Kate Nicholson
Sep 24, 2009

Procter & Gamble plots budget femcare launch in China

GUANGZHOU - Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to launch feminine hygiene product Naturella in China before the end of the year, and is in the process of finalising its marketing strategy for the brand.

Procter & Gamble plots budget femcare launch in China
According to a source close to the launch, the project is “top secret”. It is thought that both a creative and media agency are working on the launch, though their identities have not been disclosed.

The launch is expected to be backed by a heavyweight campaign, due to launch in the next two months.

P&G’s Naturella feminine pads were launched in 2002 to meet the needs of low-income women in Latin America.

Ben Cavender, senior analyst at CMR Group, said that P&G may face some challenges with the positioning of its Naturella product if it targets the budget consumer in China. “Companies are already targeting the cost-consious,” he said. “P&G may do better to take a different direction with its launch.”

He added that Kimberly-Clark, Johnson & Jonhson and McNeil PPC are already big players in China’s feminine hygiene sector.

Feminine care is worth an estimated US$16 billion a year woldwide, of which an estimated $10 billion is feminine pads. Globally, P&G is a market leader with products such as Always, Whisper, Tess and Otros Dias sold in more than 80 countries.

In May, P&G's associate director of media for Greater China, J Alfonso 'Pon' De Dios, relinquished his role after a period of 14 years with the company. It subsequently moved its media negotiation business in-house.

 
Source:
Campaign China

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