Rewind 17 years and having faced up to the beauty industry’s “dark side”, Dove knew it needed to break down barriers within the company and wider society if it was serious about championing real beauty.
Modern FMCG brands that run purpose-driven campaigns must surely all tip their hats in the direction of Dove.
CEO Alan Jope stressed Ben & Jerry’s decision to pull out of territories in Israel was made by the brand’s independent board and that Unilever remains “fully committed” to its business in Israel, as the FMCG giant recorded turnover of €25.8bn (£22.3bn) for H1.
The FMCG giant will stop using the word ‘normal’ to describe hair and skincare products and has banned the use of excessive digital editing as it looks to “do more good, not just less harm”.
Dove admits it has made mistakes as it looks to promote diversity, but says that given 70% of women don’t feel represented in advertising it is an issue more brands must tackle.
Former P&G, Heineken, Converse and now Philips marketer Claudia Calori believes using the creative and analytical parts of marketing is key to success, regardless of category or sector.
The Body Shop pioneered ethical beauty, but that positioning is no longer unique and its owners need to inject life into the brand to arrest its decline.
Motor retailer Halfords has introduced dynamic pricing in its services business to drive profitability by directing demand to its under-utilised autocentres.
The Competition and Markets Authority will probe the extent price promotions are only available to people who sign up for loyalty cards.