Head & Shoulders (H&S)
Head & Shoulders (H&S)
Head & Shoulders (H&S)
Procter & Gamble started its operations in Pakistan in 1991 with the goal of becoming
the finest global local consumer goods company operating in Pakistan. With commitment
came growth, and in 1994 we acquired a soap-manufacturing facility, a sprawling 7-acre land
at Hub, Balochistan and in 2010 established a state-of-the-art laundry detergent plant at Port
Qasim, Karachi.
As a company they have always believed in the potential Pakistan has as a country and a
nation to develop and excel. No wonder P&G Pakistan, within the last 12 years, has
reinvested over $150 million in Pakistan and has contributed close to seven billion rupees to
the Pakistani government's revenues over the last 5 years in the form of sales tax, customs
and excise duties. That is also why 80% of the jobs that P&G Pakistan creates in Pakistan are
held by Pakistanis. All this makes P&G a more locally involved company than many
companies actually headquartered in Pakistan.
Since the inception of P&G Pakistan, they have always committed ourselves to business
growth, consumer satisfaction and community development.
Head & Shoulders (H&S) is an American brand of anti dandruff and non
dandruff shampoo produced by parent company Procter & Gamble that was introduced in
1961. A power brand from P&G, this brand made its debut in Pakistan in 1991. In the highly
competitive Pakistani shampoo market which is estimated to be worth around Rs 1800 crore,
Head & Shoulders is a major player in the Anti-Dandruff niche.
Head & Shoulders Products Overview:
Silky Black Shampoo
Classic Clean Shampoo
Moisturizing Scalp Care Shampoo
Refreshing with Menthol Shampoo
Anti-Hair Fall Shampoo
Itchy Scalp Care Shampoo
For Men Hair Fall Defence Shampoo
Lively And Silky 2-in-1
Customer Value:
Customer value can be defined as the consumer gets in return to their money. The
performance of a company is measured how the product or services gives the customer value
in compare to what the competitor are offering.
Here H&S claims that the shampoo delivers 100% dandruff-free hairs even with low price,
hence we can state that H&S delivers good customer value and satisfaction level.
The value delivery chains relates it-self to supply chain i.e. how it partners with suppliers and
distributions from formulating raw material and distribution of its produced. H&S being a
P&G’s daughter company takes a good leverage of good distribution channel and supply
chain. Prominently H&S sold in Pakistan is mostly shipped from Gulf countries. With the
introduction of sachets of denomination Rs.5, H&S reached the rural market easily.
Consumer Buying Behavior:
Men and women need to address their: hygiene, scalp health, social needs, self-
actualization needs. They choose H&S over other anti-dandruff shampoos because of the
following reason:
Men and women expect the following when the use H&S:
Dandruff elimination
Revitalize scalp
Remove itchy scalp
Stop root cause of dandruff
Stops dandruff from coming back
Cools and refreshes the scalp
Remove visible flakes
More confidence in interacting and socializing with other people
H&S started operating in the anti-dandruff segment. As an added benefit it also emphasized
on smooth hair. In Pakistan, shampoo of H&S mostly segmented on basis of age and their
wants. Its choose men and women of eighteen to thirty-five age. Here they targeted them with
different strategy like mind-set, social need and other factor.
Target Market: The target market for H&S are the middle class and higher middle class
people who are brand conscious, early adopter and who care about the overall health of their
hair. H&S targets the people of middle age men (in the beginning) having scalp and dandruff
problems. At the initial period of its marketing strategy, it showed advertisement which
shows the facts with only one use of the product, the shampoo gives almost 100% relief from
shampoo. It introduced many other features like menthol, volume boost, hair-fall therapy for
the college going youth and young professional with hair conscious. H&S took the advantage
of physiological mentality of this user group with adopting ads where prominent actors were
used.
Positioning: H&S is positioned as anti-dandruff product which clear flakes with one wash.
Head and shoulders differentiate itself from other anti dandruff shampoos by the means of
introduction of new element ZPT formula. As the market leader it has successfully acquired
the niche market of anti-dandruff segment.