internet
Radio
The top media classes that
I decided to choose are
TV, Internet, and radio.
I will focus more
advertising expenses for
TV then for Internet and
TV.
Media vehicle selection
will be influenced by
whether or not they are
viewed by children.
24.
Top Network TV Choices
Index
over
150
Adult Swim
Cartoon
Network
Disney
Disney XD Fuse
MV2
Nickelodeon
Teen Nick
**TV shows
are centered
around
children
programming
25.
Network Daypart 2th/4th Qts
CPP
100 GRP 1st/3rd Qrts
CPP
100 GRP
Adult Swim Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
Cartoon
Network
Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
Disney Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
Disney XD Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
FUSE Late Night $19,400 $1,940,000 $16,800 $1,680,000
MTV 2 Late Night $19,400 $1,940,000 $16,800 $1,680,000
Nickelodeon Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
Teen Nick Prime $24,200 $2,420,000 $15,500 $1,550,000
Network TV Cost Estimates
26.
Website Advertising
Website Index
ABC.COM 114
ABOUT.COM 110
AMAZON.COM 106
ASK.COM 129
CWTV.COM 177
DISNEY.COM 145
GAMESPOT.COM 150
ITUNES.COM 135
MOVIEFONE.COM 149
MYSPACE.COM 147
TWITTER.COM 143
UFC.COM 166
YOUTUBE.COM 130
MySpace ROS= $3.50 cost per thousand
3.50 x 1,000= $3,500
$3,500 x 100= $350,000 (For 100 GRPs)
YouTube=$5.00 CPM
$5.00 x 1,000= $5,000
$5,000 x 100= $500,000 (For 100 GRPs)
ESPN brand= $22.00 CPM
$22.00 x 1,000= $22,000
$22,000 x 100= $2,200,000 (For 100
GRPs)
*Used this CPM because my
target are high users of sport
websites
27.
Times Index CPP
SAT - SUN 7PM - MID 137
$46,000
MON - SUN 7PM - MID 125 $46,000
MON - FRI MID - 6AM 125 $46,000
MON - FRI 7PM - MID 124 $46,000
SAT - SUN MID - 6AM 121 $46,000
MON - SUN MID - 6AM 117 $46,000
SAT - SUN 3PM - 7PM 117 $46,000
Top Radio Times
29.
Percentage of Ad spending
94.2
1.25 4.87
Percentage of Ad Spending
TV
Internet
Radio
TV:
$69,720,000
Internet:
$924,000
Radio:
$3,600,000
Total:
$74,000,000
30.
First Quarter Flow Chart
Honey Nut
Cheerios January February March
31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 26 4 11 18 25
TV
Prime Time
Cartoon
Network
Disney
Disney XD
Nickelodean
Internet
MySpace.com
YouTube.com
MySpace Music
Facebook.com
Radio
A(25-54)
32.
Second Quarter Flow Chart
Honey Nut
Cheerios April May June
1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24
TV
Prime Time
Cartoon
Network
Disney
Disney XD
Nickelodean
Internet
MySpace.com
YouTube.com
MySpace
Music
Facebook.com
Radio
A(25-54)
34.
Third Quarter Flow Chart
Honey Nut
Cheerios July August September
30 1 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23
TV
Prime Time
Cartoon
Network
Disney
Disney XD
Nickelodean
Internet
MySpace.com
YouTube.com
MySpace
Music
Facebook.com
Radio
A(25-54)
36.
Fourth Quarter Flow Chart
Honey
Nut
Cheerios October November December
30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23
TV
Prime
Time
Cartoon
Network
Disney
Disney XD
Nickelodea
n
Internet
MySpace.c
om
YouTube.c
om
MySpace
Music
Facebook.c
om
Radio
A(25-54)
38.
TV Schedule Rationale
Flighting (4 weeks on
then four weeks off)
to keep HNC fresh in
the minds of
audience
No TV ads for
months where
children have
vacation because
they are likely to
sleep in and miss
breakfast
Focus on networks
that are children
oriented because
kids and adults with
kids are more likely
to eat HNC
39.
Internet Schedule Rationale
Focus on sites
where children
and adults
with children
visit
Continuous
strategy, adver
tising all year
round
Make up for
months with
no TV
40.
Radio Schedule Rationale
Concentrates on summer
months for lack of TV
ads
Also last week of Dec for
Christmas and New
Years resolutions
Keep HNC in the mind
of consumers
41.
Sosland Publishing Corporate Profiles- Milling & Baking News
Supplements, October 11, p. 18 from SymphonyIRI Group Inc.
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