Revamping Rasna - A Marketing Overhaul Saga

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Rasna announced these plans in early 2002 and called the overall exercise as the 'Rasna for one billion Indians' project. Khambatta, explaining the company's new marketing strategy said, "We are implementing a strategy through which we wish to make consumers drink more Rasna as well as get new people accustomed to the brand. We have come out with more product offerings to attract the new consumers. For those who are already used to the Rasna taste, we have brought out value-added products. We are more aware than anybody else about the price-centric behavior of the Indian market and have accordingly positioned our products." According to its renewed distribution strategy, Rasna planned to reach an estimated 7,00,000 retailers annually. With its plans to reach the rural areas, the company began strengthening its distribution channels in order to cover villages with a population of up to 5,000.

Following this, the company appointed 47 additional sales personnel, 350 cycle salesmen, and 145 pilot salesmen in addition to new stockists for the relevant areas. It also engaged 500 vans for the coverage of rural areas. However, Rasna was careful not to neglect the urban markets.

According to company sources, "There are pockets with rural consumers even in the metros and they are large in number." Hence, the company's advertisements also targeted the urban and semi-urban families. As a part of its new strategy, the company focused on multi-media advertising and promotion, wherein an effective marketing strategy was adopted to communicate the brand message, using the different media such as TV, radio and print.

Mudra Communications (Mudra), a leading advertising agency, undertook the advertising and promotional activities. Mudra developed an advertisement campaign constituting five television commercials, radio advertising and outdoor media campaigns. Special emphasis was laid on 'outdoor visibility' and over 45,000 bus shelters, 5,000 pole kiosks, 300 bus panels and over 200 billboards were used to display the brand message across the country. With a new, catchy brand tagline, 'Relish a gain,' the campaign highlighted the affordability and easy availability of Rasna products. Speaking about the changed corporate identity and its reflection in advertising campaigns, Khambatta said, "Our aim is to reach out to the masses and we wanted a direct link between the brand and our advertising."

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Case Details

Case Code : MKTG025
Themes: Marketing Mix
Case Length : 11 Pages
Period : 1995-2002
Organization : Pioma Industries Ltd
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Countries : India
Industry : Food, Beverages and Tobacco

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