All brands are not just language or design. They are communication channel for company to build up credit and awareness with customers as well as its equity. Therefore, we need to revitalize or energize the brand image under the environment that custo...
All brands are not just language or design. They are communication channel for company to build up credit and awareness with customers as well as its equity. Therefore, we need to revitalize or energize the brand image under the environment that customers' taste, market environment, and national regulation are changing continuously. In addition, we need the research to strengthen the brand in case the brand power get weakened.
Above all, cigarettes has been regulated strongly by FCTC(Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) and WHO(World Health Organization) under the atmosphere that customers' right to know has been increasing.
Health warning is the one example of regulations by FCTC. Health warning picture will be put on packs and cartons sooner or later.
Health warning pictures will weaken the brand image of cigarettes since they are shocking and fearful.
Accumulated Brand Equity will be weakened as well. To survive in this environment, modified package design should be developed as a counter plan.
The domestic cigarettes market's regulation has been started by increasing the price of cigarettes. The government is enforcing the regulations currently.
The government has enacted revised National Health Improvement Act about inserting Health Warning Pictures on packs on March 9th, 2007.
The act will be announced in public after discussion with several organizations. The revised act will come into effect in 6 months.
Canada, Australia, Brazil, and so on have adopted health warning pictures recommended by FCTC. The health warning pictures occupies more than 30 percent of front side and they contain decayed tooth, partially dead foot, and blackend lung.
According to the environment, foreign company has been preparing for sensational renewal designs.
The domestic company should develop the revised designs to adapt them to new circumstance.
In the past, the package of cigarettes preferred white background.
White background is unique and outstanding compared to foreign brands. However, health warning pictures will catch customer's eyes when they are on white background. It will weaken the brand image and brand awareness.
Adopting health warning pictures in the near future would diminish the brand image of ESSE as well as the effect of POP(point-of-purchase).
Especially, the importance of package design would increase dramatically since the package design is the only channel to communicate with customers in domestic market.
According to the market increase of health conscious customers, the super slim market has expanded as well. Therefore, foreign companies try to enter the super slim market by launching several brands. ESSE is the representative of domestic super slim market. The brand equity is even better than Dunhill's from foreign company. ESSE's product portfolio are ESSE Lights, ESSE Classic, ESSE Menthol, ESSE One, ESSE Field, ESSE Soon(Launched in 2006 and functional extension), and ESSE Soon 0.5(Launched in May 2007).
Super slim ESSE has adapted itself duly to the fast changing environment in customers' taste and trend. It results ESSE have broad portfolio.
Brand image is the important factor when customers choose cigarettes. As we mentioned earlier, adopting health warning picture will bring the bad effect on brand image.
Therefore, this dissertation will cover theoretical study regarding how to strengthen brand image as well as analyze the character of cigarettes industry.
In this dissertation, I would like to design cigarette pack which will strengthen brand image under the environment using the health warning pictures on the pack in terms of the deep analysis of foreign companies' cases.
Following suggestions are the strategies I will implement.
First, design ESSE in the way to sustain its unique character and have difference from other products.
Second, recognize the importance of color and use suitable colors to strengthen ESSE's brand image.
Third, allure and appeal customers' mind by creating sensational and stylish image of ESSE.
Fourth, build the difference from other products keeping brand identity.
Product portfolio is the reflection of customers' various needs and trend. Try to have product portfolio which reflects customers' needs and current trend. All of these strategies are to strengthen ESSE's brand image and create its progressive image.