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Marico is extending its largest selling hair oil Parachute to the kids segment. After creating Sparsh for babies last year, it has now extended Parachute as a shampoo, cream gel and a non-sticky oil under a new sub brand — STAR*Z — to cater to kids between 5 and 12 years of age.
Mr Saugata Gupta, CEO, Marico Consumer Products, said: “The new sub brand — STAR*Z — under Parachute Advansed is not exactly meant for babies.”
Targeting a different age group with its new offering, Marico is currently test marketing the products under a prototyping approach in certain markets before launching it at a national level. Bringing in the ‘goodness of coconut’ in its new range, Parachute Advansed Star*Z non-sticky hair oil is priced at Rs 29 for 100 ml while the shampoo is priced at Rs 54 for 100 ml.
In fact, all the products under the Parachute Star* Z franchise are fortified with ‘protein vitamin shakti’, according to the company. Even Sparsh products come with the promise of the ‘long lasting goodness’ of Parachute. However, Marico has decided to segment its offerings under Sparsh and Parachute advansed Star*Z to cater to different categories of consumers.
“Sparsh is catering to babies and has products such as massage oils and soaps under it unlike the new Parachute Advansed Star* Z brand which is meant for kids who are above five,” says an official from Marico. “This is not a full-scale launch of Parachute Advansed Star*Z and we are test marketing the products,” emphasises the official.
Industry observers feel that most baby care brands have been struggling in the market with J&J’s dominance and this includes Marico’s Sparsh brand as well.
As Mr Bipin Vengsarkar, Executive Director, JL Morison, says: “Most of the new entrants, including our own brand of Baby Dreams, have been finding it difficult in this market and it is J&J which continues to dominate this market. Today, Marico’s baby care brand, Sparsh, has not been able to make a mark in this segment and even Wipro is concentrating on its diaper brand more than its baby care range.”

marico's new product

Marico targets kids with new sub-brand under Parachute.....da new product

parachute star kids

In December 2007, Marico entered the kid's personal care market with the launch of a sub-brand " Parachute Advansed Starz" . Marico believe in extending its brands to new categories. It has done that for entering Men's haircare market by launching Parachute Aftershower . But once these new brands reach a position of awareness and recall, the sub-brands take up the position of a primary brand. Now Aftershower has an independent existence from Parachute.By launching Starz, Parachute is entering the Rs 2000 crore shampoo market which is dominated by HUL brands. Parachute AdvansedStarz is not restricted to shampoos but positioned as a haircare brand that offers different haircare solutions.Currently the brand offersShampooHair Oil andHair Gel.The brand is taking on a demographic segmentation and is targeting the kids of age group 4-12 Yrs. The Indian shampoo market has not seen a brand focusing specifically on this segment.Clinic All Clear is a brand that has targeted this segment but the brand is also used by adults.Clinic All Clear has used campaigns to target both adults and kids. For example the Chulbulli campaign is targeting Kids but the Bipasha + John campaign targets the adults. The product is the same. The new brand of Marico is different because it is designed especially for kids.The product, the packaging and the promotions are directly targeting the kids.Parachute Advansed Starz comes in attractive Pink bottles and features cartoon characters. The brand takes up the tagline " Gentle care for young hair " . Starz takes strength from Parachute and relies on the goodness of coconut to differentiate. The brand also claims advantage of Vitamins , Proteins and Strawberry. The brand essentially takes up Nourishment as the main brand benefit.has used two "cool" characters whose names are not yet publicized. If properly used , these characters can become powerful brand ambassadors.They look smart enough to appeal to the younger ones. I liked Starz because it shows the use of brand elements to the fullest. Starz. ( infact they remind me of Archies comic characters ). The brand is priced Rs 54 for 100 ml for the shampoo.Marico intends to develop a new category of specialized hair care solutions for the kids aged 5-10 and even the tweens. This is the age where kids develop lot of hair related problems because of their active & careless lifestyle. So far, Mothers used their own brand of shampoos or may have used Johnson's shampoo for this age group. The success of Starz may seen a new category opening up for marketers. The question that comes to my minds is whether there is a need for a kids-only haircare products ? The answer lies in the increased exposure of kids towards brands. The new NUF ( Nuclear Urban Family ) structure gives marketer an opportunity to target these segments. The success of Starz will depend on how Marico motivates the younger ones to pester their mothers to buying these products and also on how the brand captures the trust of the mothers. The first task is difficult because mothers are already convinced about Parachute.Parachute has done a smart work is positioning the brand as a haircare brand and not limiting itself to shampoos of hair oil. This gives more leverage and flexibility to the brand from the start itself.

parachute star kids

In December 2007, Marico entered the kid's personal care market with the launch of a sub-brand " Parachute Advansed Starz" . Marico believe in extending its brands to new categories. It has done that for entering Men's haircare market by launching Parachute Aftershower . But once these new brands reach a position of awareness and recall, the sub-brands take up the position of a primary brand. Now Aftershower has an independent existence from Parachute.By launching Starz, Parachute is entering the Rs 2000 crore shampoo market which is dominated by HUL brands. Parachute AdvansedStarz is not restricted to shampoos but positioned as a haircare brand that offers different haircare solutions.Currently the brand offersShampooHair Oil andHair Gel.The brand is taking on a demographic segmentation and is targeting the kids of age group 4-12 Yrs. The Indian shampoo market has not seen a brand focusing specifically on this segment.Clinic All Clear is a brand that has targeted this segment but the brand is also used by adults.Clinic All Clear has used campaigns to target both adults and kids. For example the Chulbulli campaign is targeting Kids but the Bipasha + John campaign targets the adults. The product is the same. The new brand of Marico is different because it is designed especially for kids.The product, the packaging and the promotions are directly targeting the kids.Parachute Advansed Starz comes in attractive Pink bottles and features cartoon characters. The brand takes up the tagline " Gentle care for young hair " . Starz takes strength from Parachute and relies on the goodness of coconut to differentiate. The brand also claims advantage of Vitamins , Proteins and Strawberry. The brand essentially takes up Nourishment as the main brand benefit.has used two "cool" characters whose names are not yet publicized. If properly used , these characters can become powerful brand ambassadors.They look smart enough to appeal to the younger ones. I liked Starz because it shows the use of brand elements to the fullest. Starz. ( infact they remind me of Archies comic characters ). The brand is priced Rs 54 for 100 ml for the shampoo.Marico intends to develop a new category of specialized hair care solutions for the kids aged 5-10 and even the tweens. This is the age where kids develop lot of hair related problems because of their active & careless lifestyle. So far, Mothers used their own brand of shampoos or may have used Johnson's shampoo for this age group. The success of Starz may seen a new category opening up for marketers. The question that comes to my minds is whether there is a need for a kids-only haircare products ? The answer lies in the increased exposure of kids towards brands. The new NUF ( Nuclear Urban Family ) structure gives marketer an opportunity to target these segments. The success of Starz will depend on how Marico motivates the younger ones to pester their mothers to buying these products and also on how the brand captures the trust of the mothers. The first task is difficult because mothers are already convinced about Parachute.Parachute has done a smart work is positioning the brand as a haircare brand and not limiting itself to shampoos of hair oil. This gives more leverage and flexibility to the brand from the start itself.