The document discusses brand innovation using Dove body wash as an example. It provides an overview of the different types of innovations that make up a brand innovation mix, including product, pricing, communication, distribution channel, and packaging innovations. It then details how Dove implemented various innovations for its Deep Moisture body wash line, such as a moisturizing product formula, competitive pricing, digital communication channels, lighter packaging, and positive post-launch consumer evaluations.
2. What is Brand Innovation?
The process of
harnessing creative
ideas to meet business
needs
fulfilling a brand’s promise through new products and service
and infusing these new products and services with meaningful valu
4. Dove Body Wash Innovation
Mix
Competition-based Pricing: Dove
Dove Moisturizing Body Wash to combat moisture
loss and help maintain a healthy skin barrier while
showering
Product
Innovation
Beauty Moisture Body Wash cost $9.75
versus Dove Firming Moisture Body Wash
(1 L) cost $10.70 in NTUC Fairprice.
Product Bundle Pricing:
Dove Beauty Moisture Body
Wash cost $7.95 when on offer
versus $9.75 usually in NTUC
Fairprice
Pricing
Innovation
Communication
Innovation
BRAND
INNOVATION MIX
Reducing plastic
weight by nearly 15%
in the new Dove
Body Wash Range.
Website
Channel
Innovation
Packaging
Innovation
Process
Innovation
A Body Wash that makes you feel
hydrated and fresh after a bath
Facebook
YouTube
6. OBSERVATION:
- Most shower gels are made up of water and surfactant,
with some ‘advanced’ formulas containing glycerin.
- Competitors have innovated by focusing on fragrance
and colour rather than new liquids technologies that
offer added skin benefits.
Consumers don’t expect much from their shower gel.
INSIGHT:
“I don’t expect much from the shower gel as it simply
washes off and goes down the drain”.
PRODUCT CONCEPT:
A body wash/shower gel which deposits lipids, Vitamin E
and other nutrients onto the skin, deliver a visible
improvement to the way your skin looks.
INNOVATION:
DOVE DEEP MOISTURE BODY WASH:
- Deep Nourishment.
- Mild & Gentle.
- Luxurious Feel.
EVALUATION:
- Research shows that after seven days of use, 4/5 women
see visible improvement in their skin.
- After 3 weeks of use, consumers seeing “a lot” of
improvement and are 97% likely to recommend
VisibleCare to others