3. One of the best-known
and respected retail names
in the United Kingdom
Provides health and
beauty products and advice
Owns global differentiated
brands in self-medication
market
Develops and
manufactures its own
products too
Operates in around 130
countries with 75,000
employees
5. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Boots has to plan its sales
promotion strategy for a line of
promotional hair-care products
The professional hair-care line is
developed in collaboration with
United Kingdom’s top celebrity
hairdressers.
Primary objective is to drive sales
volumes and trade-up consumers
from lower-value brands.
6. 3 for 2
• Buy 3 products
for the price of 2
Gift With
Purchase
• Get a product
sample free with a
regular purchase
On pack
coupon
• Redeem the
coupon and get
50p off
THREE PROMOTIONAL ALTERNATIVES
12. It built a new market
by using celebrity
endorsements to
create awareness
and an emotional
attachment between
consumers and the
brand.
13. Using its superior
technological capabilities
and significant
production capacity,
Boots worked to design
formulations that were
functionally better than
the existing brands.
21. PROMOTIONAL DECISIONS
Promotion was to run for 1
month starting December 1st
No variation in product-
sizes because of the added
cost
and complexity involved
No media advertising
budget was allocated for this
promotion
There would also be
signage within the store to
promote the
offer
23. Buy two hair-care items at
regular price and receive one
free
Combine any three items
but the three items have to
be of the same brand
The free item would be
the one that was the least
expensive of the three
items
3 FOR 2
24. GIFT WITH PURCHASE
A product sample given
free with a regular
purchase
Existing sample product
would be used to
avoid the need to design
and produce additional
packaging
29. Average bottle size = 250ml
Average pre promotional price = £3.99 ~ £4
Industry average retail margins on premium brands= 40%
Manufacturer’s typical margin on cost= 8% to 12% ~ 10%
30.
31. Basic
Calculations
•Selling price of each bottle = £4
•Profit margin to retailer = 40%
•Cost to retailer = 0.6x4 = £2.4
•Profit margin of manufacturer =
10%
•Cost to manufacturer = 2.4/1.1 =
£2.18
32. According to estimates , sales will increase by
300%
If 100 bottles were sold in a day before
promotions, now 300 bottles will be sold out of
which 100 will be free
Total sales in the month of December =
31x300=9300
Cost incurred to the manufacture = 9300x2.18 =
£20,274
Revenue incurred = 6200x4=£24800
Profit gained = £4,526
33. According to estimates , sales will increase by 170%
If 100 bottles were sold in a day before promotions, now
170 bottles will be sold
Total sales in the month of December = 31x170=5,270
Cost incurred to the manufacture = 5,270x(2.18+0.93) =
£16,389.7
Revenue incurred = 5,270x4=£21,080
Profit gained = £4690.3
34. According to estimates , sales will increase by 150%
If 100 bottles were sold in a day before promotions,
now 150 bottles will be sold out of which 100 will be
free
Total sales in the month of December = 31x150=4650
Cost incurred to the manufacture = 4650x2.18 =
£10,137
Revenue incurred = 4650x(4-0.5)=£16,275
Profit gained = £6,138
35. FINAL DECISION
‘3 for 2 is the
correct choice’
Though it is a little less
profitable than other schemes
but it is still profitable and leads
to a profit of £0.486 per bottle
It increases the customer base
by 60% , which is one of the
primary objectives of launching
this promotional strategy
36. Also, this scheme cannot be
imitated by competitors as
they so not have the required
technology and this gives an
edge to Boots which will help
it in the long run
It targets existing Boots
customers as well as new
customers
37. Created by Urmi Arora,
NSIT, during a marketing
internship under Prof.
Sameer Mathur, IIM
Lucknow