HBS Dove Case Study

Please use the HBS Dove case study posted here to answer the following questions.

  1. What is a brand? Why does Unilever want fewer brands at the start of the case?
  2. What was Dove’s market positioning in the 1950’s? What is its positioning in 2007?
  3. Describe at least two different promotional strategies used by Dove in the case study - using 2 of the
    tools that make up Integrated Marketing Communications (the promotion mix in Chapter 14).
  4. Spend some time searching Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc. and describe what people are saying about
    Dove today. How do you think consumers currently perceive the Dove brand?

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