Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: David Ogilvy stated that ‘I have seen one advertisement actually sell not twice as much, not three times as much, but 19 ½ times as much as another. Both advertisements occupied the same space. Both were run in the same publication. Both had photographic illustrations. Both had carefully written copy. The difference was that one used the right appeal and the other used the wrong appeal’, Ogilvy (1983, 9) He then goes on to say that, the wrong advertising can actually reduce the sales of products.
It is with this quote in mind that the researcher took to this research study. The objective of this study is to understand why the current advertising for SABMiller’s Global brands does not resonate with its intended target audience and based on these findings make recommendations that can be implemented by SABMiller.
The design of this report is qualitative and exploratory. Participants of this study included a sample of fifteen individuals made up of SABMiller customers, and employees from Tanzanian brewery’s marketing and sales departments.
The findings confirmed that Global brand advertising does not currently resonate with consumers in Tanzania. The perception generally is that these brand’s communication does not compel consumers to want to interact with them, let alone drive the propensity for purchase. Factors such as a mismatch in culture, language and relevance were identified as drivers to advertising relevance, all of which were lacking in Global brand advertising.
The practical impact of this study is that SABMiller marketers can use this information to develop robust brand positioning strategies as well as communications strategies that will better resonate with their intended target audience and help to increase consumer’s propensity to purchase these brands.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97353 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Ndisengei, Charity |
| Contributors | De Villiers, J. C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix, 87 pages |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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