The document provides an outline and background information for a marketing campaign to introduce Chinese dessert chain Honeymoon to the South African market. It includes a situation analysis, target market definition, competitor analysis, SWOT analysis, positioning strategy, message themes, proposed campaigns and media strategies. The campaigns leverage social media, point-of-purchase displays, magazines and a mobile application to promote brand awareness and trial among young health-conscious consumers. Effectiveness will be measured through coupon response rates, store traffic, online engagement and sales.
4. About Honeymoon
The most famous Cantonese-style dessert
chain stores
Established in 1995, has more than 100 stores
all over China and Southeast Asia.
Popular and good taste
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5. About Honeymoon
Good quality and product innovation
Mixing different types of desserts together
To serve consumers need in the most
favorable way.
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6. SA Market information
6 first-tier cities
3 capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
3 important cities: Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban
Population: 50,590,000 *
* Statistics South Africa, 2011
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7. SA market information
Multi-cultural country
People are more open-minded
White people take up more than 60% of the
consumption
Rich fruit resources
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8. Why Honeymoon ?
Desserts are popular
Chinese dessert is delicious and healthy
Fruit resources in SA is good for product quality
South Africans enjoy high teas with friend
Chinese dessert is a fresh thing
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9. South Africa is a large potential
market for Chinese dessert.
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10. SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Natural ingredients No brand or product awareness
Good for health
Exclusive Chinese dessert stores
in SA
Great variety
Opportunities Threats
Huge potential market Many western dessert competitors
Rich fruit resources in SA Consumers need time to accept
No Chinese dessert competitor new products
Young people are open-minded
People are more health-conscious
Chinese products become popular
People are more open-minded
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11. Competitors
Vida e Caffe
- 15 stores in SA
- Takes up the largest market share in SA
Starbucks
- Different kinds of coffee, tea, western cakes and pies
- Around 12000 stores all over the world
- Large scale
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12. Compared with competitors
More unique and healthier
Brand-new taste and choice
Honeymoon dessert is at the right timing to tap into
SA market
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14. Target Market
2 Sub-Target Market: Young people &
Health-conscious women
Geographics: 6 first-tier cities
3 capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
3 important cities: Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and
Durban
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15. Target Market
Demographics:
- Age: Youth and women aged 25~40 years old
- Income: Average annual income and above
(around 243,180 ZAR (31,500 USD)2011)
- Gender: Focus on female
- Occupation: Students, office ladies and housewives
Lifestyle:
- Health orientation
- Follow the trends
- Like gathering with friends
- Prefer homeopathy
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16. Target Market
Psychographics:
- Open-minded, innovative and energetic
Behavioristics鐚
- Usage Rate: light, medium and heavy users of sweets
- Usage Situation: leisure time, high-tea, dating and friends
gathering
- Seek functional, emotional, and social benefits
- Experience: little or no experience
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17. Positioning Strategy
Product Attribute approach
Attributes: health-promoting, tasty and unique dessert from
China.
Why?
- Newly launched in South Africa
- Target market have little knowledge about us
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19. Message strategy
Educate our target
Cognitive
strategy
Increase awareness
Different campaigns for different targets
Affective
strategy
Increase liking and preference
Evoke purchase
Conative
strategy
Recall and purchase again
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21. Media Strategy
More untraditional media, less traditional media
Disadvantages of traditional media:
Large cost
Dissatisfactory outcome
Heavy clutter and noise
The four media we chose are Internet (social networks )
Point of Purchase
magazines
electronics
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24. Honey, Lets Kiss!
Show
show up in couples
Kiss 30 seconds
Get instant photos
and dessert for free
Post your photo on the
or upload it on
Tag or check in at
Get a electronic coupons for 20% off next purchase
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25. Media Strategy
Objectives: Encourage consumers to engage and
involve in our event, motivate actions.
Media: Internet - Social Networks
Reasons: Cheap
Interactive
High user involvement
Chance of creating a buzz
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28. Its Warm and Cool
In Chinese Regimen
Property of cold
Property of hot
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29. Its Warm
December and January
If the lowest daily temperature < 12
according to Daily Sun
Warm Red Bean Soup
Buy one get one free!
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30. Its Cool
June and July
If the highest daily temperature > 28
according to Daily Sun
Cooling Green Bean Soup
Buy one get one free!
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31. Media Strategy
Objectives
For potential consumers:
Encourage trials
For current consumers:
Motivate more frequent purchase.
For 2nd group:
Educate them basic knowledge on Chinese regimen and
motivate action.
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32. Media Strategy
Media:
Good for distribution of coupons
Social networks
Point of Purchase Freestanding display
High effective exposure to consumers
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33. Competitors campaign
Seasonal /new product promotion
Buy one get one free
Combo: coffee + cake
Buy cakes get coffee coupons
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34. Campaign 3:
Dear, Lets get sweeter!
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35. Campaign 3:
Dear, Lets get sweeter!
coupon puzzle game
Energetic young people
Creative and interesting strategy
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36. Media Strategy: Magazines
Objectives
Develop brand awareness
Shape attitudes
Motivate actions
Reasons (Strengths):
Magazine create high level of market segmentation
Higher audience interest
Higher credibility
Longer lives
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43. Media Strategy: Application
Objectives
Increase brand awareness
Shape attitudes
Reasons (Strengnths)
Gaining popularity among the youth
New trend of media buying
Portable
Last long
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44. Media Strategy: Application
Various version
Abundant information
- Growth story
- Latest special offers
- Campaigns news
Advice for healthy dessert diet
Weather forecast
Share to social network
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45. Integration
Message theme: Healthy and tasty
Honey, lets kiss! Dear, lets get
sweeter!
Its warm and Honey, lets
cool. download
Honeymoon!
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47. References
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http://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/article/average-salary-in-south-
africa/12100658.aspx
China's ambassador to South Africa,2011 South Africa people,
Retrieved from
http://za.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/ddgk/zwrenkou/201112/201112078961
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Honeymoon, 2009. About Honeymoon and the Cooperation Culture,
Retrieved from
http://www.honeymoon-dessert.com/zh_cn/
Liu, M, 2010. South Africa Market and Global Market, Retrieved from
http://www.globalsmes.org/news/index.php?func=detail&detailid=443&c
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