This document analyzes Dove's "Real Beauty Campaign" from 2005 using a SWOT framework. It summarizes that the campaign featured regular women instead of models to challenge beauty stereotypes, which was well received. However, it also received some criticism for perceived contradictions. Strengths included redefining beauty and award wins, while weaknesses included criticisms of the campaign and using models in other markets. Opportunities existed in women's low self-esteem, while threats included becoming the "brand for fat people" and competitors copying the campaign.

1. SWOT ANALYSIS

7. Introduction
 Unilever’s Dove launched in 1960’s , is the world’s largest
cleansing brand with annual sales of 2.5 billion Euros
(2005) in more than eighty countries.
 The product range includes soap bars, body washes, face
care products, deodorants, hair care, styling aids.

8. Real Beauty Campaign
 In 2005 Unilever launched an ad campaign in the US
for its Dove Intensive Firming range of products.
 This campaign featured regular women( non-models)
as a part of Dove’s “Campaign for real beauty(CFRB)”.
 The purpose of CFRB was to challenge the stereotypes
set by beauty industry that uses models in their ads.

9. Strengths
 The campaign was a new concept and had regular
women instead of super models.
 The campaign redefined the definition of “beauty”.
 The campaign was well received by the people.

10.  Widespread marketing strategies with innovative
ideas:
 Interactive billboards
 Panel discussions and interviews
 Extensive use of electronic and print media like
magazines , newspapers, and television.
 Use of internet for consumer interactions.
 Mobile marketing.
 Dove Self-Esteem Fund

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tested on real curves

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13.  Ad bagged few awards.
 The campaign reinvigorated the brand and gave Dove
the image of “ Do- Gooder ”.

14. Weaknesses
 The campaign received many criticisms:
 Many analysts found the ad campaign contradictory.
 Other product lines of the Unilever were using
stereotypes.
 The “Body Talk” and the “Self Esteem Fund” programs
were not taken up for philanthropy or selfless purposes.
 The ad campaigns in countries other than the U.S.
featured thin models.

15. Opportunity
 The survey conducted by the company revealed the
following facts:
 Only 2% of these women describe themselves as
“beautiful”
 About 3/4 of them rate their beauty as "average"
 Almost 1/2 of them think their weight is "too high"
Hence there are lots of opportunities for Dove product
range.

16.  Some consumers felt that the ads of the competitor’s
products were “ridiculous, portraying the use of
firming lotion on perfect , young bodies”.

17. Threats
 Threat of becoming the brand of “Fat People”.
 They tried to break the stereotype so there was element of
uncertainty regarding the success of the campaign.
 Long term sustainability of the campaign is questionable.
 Competitors following suit.

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Prapti Agrawal
Prateek Nigudkar
Rohan Ritolia
Sachin Agarwal
Tushar Kumar C